Senior Data Engineer

Freddie Mac’s Enterprise Business Technology Operation (BTO) team is seeking a hands-on Senior Data Engineer to support the Identity and Access Management (IAM) organization. In this role, you will help shape identity governance capabilities, improve operational efficiency through automation, and enhance user experiences while modernizing the technology stack using AWS and cloud-native technologies.

Working within a matrixed environment, you’ll contribute across multiple engineering teams, providing technical leadership and support for solutions that align to business objectives and deliver measurable outcomes. The IAM team focuses on building tools and integrations that enable self-service capabilities and strengthen enterprise identity operations.

Position Overview

• Join the IAM team inside the Enterprise BTO organization.
• Influence and develop tools and solutions that improve an organization’s Identity Governance capability.
• Build innovative solutions to increase operational efficiency through automation.
• Improve user satisfaction with enhanced user experiences.
• Modernize the technology stack by leveraging AWS and cloud native technologies.

Responsibilities

• Actively contribute to multiple high-performing teams.
• Provide technical leadership by identifying trends, patterns, and insights to inform business decisions and strategy.
• Partner with engineering teams to craft, develop, and implement solutions aligned to business needs.
• Ensure solutions align with business objectives and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Stay current with industry and enterprise standards, latest technologies, and relevant principles and techniques.
• Deliver IAM solutions that enable self-service capabilities.
• Deliver integrations between IAM systems and other systems.
• Collaborate with other technology teams to advance capabilities and automate or optimize processes.
• Provide day-to-day infrastructure and production support while advancing deployment automation, cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and production stability.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively across teams within a matrixed organization.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, including guidance and coaching for junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience across Systems Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Infrastructure Operations, and hands-on Cloud Engineering.
• Demonstrated experience supporting engineering teams with automated deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and observability to enable rapid and reliable delivery.
• Hands-on experience with front-end technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, ReactJS, and Node.js.
• Strong experience supporting and operating on-premises and AWS infrastructure, including VPC, IAM, EC2, EKS, and related services.
• Proficiency with Python, PowerShell, Unix shell scripting, and Control-M to build, test, automate, and maintain cloud-native and legacy applications.
• Ability to design and deploy applications leveraging AWS services such as S3, Glue, Redshift, Lambda, and pipeline capabilities.
• Experience integrating and supporting CI/CD platforms including Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Ability to work across multiple technologies, drive engineering solutions, and champion modernization initiatives.
• Strong learning mindset, including adopting new technologies and identifying process improvements, automation opportunities, and reusable solutions across development teams.

Technologies

• JavaScript, TypeScript, ReactJS, Node.js
• AWS, VPC, IAM, EC2, EKS
• Python, PowerShell, Unix shell scripting, Control-M
• S3, Glue, Redshift, Lambda
• Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
• CI/CD, Observability, Docker, Automation, cloud native technologies

Impact

• The Enterprise BTO organization enables business operational excellence through the flexible use of technology.
• The department provides IT strategic services (software development, enhancements, and production support) for Enterprise groups including External Relations and Corporate Communications, Finance, Human Resources, Internal Audit, Legal, Operational Resilience, and Regulatory Affairs.

Compensation and Work Details

• Location: Dallas, TX (onsite)
• Employment: Full time (FLSA: Exempt)
• Salary: USD 116,000 - 174,000 per year (annualized market-based range)
• Incentives: Eligible to participate in the annual incentive program
• Final salary offered will generally fall within this range and depends on responsibilities, experience, skill set, internal pay equity, and other qualifications

Keys to Success

• Work across multiple technologies, drive engineering solutions, and champion modernization initiatives.
• Provide day-to-day infrastructure and production support while advancing deployment automation, cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and production stability.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively across teams within a matrixed organization.
• Demonstrate a strong learning mindset by adopting new technologies and identifying process improvements, automation opportunities, and reusable engineering solutions across development teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, including guidance and coaching for junior engineers.