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Fannie Mae

Azure Solution Engineer/Architect - Principal (Hybrid)

Reston, VA
  • Target Hiring Range (1): 192000
  • Target Hiring Range (2): 259000
  • Worker Classification: Hybrid

  • Company Description

    At Fannie Mae, futures are made. The inspiring work we do helps make a home a possibility for millions of homeowners and renters. Every day offers compelling opportunities to use tech to tackle housing's biggest challenges and impact the future of the industry. You'll be a part of an expert team thriving in an energizing, flexible environment. Here, you will grow your career and help create access to fair, affordable housing finance.

    Job Description

    As a valued contributor to our team, you will design and develop unprecedented solutions for information technology (IT) infrastructure environments in solving complex or unusual business problems across several projects, programs, or products. This work includes coding, testing, and certifying technology platforms, software, and applications.

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    THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE
    The Azure Solution Engineer/Architect - Principal (Hybrid) role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:

    • Apply your extensive and diversified knowledge of principles and advanced techniques and theories to develop unprecedented solutions for application design and IT infrastructure components.
    • Understand the end-to-end performance of IT platforms.
    • Establish and maintain policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures.
    • Monitor performance and capacity metrics for technology solutions while identifying and developing plans to address long term trends or issues.

    Qualifications

    THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

    Minimum Required Experiences

    • 8+ years

    Desired Experiences

    • Bachelor degree or equivalent
    • Azure / AWS / /GCP experience and certifications will be preferred.

    Skills

    Adept at managing project plans, resources, and people to ensure successful project completion
    Programming including coding, debugging, and using relevant programming languages
    Communication including communicating in writing or verbally, copywriting, planning and distributing communication, etc.
    Operational Excellence including improving and overseeing operations
    Skilled in establishing and maintaining consistency of a product's performance, functional, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information
    Skilled in cloud technologies and cloud computing
    Experience monitoring and managing operation systems (OS), and staying current on patches, upgrades, and other elements of the OS
    Determining causes of operating errors and taking corrective action
    Product Development including designing products, developing product roadmaps, translating design requirements, prototyping, etc.
    Risk Assessment and Management including evaluating and designing controls, conducting impact assessments, identifying control gaps, remediating risk, etc.
    Skilled in documentation and database reporting for the purposes of analysis, data discovery, and decision-making with the use of relevant software such as Crystal Reports, Excel, or SSRS
    Influencing including negotiating, persuading others, facilitating meetings, and resolving conflict
    Working with people with different functional expertise respectfully and cooperatively to work toward a common goal
    Experience gathering accurate information to explain concepts and answer critical questions
    Ability to transform business processes using BPA, RPA, or other technology-enabled automation
    Experience identifying and selecting strategic options, and identifying resources to meet the defined objectives
    Relationship Management including managing and engaging stakeholders, customers, and vendors, building relationship networks, contracting, etc.
    Ability to frame ideas as systems and analyzing the inputs, outputs, and process

    Tools

    Skilled in using UNIX
    Skilled in SQL
    Experience using SharePoint
    Skilled in Excel
    Skilled in Microsoft Teams
    Experience using APIs for developing or programming software
    Skilled in XML
    Skilled in Java
    Skilled in using REST API
    Skilled in Python object-oriented programming
    Experience using JIRA

    Additional Information

    Job ID: REF12788F

    The future is what you make it to be. Discover compelling opportunities at careers.fanniemae.com.

    Fannie Mae is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which means we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, personal appearance, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the application process, email us at [email protected].

    The hiring range for this role is set forth on each of our job postings located on Fannie Mae's Career Site. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. See more here.

    Client-provided location(s): Reston, VA, USA
    Job ID: Fannie-743999975509905
    Employment Type: Full Time

    Perks and Benefits

    • Health and Wellness

      • Health Insurance
      • Dental Insurance
      • Vision Insurance
      • FSA
      • On-Site Gym
      • Life Insurance
      • Short-Term Disability
      • Long-Term Disability
      • HSA With Employer Contribution
      • Fitness Subsidies
      • Mental Health Benefits
    • Parental Benefits

      • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
      • Adoption Assistance Program
      • Adoption Leave
      • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
      • Fertility Benefits
      • Family Support Resources
    • Work Flexibility

      • Flexible Work Hours
      • Hybrid Work Opportunities
      • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Office Life and Perks

      • Commuter Benefits Program
      • Casual Dress
      • Happy Hours
      • On-Site Cafeteria
      • Holiday Events
    • Vacation and Time Off

      • Paid Vacation
      • Paid Holidays
      • Personal/Sick Days
      • Leave of Absence
      • Volunteer Time Off
      • Summer Fridays
    • Financial and Retirement

      • 401(K) With Company Matching
      • Financial Counseling
      • Relocation Assistance
    • Professional Development

      • Tuition Reimbursement
      • Promote From Within
      • Internship Program
      • Leadership Training Program
      • Associate or Rotational Training Program
      • Shadowing Opportunities
      • Access to Online Courses
      • Lunch and Learns