Java Development Associate

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you’ll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.

Position Overview:

The Enterprise Business Technology Office (BTO) at Freddie Mac enables business operational excellence through the flexible use of technology. The team supports the needs of the enterprise groups, including the chief administrative office, compliance, enterprise risk management, finance, human resources, diversity and outreach, internal audit and legal. In addition to championing and empowering business partners, Enterprise BTO takes steps to improve efficiency and effectiveness across the organization.

This is an opportunity to join a fast-paced team of talented individuals responsible for providing IT development support across various organizations in Freddie Mac. Senior developer will help line manager/technical lead in day to day operations, provide application development support and guide/mentor other members of the team.

Our Impact:

The Development Factory helps provide efficient and rapid delivery for IT scope affecting applications across the enterprise. The Dev Factory model promotes a more collaborative and productive work environment by bringing development, testing and operations together. It is the combination of skills, process, practices, and tools that enhances our ability to deliver services at large scale with high velocity and reliability.

Your Impact:

• Developing software solutions by studying organizational needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle.

• Follow established methodology and controls guidelines. Maintain agility and quality throughout development process.

• Documenting Technical Design, Interface Specifications and Unit Testing.

• Participate in technical discussions and provide recommendations or solutions

• Demonstrating ownership of problems, issues, or requests from start to finish and facilitating appropriate handoffs

• Ensuring that “Best Practices” for development activities (e.g. code reviews, unit testing, etc.) are followed through the project life-cycle

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience

• 2+ years of experience in developing applications using Java/J2EE technologies, preferably in Unix environment.

• 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

• Build automation / CICD pipeline integration tools (Jenkins, GIT, Bitbucket, Artifactory, etc.)

• Relational databases (Sybase, DB2, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL)

• Information and application security including LDAP, certificates, public key encryption, SSH, access credentials, etc.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• 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.

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you’ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Time-type:Full timeFLSA Status:Non-Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $80,000 - $120,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.