Agile Development, Mgr

Freddie Mac•McLean, VA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Freddie Mac Multi-Family is seeking an experienced Agile Development Manager to lead a software development team focused on enhancing and modernizing critical Freddie Mac Multi-Family Systems. This role involves partnering with business operations to reimagine applications and processes, acting as a technical lead on projects, and providing guidance to a team of full-stack Agile software developers. The team works on the end-to-end delivery of software product design and development using full-stack technologies, contributing to solution delivery and supporting technology and tool improvements. The individual will be a role model and technical mentor, fostering collaboration within a challenging and dynamic work environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master's degree in computer science or engineering or equivalent experience.
A minimum of 8-10+ years of experience engineering solutions.
At least 2 years in management experience.
Experience with managing large teams (more than 10) performing software development or infrastructure upgrades.
Solid understanding of typical multi-tier architectures: web servers, batch, and database.
Knowledge/hands-on experience on multiple technologies such as: Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Angular, Node JS, JavaScript, Typescript, HTML 5, and CSS.
Database technologies - MongoDB, Postgres, etc.
Information and application security including firewall, AD, TAM/PING, LDAP, certificates, public key encryption, SSH, access credentials, etc.
Large microservice based architectures, container orchestration frameworks.
Build automation / CICD pipeline integration tools (Jenkins, Hudson, Bamboo, GIT, Bitbucket, Spinaker).
Sound knowledge of unit testing methodologies and frameworks.
Cloud platforms AWS/Azure/Google.
Excellent communication skills.
Very strong communication skills, responsible for interfacing and influencing with the business lines as well as others across IT.
Ability to work well with the business and people with varying degrees of technical expertise.
Ability to adapt to a constantly changing environment.
Proficiency and experience utilizing methodologies (SDLC, AGILE, EDM, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Flexibility to work extended hours and weekends.
Incorporating usage of GenAI in daily work.

Responsibilities

Lead a software development team working on critical Freddie Mac Multi-Family Systems.
Engage with a project team of full stack Agile software developers to enhance and modernize system capabilities.
Act as a Lead on projects, providing technical guidance and oversight to the project execution team.
Partner with the technical team to design technical solutions for complex business use cases, aligning with target state architecture and corporate standard methodologies.
Provide technical guidance to project team members, lead design and code reviews.
Train, mentor, and provide thought leadership to junior developers.
Analyze business requirements and propose design options aligned with the technical roadmap.
Build proof of concepts as needed.
Design and develop Micro Services based solutions using Java/JEE frameworks, UI frameworks, Docker, and Open Shift.
Work on technical upgrades/migrations, including middleware, database, and PAM workflow to the cloud.
Assess opportunities for application and process improvements, optimizations, and performance tuning for Java/JEE applications.
Design scaling strategies and develop automation scripts and solutions.
Provide mentorship on build automation using Dockers & Containers, and orchestration technologies like OpenShift / Kubernetes/EKS and Atlassian tool suite.
Ensure application stability by implementing monitoring solutions for all layers of the infrastructure.
Support the team in solving issues and provide timely resolutions.
Ensure alignment between project activities and accepted scope.
Negotiate with the business, vendors, and other stakeholders on changes to scope.
Own full end-to-end delivery of software products.
Manage portfolio and budget.
Manage team members of varying professional levels.
Build strong partnerships with the business and across IT to advise strategic decisions and drive tactical implementations.
Attract, recruit, retain, and develop top talent.
Provide direct supervision to all levels of a development team, responsible for their career development, performance management, coaching, and mentoring.
Adapt to a constantly changing environment, with flexibility to work extended hours and weekends.
Lead an initiative or a large and complex project or a portfolio of large projects.
Act as an agent for change regarding new technologies and tools.
Promote top code quality by leading design and code reviews.
Solve challenging issues, including incorporating usage of GenAI in daily work.
Develop communication plans and effectively communicate in both verbal and written form.
Work and collaborate across teams.
Hold team accountable for strong performance.
Seek win/win solutions.