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Job Summary:

As a Senior Cyber Security Encryption Engineer, you will be joining Freddie Mac s Data Protection/Applied Cryptography team to serve a crucial role of managing, securing, engineering and governing the enterprise data-at-rest encryption and SSH key management services. Other opportunities include Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Credential Management (CMS) systems, data tokenization and other data-in-transit/data-at-rest services for the Freddie Mac infrastructure and applications across multi-site enterprise cloud and data center environments.

Our Impact:

Our team is a dynamic, hard-working team that is tasked with providing cryptography expertise to the firm, including encryption (at-rest and in-transit) and key management services.

Your Impact:

• Support of Design, Build and Operations

• Change Agent

• Technical Leadership

Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in information technology, engineering, computer science, related field or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of professional IT experience with implementation and administration of any database and folder level encryption and SSH key management service preferred.

• Experience with System Administration basics with Linux (CentOS, RedHat) and/or Microsoft Windows Server (and associated technologies such as Active Directory and Exchange). Experience operating and maintaining production systems in Linux and public cloud environments.

• Experience with basic Networking and troubleshooting (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching, firewalls, LAN/WAN, traceroute, iperf, dig, cURL or related).

• Ability to manage all aspects relating to system administration including polices, keys, backup, log monitoring for unauthorized access, etc.

• Knowledge of AWS cryptography, encryption and key management best practices and policies.

• Experience in supporting encryption and/or security appliance devices.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with scripting tools to automate routine tasks using scripting languages including but not limited to Python, PowerShell and bash scripting.

• Exposure to varied operating systems UNIX, Linux, Windows

• Understanding server/file encryption technologies, encryption key management and information security policies.

• Be able to manage all aspects including polices, keys, backup, log monitoring for unauthorized access relating to data encryption tool(s).

• Experience supporting/securing cloud-based services and implementing AWS cryptography, encryption and key management best practices and policies.

• Splunk Proficiency: Knowledge of Splunk for log management and analysis.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Must be able to effectively perform both independently and collaboratively as a strong team contributor.

• Can work to help model and mentor team members.

• Ability to prioritize work without management direction and provide clear, documented status updates to the management and the team.

• Advanced problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively under tight deadlines.

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.

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 $115,000 - $173,000 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.