Freddie Mac · 1 week ago
Kafka Engineer Technical Lead
McLean, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$146K/yr - $218K/yr
8+ years expFreddie Mac is committed to making home possible for families across the country. The Kafka Engineer Tech Lead will solution, build, and maintain essential event-driven and automation platforms, guiding a team of engineers to deliver scalable solutions while ensuring operational excellence.
FinanceFinancial ServicesRisk Management
Responsibilities
Serve as the technical authority and subject matter expert for Confluent Kafka, AWS AMQ, BMC Control-M, and Google Apigee platforms
Define standards, ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, and drive adoption of new features and enhancements
Guide a high-performing engineering team through coaching, code reviews, architectural decision-making, and driving professional development
Foster a collaborative environment that values knowledge sharing and innovation
Collaborate with product owners, application teams, and IT leadership to translate business requirements into technical deliverables and solution blueprints
Manage vendor relationships and evaluate third-party tools as required
Establish monitoring, alerting, and incident response protocols to maintain platform reliability and performance
Drive automation for deployment, configuration management, and system health checks
Identify process and system gaps, implement industry best practices, advocate for continuous learning by staying updated on emerging technologies, frameworks, and methodologies
Ensure comprehensive documentation of architectures, workflows, and operational procedures
Enforce compliance with regulatory and internal security standards
Provide 24x7 support to ensure the continuous and reliable operation of engineering tools and systems, addressing any issues that arise promptly and effectively
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent work experience will be considered
8+ years of progressive experience in platform engineering, or infrastructure roles, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership capacity
Demonstrated expertise in implementing and managing large-scale deployments of Confluent Kafka and/or AWS AMQ
Hands-on experience with BMC Control-M for automation and job orchestration in complex enterprise environments
Strong background with API management platforms, preferably Google Apigee, including API security, policies, and analytics
Solid understanding of cloud architecture (AWS required) and hybrid-cloud integration patterns
Extensive experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)
Proficiency with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architectures
Strong programming/scripting skills in Python and Java
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment and manage competing priorities with a high degree of self-motivation
Preferred
Certifications in relevant technologies (e.g., Confluent Certified Administrator, AWS Solutions Architect) are highly valued
Company
Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac is a public government-sponsored enterprise that provides mortgage capital to lenders.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.58BKey Investors
DLP Capital
2025-12-30Post Ipo Debt· $108.4M
2025-10-28Post Ipo Debt· $343.2M
2025-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $707M
Leadership Team
Dennis G. Hermonstyne
Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Peter Lillestolen
Vice President - MF Production and Sales, Targeted Affordable Housing
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