Cloud Security Architecture Technical Lead

At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it’s at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose. Position Overview: Freddie Mac has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Technical Lead of Security Architecture. The focus will be on improving security designs of existing and new solutions in bot on-premises and cloud ecosystems. Our Impact: We are seeking a motivated individual who will play a role in our transformation into an Agile & DevOps focused organization with aspirations of being cloud native. The candidate should have a strong ability to adapt and apply Security expertise at scale as well as individual applications. The goal is to establish architectures that reduce risk while assisting application teams with deployment, all while maintaining operational stability. Your Impact: Set vision, lead and coach security architecture and automation teams accountable for designing and architecting cloud solutions and cloud security controls. Adopt and champion Agile methodologies to improve workflow velocity and leadership visibility into project timelines and efficiency. Maintain vigilance about current threat vectors and expertise of the ecosystem of cloud security-related tools. Develop security patterns to enable developers to design and build applications with appropriate security controls. Drive and adopt a culture driven by data where key performance indicators are gathered from top to bottom and fed to automated tooling to improve system reliability and performance. Standardize and automate security tools configuration/patching processes in the cloud. Prototype new security tools and technologies based on organizational strategy and evolving threats while looking for opportunities to optimize, consolidate and manage out tools that no longer meet company needs. Automate security testing in the CI/CD pipelines to improve application development lifecycle. Qualifications: BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related technical field or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum 6 years experience working in security architecture, information security, information technology or information risk management related field. Minimum 4 years experience establishing Cloud Security Architectures in AWS, with Azure, GCP experience additionally beneficial. CISSP, CISA, AWS or/and Azure certifications is desirable Keys to Success: Excellent collaborator and partner. Innovative and comfortable with change. Quickly grasp new technologies. Proactive with a focus on security and customer satisfaction. Enjoy tackling challenges with creative solutions. Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site. We consider all applicants for all positions without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical and mental disability, pregnancy, ethnicity, genetic information or any other protected categories under applicable federal, state or local laws. We will ensure that individuals 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. A safe and secure environment is critical to Freddie Mac’s business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy, applying a vigilance-first approach to work, supporting regulatory mandates, and using best practices to protect Freddie Mac from potential threats and risk. Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs. CA Applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Notice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. If interested in learning more, please visit www.BountyJobs.com and register with our referral code: MAC. Time-type:Full time FLSA Status: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 $150,000 - $224,000 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. Freddie Mac makes homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable. Operating in the secondary mortgage market, we keep mortgage capital flowing by purchasing mortgage loans from lenders so they in turn can provide more loans to qualified borrowers. Our mission to provide liquidity, stability, and affordability to the U.S. housing market in all economic conditions extends to all communities from coast to coast.

Salary : $150,000 - $224,000