Role: Java Solution Architect Specialist

Location: McLean, VA (Monday-Friday)

Duration: 6 months contract

Must Haves:

• Strong software engineering/development background - Java/J2EE, Spring, Spring boot, Microservices, and Cloud Native Architecture.

Soft Skill Must Haves:

• Collaborative, Knowledge of Agile, and experience working with Chief Product owners, ability to create architecture roadmaps.

Position Overview:

• Are you passionate about technology transformations? Are you looking for a career that enables you to work with the latest and greatest technologies? Do you have demonstrable record of enabling enterprise change through architectural leadership? The Freddie Mac Multifamily Business Unit is seeking a portfolio lead to provide leadership and oversight associated with the Solutions Architecture for Business Applications.
• The candidate will be responsible for leading a number of highly visible initiatives to support Multifamily Business and Engineering teams. You will help your team through transformation into Agile Architecture and will Collaborate with Business Architects, Chief Product Owner, Product Owner, Agile Coach to ensure Solution and Technical Architecture creation for a given requirement/feature/initiative
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and Risk & Security groups to ensure new and existing solutions are aligned with enterprise standards
• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to drive product research, RFP/vendor interview from technical perspective and POCs activities for COTS solution in a buy decision and owns the responsibility to communicate business cases for TAWG/ARB approvals
• Work with development leads on design brainstorming and design review to ensure alignment with architecture, patterns and standards
• Work with ART members to resolve implementation issues from business or technical requirements, design, code, testing, to technology/platform

Your Impact:

• Introduce the overall technical vision for a particular solution by defining and establishing the solution architecture
• Define High Level Solution Intent, target state architectures and their roadmaps for portfolio products by collaborating with Business Architects, CPOs, POs,
• CDL and other business and IT stakeholders to ensure alignment in visions, goals and objectives.
• Define and create reference architectures and architecture/design patterns to ensure consistent implementation of the architecture roadmaps
• Own and drive development and maintenance of detailed solution intent, product architecture for a responsible ARTs (information, application, technology, security and deployment view points) that addresses functional and non-functional requirements and ensures alignment in implementation
• Plan and Develop Architectural Runway in support of new business Features and Capabilities
• Identify solution alternatives and/or new technologies to meet new business needs or solve existing business concerns, such as customer experience, operational efficiency, performance and cost effectiveness.
• Build Reference Application/Implementation for reusability and accelerated adoption of new architectural standards/patterns
• Develop/Maintain Application Design pattern catalog

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required; Advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of experience in Solutions Architecture and
• Business Application development
• Prior Software development background
• 8+ years of relevant task management experience
• Hands-on and architectural experience with modern
• Cloud Native architectures is required in this role, as well as, proven record of leading architects through organizational transformations
• 5+ years of relevant large-scale enterprise transformation experience as relates to architecture preferred
• Prior experience in the primary or secondary mortgage industry is desirable
• Deep knowledge of various enterprise level Platforms widely used in the industry preferred
• Extensive experience in Solution Architecture patterns such as micro-front ends, microservices, 12 factor applications etc.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Highly motivated and energetic self-starter with strong organizational and time management skills; proven experience operating at high standards of quality and accuracy within a fast paced changing environment
• Excellent communication, leadership and relationship management skills, that enable partnering with and influencing key stakeholders in an open, collaborative environment at all levels in an organization
• Technical and Architectural leadership with knowledge of both legacy and modern cloud based distributed systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• 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.