Developer, Senior (Java)

Freddie Mac•McLean, VA

About The Position

Are you looking for an opportunity work with a variety of technology and make a meaningful contribution to the team? We have an opportunity for someone to join a fast-paced team of hardworking individuals responsible for providing IT development support across various organizations in Freddie Mac. We are looking for a Senior Developer to provide leadership and technical mentorship, collaborate with line manager and various business / technology partners in developing and implementing technical solutions!

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience
5+years of experience in developing applications using Java/J2EE technologies, preferably in Unix environment.
Excellent understanding of typical multi-tier architectures: web servers, caching, application servers, & load balancers
Hands-on experience on multiple technologies such as: Java/J2EE & middleware (WebLogic, Apache, Spring Boot, etc.) technologies in UNIX environment and Scripting languages such as UNIX Shell
Application servers and frameworks (WebLogic, Tomcat, SpringBoot)
Server-side JavaScript runtime (Node.js)
Frontend frameworks (Angular/React) for modern web application development
Build automation / CICD pipeline integration tools (Jenkins, GIT, Bitbucket, Artifactory, etc.)
Container orchestration with Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)
One or more relational databases (Sybase, DB2, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL)
Information and application security including LDAP, certificates, public key encryption, SSH, access credentials, etc.
Good technical and analytical skills with the ability to analyze system functionality and resolve issues.
Good interpersonal, relationship building and team working skills
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with various teams, both business and technical, to achieve goals.
Ability to communicate clearly, effectively, persuasively.
Motivated to learn new technologies and identify process improvements and efficiencies.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Act as a lead on projects, assigning tasks, deliver training, mentoring and coaching to team members
Provide guidance to the project team on high level design, ensuring that the design/solution is consistent with the approved architecture
Participate in technical discussions and provide recommendations or solutions
Developing software solutions by studying organizational needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle.
Ensuring that “Best Practices” for development activities (e.g. code reviews, unit testing, etc.) are followed through the project life-cycle
Demonstrating ownership of problems, issues, or requests from start to finish and facilitating appropriate handoffs
Collaboratively work with all other IT Teams to identify “Win/Win” opportunities and improve efficiency
Championing and influencing technology decisions with business partners, IT management and Team members on matters concerning multiple complex projects which requires negotiating while maintaining effective relationships
Engaging with Enterprise and Application architects to promote collaboration on the development of solution architecture; Reviewing architecture and ensuring alignment with accepted architectural principles and the strategic roadmap