Cloud Infrastructure - Technology Engineering - Lead
Fannie Mae
- Location
- Reston, VA
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- Posted
- Aug 11, 2026
Skills
About this role
Playing an essential role in the U.S. economy, Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance. Here, your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.
Job Description
As a valued contributor to our team, you will design and develop unprecedented solutions for Cloud E ngineering , solving complex or unusual business problems across several projects, programs, or products. This work includes architecture, design, coding, testing, and certifying technology platforms, software, and applications. THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in team building, collaboration, and facilitation of Cloud engineering in a large, multinational Fortune 500 enterprise. This individual will possess extensive experience in secure, scalable cloud infrastructure, with proven leadership capabilities. In this role , they will manag e large-scale public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). The Lead Cloud Engineer role will offer the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities: Design and implement cloud strategies and architectures. Build robust and modern solutions with hands - on coding Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align cloud solutions with business goals. Stay current with cloud technologies and industry trends. Mentor junior engineers. Ensure integration of cloud solutions with existing systems. Identify and mitigate risks; troubleshoot complex issues. Advocate for cloud best practices and standards. THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM Minimum Required Experiences 4 years Shows curiosity and adaptability in learning and responsibly applying new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to reimagine how we work. Desired Experiences Bachelor degree or equivalent Cloud Certifications Experience working in mission-critical environments Technical Skills Skilled in engineering resilient , highly available cloud solutions in secure multi-cloud environments e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure, network architecture, security, and identity management. Experience in building cloud environments (accounts and VPCs) and software-defined networking that allows for connectivity across the enterprise platforms Ability to design Fault Tolerant platforms and implement Failover and Recovery Strategies Skilled in DevOps and modern CI/CD methodologies and tools A utomating cloud orchestration with Infrastructure as Code ( IaC ) to scale services Experience with Cloud-native development frameworks and tools e.g. VPC, Lambda, SNS Understanding of modern cloud scalability to right-size resources to meet platforms computing needs Analytics and KPI usage to continuously evolve and improve Cloud Platforms Knowledgeable of modern cloud architecture and holistic developer experience. Soft Skills Ability to train and develop mid-senior level engineers Strong understanding of mission-critical environments Strong problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills Tools Public Cloud Services: AWS Infrastructure as Code ( IaC ) : Terraform , CloudFormation, JSON, YAML, and ARM Templates Programing/Scripting : Shell Script, Python , PHP, JavaScript, Perl, Ruby , and AWS step functions OS: Linux DevOps Practice s: Continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) Networking : Understanding cloud network architecture, VPCs, and load balancing Security : Implementing security best