Solution Architect Specialist-W2 - eTek IT Services, Inc.
McLean, VA
About the Job
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Required Skills
-7+ years of Application Architect experience -Java/J2EE -Spring, Springboot -Microservices -general AWS Soft skill must have's: -knowledge of agile -ability to create architecture roadmaps
Additional Skills
-Cloud Native Architecture
Job Description
Job Description:
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 afford-
able across the nation.
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 sup-
port 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, de-
sign, 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
5+ 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
3+ years of relevant large-scale enterprise transformation experience as relates to architecture preferred
Prior experience in the primary or secondary mort-
gage 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.
Source : eTek IT Services, Inc.