Senior Engineer, IT Infrastructure Engineering (Data Protection & Recovery)

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.

Our rapidly evolving IT department is in search of a Data Protection (Backup & Recovery) Senior Engineer with excellent time management skills and a consistent track record of setting and reaching team goals! We’re looking for a candidate with Data Protection Engineering experience who can assist with and lead the design and implementation of Backup, Recovery, and Ransomware protection solutions.

• We design and implement Backup and Recovery solutions that support a wide range of applications in a hybrid Cloud environment.
• We strive to prevent service impacts in a wide-ranging and constantly evolving ecosystem, assure rapid recoverability from any impacts to business and services
• We strategize and transform IT with Automation and Process Engineering

• Provide Data Protection proactively to ensure the stability and security of the platform.
• Identify, influence, and Implement technology changes that modernize and make our infrastructure more effective and reliable.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to assure transparent communication, risk reduction and accountability for the performance of the team.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience; advanced studies preferred
• 5+ years of engineering experience with Enterprise Data Protection and Ransomware Protection products including Dell DPS Suite, Avamar, Data Domain, in a hybrid Cloud environment
• History of supporting AWS Native Backup and AWS Backup Vault
• Ability to drive accountability and continuous improvement for individual and team performance
• Communicates well within the team to set clear goals and effectively relays the status and accomplishments to management
• Must not only lead current technical trends but also anticipate and analyze future state technologies
• Demonstrable experience automating common processes via Ansible or comparable automation tools
• Proven collaborative mindset and troubleshooting experience in order to guide the Backup Operations Center
• Previous experience with TSM or other Data Protection tools a plus
• Experience with and/or knowledge of CyberRecovery Vault design, implementation, and administration
• Experience with other data protection tools such as Cohesity, Rubrik, Veritas, or Commvault is a plus

• Communicates and influences very effectively
• Demonstrates deep job specific knowledge and methodologies to drive effective change and transform how work is performed
• Elevates team members via mentoring and knowledge sharing
• Top influencer for other IT and business partners
• Significant contributions to strategy and objectives using knowledge leadership for areas of responsibility
• Thinks beyond individual sphere

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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.

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