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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Unix administrator - **Company:** Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $196,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Applications Architecture, Software Applications, Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, Unix, Configuration Management, System Configuration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Failover, Groovy, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Process Driven Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Toolchain, Scripting, Load Balancing, Test-Driven Development (TDD), System Availability, Docker - **Published:** June 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/0d18d863-9aae-40a7-b6ef-679e5c522288 ## About the Role * 5yrs+ experience of Unix Administration * 5yrs experience of engineering automated software delivery toolchains * Clear understanding of security practices and identity management in SDLC tools * 5yrs+ experience of hands-on experience with Docker * 5yrs+ experience developing solutions and managing environments that automate software deployment and configuration * 5yrs+ experience in infrastructure engineering for both non-production and production environments * 10+ years of relevant professional work experience * Expert in Operating System Platform Configuration: * Linux platforms (Red Hat) * Automated configuration management (Ansible is a must) * Expert in High Availability techniques: * Failover techniques and load balancing (hot-cold implementation is a must) * Business continuity - wide area resiliency * Expert in scripting languages: * Bash (must have 10+ years of hands-on experience) * Knowledge of Application Software deployment and orchestration techniques (yum) * 5yrs+ of Java application deployments and Java resource management * Python * Groovy, * Unix administrator with software developer's acumen and drive to deliver automated solutions * Intellectual agility and interpersonal flexibility * Facilitate complete solutions meeting software developer, infrastructure and DevOps teams' needs * Develop fully automatic and lights-out implementations * Strong consultation and communications skills * Curiosity to learn and instill new paradigms in others ## Description Are you a Platform Engineer with extensive Unix Administration acumen? Do you know what the correct technical infrastructure is for a high velocity agile and business focused organization? Have you successfully delivered the right foundation and platform that software development community thrives on? Do you have hands on experience with Ansible, Docker and Bash scripting? If you've designed, provisioned, and managed run-time platforms, or fully automated continuous integration and deployment solutions then we have a destination for you. Apply and learn why there's #MoreatFreddieMac Our Impact: Our Capital Markets division's well-established DevOps team is managing, operating, and extending its Agile (Nimble Development Methodology, aka "Nimble") based platform for software developments. The Nimble DevOps: * Owns releases and production integrity, enabling Capital Markets to manage Freddie Mac's retained portfolio as well as debt funding, liquidity management, interest-rate hedging and securitization * Provides a platform for the division's software development community (300+ professionals), guaranteeing consistency between development, integration, pre-production and production environments * Delivers automated tools and pipeline for continuous integration and development (CI/CD), meeting demanding and challenging business needs in a controlled yet efficient and timely manner Your Impact: You will own the entire Nimble tool chain. Through it, you support, directly and indirectly, various development teams to maximize Nimble's value proposition. As the subject matter expert to the development community, you support providing a one-stop technical solution to anyone delivering products driven by business in a timely, efficient, and agile manner. Our ideal candidate also collaborates with the internal community and empowers it to meet business needs economically and effectively - providing consultancy throughout the entire lifecycle, especially in: * Application architecture and software containerization (Docker) * Iterative and test-driven development * Continuous integration and deployment * Automated testing. 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