Agile Development, Associate II (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office)

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:

Are you a self-motivated and creative professional with a passion in technology and using it to solve everyday problems and make valuable contributions? Apply to join us, the Single Family IT team! This is not just a Agile Development Associate II position, but a developer with an attitude to think holistically to provide innovative solutions that are flexible and dependable. You will be part of a software development team that will work on projects for critical Freddie Mac core applications. We comprise of business, analysis, testing, and infrastructure partners, all working together to enhance the capabilities of these systems!

Our Impact:

Are you a self-motivated and creative professional with a passion in technology and using it to solve everyday problems and make valuable contributions? Apply to join us, the Single Family IT team! This is not just a Agile Development Associate II position, but a developer with an attitude to think holistically to provide innovative solutions that are flexible and dependable. You will be part of a software development team that will work on projects for critical Freddie Mac core applications. We comprise of business, analysis, testing, and infrastructure partners, all working together to enhance the capabilities of these systems!

Your Impact:

• Understand Business needs and processes; identify solutions, present and work with project team/sponsors in identifying best solution.
• Participate in Requirements Analysis; design Applications based on System Requirements; promote top code quality and solve challenging issues related to performance tuning and scalability.
• Participate in backlog grooming, development, and unit testing
• Provide hands-on test automation support in writing, maintaining, and improving test code with best coding practices followed.
• Provide production support that includes evaluate defects, investigate cause, and come up with solutions to address defects.
  
  

Qualifications:

• BS / BA with Computer Science or Information Technology, or related field
• 1-to-2-year(s) experience with SAFE Agile, Kanban or SCRUM frameworks.
• At least 2 years of experience in: Java /J2EE, Spring (Spring Core, Spring Rest, Spring Boot) or equivalent programming languages (C , Angular, Python), Groovy a plus.
• At least 1 year of experience in databases management: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Sybase with advanced SQL knowledge.
• At least 2 years of experience in test automation concepts, frameworks, UI automation using standard automation languages.
• At least 1 year of DevOps experience in AWS environment or equivalent (Azure, Google).
• Experience with UML, SQL and UNIX Shell Script
• Experience with SOAP & REST based Web services is preferred.
• Familiarity with Bootstrap, JSON, Jenkins, Maven Builds is a plus.
• Experience in developing APIs using Spring Boot framework, ideally with Docker container or OpenShift Cloud Platform (OCP)
• Modern Tools: TFS, Jenkins, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Cucumber, Atlassian Suite (Bamboo, Jira, Bitbucket), Git
• Hands-on experience with Build and Deployment tools and languages preferred.
• Knowledge of the Mortgage Industry is a nice to have.
• Experience with Agile or Waterfall software development project methodologies preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Demonstrated analytical ability and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter; collaborative; problem-solver
• Organized, ability to meet deadlines, work independently, manage priorities.
• Proficient in documenting and communicating ideas clearly.
• Ability to resolve issues in a non-confrontational manner.
• Good interpersonal and relationship building skill.
  
  

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Works under normal supervision. Follows established directions from Team Lead.
• We are looking for a good teammate.
• Strong written and oral communications skills.
• Proactive in nature with customer satisfaction as primary goal.
• Innovative in providing solutions, likes to tackle challenges with calculated risk.
• Quick learner of new technologies and tools.
• Approach to think holistically and provide confident solutions.
  
  

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 time

FLSA 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 $85,000 - $127,000 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.