Cloud Engineer-Advisor (AWS)

Fannie Mae • Reston, VA

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About The Position

Fannie Mae is hiring a Cloud Engineer-Advisor to design and develop IT infrastructure environments, including coding, testing, and certifying technology platforms, software, and applications. The role applies advanced cloud engineering knowledge to provide technical direction and solutions to technical business problems. It calls for experience building and facilitating cloud engineering in a large, multinational enterprise, with leadership capabilities and expertise in secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.

As an individual contributor, the Cloud Infrastructure - Technology Engineering – Advisor will partner with peers at the Manager and Senior Manager levels and work with large-scale public cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and GCP. The role develops cloud strategies and architectures, builds modern solutions through hands-on coding, collaborates across teams, integrates cloud solutions with existing systems, and promotes cloud standards and continuous improvement. The position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program. The company offers a broad range of health, life, voluntary lifestyle, and other benefits and perks.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of hands-on experience engineering cloud platforms.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; the posting separately lists a bachelor's-level degree as required.
• Skill in engineering resilient, highly available cloud solutions in secure multi-cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure, network architecture, security, and identity management.
• Experience building cloud environments, including accounts and VPCs, and software-defined networking that connects enterprise platforms.
• Ability to design fault-tolerant platforms and implement failover and recovery strategies.
• Skill in DevOps and modern CI/CD methodologies and tools.
• Experience automating cloud orchestration with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to scale services.
• Experience with cloud-native development frameworks and tools, such as VPC, Lambda, and SNS.
• Understanding of cloud scalability and right-sizing resources to meet platform computing needs.
• Ability to use analytics and KPIs to continuously evolve and improve cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of modern cloud architecture and holistic developer experience.
• Ability to train and develop mid- to senior-level engineers.
• Strong understanding of mission-critical environments.
• Ability to advise technical and non-technical stakeholders on cloud strategy and solutions.
• Strong problem-solving, critical-thinking, and analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

• Cloud certifications.
• Experience working in mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic cloud infrastructure plans and drive best practices.
• Design and implement cloud strategies and architectures.
• Build robust, modern solutions with hands-on coding.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align cloud solutions with business goals.
• Stay current with cloud technologies and industry trends.
• Develop technical documentation and executive-level presentations.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Ensure integration of cloud solutions with existing systems.
• Identify and mitigate risks, and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Advocate for cloud best practices and standards.
• Provide technical direction to the team and solutions to technical business problems.

Benefits

• Incentive program eligibility, subject to the program's terms.
• A broad range of health, life, voluntary lifestyle, and other benefits and perks supporting physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior