What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP of Technology Core Services position at Pennymac?
Pennymac (NYSE: PFSI) is a specialty financial services firm with a comprehensive mortgage platform and integrated business focused on the production and servicing of U.S. mortgage loans and the management of investments related to the U.S. mortgage market.
At Pennymac, our people are the foundation of our success and at the heart of our dynamic work culture. Together, we work towards a unified goal of helping millions of Americans achieve aspirations of homeownership through the complete mortgage journey.
A Typical Day
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a highly skilled cloud engineering team, providing technical direction, career development, and mentorship.
Drive the execution of strategic cloud initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals, security requirements, and operational efficiency.
Collaborate with key stakeholders across infrastructure, security, development, and DevOps teams to ensure a seamless cloud engineering strategy.
Develop succinct, clear, and data-driven presentations for senior leadership, outlining execution plans, progress updates, and investment strategies.
Define and implement best practices for multi-account AWS architecture, ensuring cost optimization, security compliance, and operational efficiency.
Oversee AWS cloud governance, automation, tools, and shared services across the enterprise, managing key areas including:
Cloud Account Governance & Security
Identity & Access Management (IAM) Transformation
Cloud Infrastructure Optimization & Scalability
Enterprise Code & Automation Standardization
Multi-Cloud Expansion & Connectivity
End-of-Life (EOL) Infrastructure & Technical Debt Management
Testing & Quality Assurance Optimization
Ensure the seamless integration, security, and performance of these cloud engineering platforms, driving operational excellence and innovation.
What You’ll Bring
Required Qualifications
10 years of experience in cloud engineering, with at least 5 years managing technical teams.
Deep expertise in AWS, including multi-account management, security, networking, and financial oversight.
Proven experience in re-architecting AWS implementations, optimizing cloud spend, and x`driving vendor management & investment strategy.
Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, Stacker), automation tools (Chef, Jenkins), and DevOps best practices.
Experience leading large-scale cloud migrations, governance models, and automation frameworks.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional) or equivalent certification.
Strong people management skills, with experience leading distributed and diverse engineering teams.
Ability to identify and nurture career growth opportunities for employees.
Exceptional stakeholder engagement, ensuring alignment between technical execution and business objectives.
Clear and concise communication skills, capable of presenting complex cloud strategies to executive leadership.
Proven ability to drive change, streamline cloud operations, and implement best-in-class practices in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Background in compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, etc.).
Strong understanding of financial governance and cloud cost optimization strategies.
Why You Should Join
As one of the top mortgage lenders in the country, Pennymac has helped over 4 million lifetime homeowners achieve and sustain their aspirations of home. Our vision is to be the most trusted partner for home. Together, 4,000 Pennymac team members across the country are guided by our core values: to be Accountable, Reliable and Ethical in all that we do. Pennymac is committed to conducting a business that makes positive contributions and promotes long-term sustainable growth and to fostering an equitable and inclusive environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported.
Benefits That Bring It Home: Whether you're looking for flexible benefits for today, setting up short-term goals for tomorrow, or planning for long-term success and retirement, Pennymac's benefits have you covered. Some key benefits include:
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Paid Time Off Programs including vacation, holidays, illness, and parental leave
- Wellness Programs, Employee Recognition Programs, and onsite gyms and cafe style dining (select locations)
- Retirement benefits, life insurance, 401k match, and tuition reimbursement
- Philanthropy Programs including matching gifts, volunteer grants, charitable grants and corporate sponsorships
To learn more about our benefits visit: https://pennymacnews.page.link/benefits
For residents with state required benefit information, additional information can be found at: https://www.pennymac.com/
Compensation: Individual salary may vary based on multiple factors including specific role, geographic location / market data, and skills and experience as defined below:
- Lower in range - Building skills and experience in the role
- Mid-range - Experience and skills align with proficiency in the role
- Higher in range - Experience and skills add value above typical requirements of the role
Some roles may be eligible for performance-based compensation and/or stock-based incentives awarded to employees based on company and individual performance.
Salary
$140,000 - $175,000
Work Model
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Salary : $140,000 - $175,000
