SharePoint Development, Technical Lead (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office - VA)

Position Overview:

IT Enterprise Business Technology Office (BTO) -  Corporate Technologies department has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced technical lead developer passionate about using technology to solve and automate business needs and processes. In this role, the successful candidate will be part of IT development, maintenance, & support work for systems used by various business divisions such as External Affairs, Legal, and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). This candidate will need to work well in a technical team environment operating independently with limited oversight. This position will be providing technical guidance and direction to project execution and product support teams.   

Our Impact:

• Enterprise BTO provides end-to-end project management (concept to implementation) for a portfolio of projects, products and business initiatives sponsored by various business divisions

• Our team manages systems and applications used by Enterprise divisions to provide a wide range of services that support employees and corporate functions

• We work closely with our business partners to balance the needs of various partners including customer experience, risk management, data integrity, time to market and operational efficiency

• Ensure we understand and tackle business needs utilizing a variety of state-of-the-art technology solutions including COTS, SaaS, and home-grown capabilities

Your Impact:

• Drive technical innovation and stay up to date on the emerging technology trends

• Work with project stakeholders in reviewing and understanding business and technical requirements

• Research and evaluate technology solution options including build versus buy or a combination

• Work with project managers, scrum masters, and portfolio leads in planning, developing, and managing project plans

• Partner with architects, project, and infrastructure teams to develop architecture and design specifications from which applications will be built

• Provide guidance on coding and unit testing standards for optimal code quality and reuse

• Continuously assess applications’ technical landscape and project activities to identify and help resolve risks and issues on a timely basis

• Engage with management and business stakeholders as needed to succinctly communicate and clarify technical risks, issues, vulnerabilities and resolutions

• Prototype and develop systems based upon requirements and architecture specifications

• Develop, enhance, test, and implement solutions using SharePoint Online, JavaScript, JQuery, CSS, .Net, PowerShell, Microsoft Flows, PowerApps, SharePoint Framework Extensions, and other related technologies

• Provide technical expertise and oversight on various projects in a hands-on capacity while mentoring developers on the team

• Lead and participate in design, code, and other relevant project reviews

• Work closely with testing and infrastructure teams during project and operational activities to resolve blockers and issues

• Lead and support production incident tracking, troubleshooting and resolution

• Lead and support infrastructure upgrades, patching, and vulnerability remediation activities impacting business applications

• Lead and support ad-hoc activities related to business technology needs and IT risk management

Qualifications:

• College Degree or equivalent experience; advanced studies/degree preferred  

• Typically has 8-10 years related experience

• At least 10+ years of hands-on experience in design, development and deployment of SharePoint hosted apps

• At least 7+ years of experience with UI Branding and using jQuery, JavaScript, React, CSS, HTML5, BootStrap and responsive design standards, JSLink, and SharePoint Framework Extensions (SPFx)

• Experience with custom workflows, Business Intelligence dashboards, Site collections, Sub sites, Master Pages, Lists, Custom Lists, SharePoint Designer, Custom Web Parts

• Experience with Microsoft .NET technology stack

• Experience with PowerApps Form, Power automates, Modern site in SPO, Search customization OOTB and with SPFx

• Experience with migrating users from SharePoint Classic to SharePoint Modern experience

• Experience with C#, PnP PowerShell script, Graph API, REST API, SPO Connectors & Add-ins

• Experience with MS 365 features such as MS Teams, Azure cognitive services (Azure bot)

• Experience of Office UI Fabric and Fluent UI

• Experience with developing business process and solutions using Power Forms and Workflows

• Experience in creating reports, scorecards, and dashboards for Business Intelligence using Excel, Power Pivot, SQL Server Reporting Services or any such tools

• Understanding of mobility solutions with relation to SharePoint O365

• Knowledge of SharePoint Best Practices

• Microsoft SharePoint O365 and Azure certifications are plus

• Experience with various project methodologies such as Agile, waterfall, and Dev Ops methodologies

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Highly motivated and energetic self-starter with solid organizational and time management skills

• Superb communication, leadership, and relationship management skills

• Ability to listen to customers and colleagues; convey ideas effectively; prepare good written documentation

• Motivated to learn new technologies and identify process improvements and efficiencies

• Proactive in nature with customer satisfaction as a primary goal

• Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies and tools

• Ability to work well with the business and people with varying degrees of technical expertise.

• Ability to adapt to a constantly changing environment, flexibility to work extended hours and weekends

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.

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.

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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 $138,000 - $206,000 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.