Mainframe Developer-Tester (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.

Employees, contingent workers and visitors are no longer required to show proof of vaccination to be on-site. Effective January 2023, Freddie Mac’s hybrid work arrangement is 3 days in the office (specifically Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday).

Position Overview:

At Freddie Mac, be part of ‘Reimagine the experience’ for Servicers and Homeowners through a streamlined, transparent, predictive, and flexible platform that delivers lower costs and increased efficiency with simplified and expedited decisioning and communication!

Freddie Mac has an exciting opportunity for a mainframe developer to add to our existing servicing team who is helping build solutions that can help millions of Americans around the country to retain and afford housing during the time of pandemic and beyond. We are seeking a motivated professional with advanced programming skills in the mainframe environment. Your responsibilities will include systems analysis, software development, testing, and production incident analysis and resolution. This position does include an on-call rotation. Have a passion for producing a superior product that meets customer needs and ability to upgrade your technical skills within the constantly changing technology sector!

Our Impact:

• Industry leadership: We are creating an opportunity to leapfrog the competition

• We improve operational efficiencies and reducing costs for servicers and Freddie Mac

• We respond to client insights on critical servicing processes

• We provide Seamless and flexible servicer/vendor integration

• Demonstrating readiness for future market downturns

Your Impact:

• Understand business needs and lead or participate in Requirements Analysis and Design sessions

• Provide development support that includes analysis, design, coding,testing, and deployment

• Provide rotating on-call support of the servicing mainframe applications

• Facilitate meetings with business to describe requirements solutions and encourage dialog

• Contribute to the team that completes manual and automated testing activities

• Solve production incidents and provide quick resolution

• Work with interfacing application and infrastructure teams

• Foster teamwork across the development group

Qualifications:

• BS / BA with Computer Science or Information Technology, or related field

• 5- 10 years of experience in mainframe technologies to include: CICS, JCL, COBOL, SAS, Jobtrac Scheduler, ISPW, VSAM, and mainframe utilities

• At least 5 years of experience in databases management: IMS, DB2, with advanced SQL knowledge

• Ability to analyze complex programs, job schedules, and business logic across the mainframe domain

• Demonstrated/strong knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 products

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands on experience in Unix platform

• Agile, Kanban or SCRUM frameworks knowledge a plus

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Good time management and organizational skills

• Quick learner for new technology, tools, and processes

• Excellent knowledge of mainframe technologies and analysis methods

• Proactive self-starter with good people skills and a strong work-ethic

• Ability to work independently and adapt in a changing environment

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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