Lead Architect

Description and Requirements

Department:

Enterprise Architecture ensures a holistic strategy and approach to technology solutions, by working broadly and globally across the company. We drive MetLife toward a simplified and consistent architecture, globally, thereby driving quality, agility, and cost-effectiveness. We support all areas of MetLife in developing and implementing the MetLife and GTO strategy -- Business Units, Global Operations, Application Development, Info Sec, Data and Analytics and Infrastructure.

Position Overview:

MetLife is seeking a Lead Architect to support enterprise and solution architecture across the US Technology portfolio. In this role you will be responsible for delivering architectural roadmaps and solution architecture aligned to one or more US business portfolios. You will have the opportunity to lead the architecture of innovative enterprise solutions spanning multiple domains including digital channels, security, integrations, data, cloud and infrastructure. You will ensure alignment with enterprise strategies, roadmaps and standards by building relationships across business, technology and enterprise partners.

The Role:

Key Responsibilities:

• Create 3-year roadmaps aligning Line of Business strategic and tactical needs with modern enterprise architecture.
• Foster a culture of innovation by exploring, prototyping, and demonstrating emerging technologies through models and proofs of concept to address business challenges and drive strategic value.
• Deliver for secure, scalable, solution and technology architecture in an agile framework that evolves with the line of business.
• Collaborate with engineering and business teams across all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical skills to understand existing technical solutions that may use multiple platforms and technologies.
• Utilize Cloud technologies (preferably Azure) to enable PaaS centric enterprise solutions.
• Keep abreast of current and future technology trends with a focus on the business you support.
• Contribute to broader Enterprise Architecture community in developing standards, ensuring architectural governance, and defining best practices.
• Collaborate with partners in identifying technologies and vendor solutions that align with the strategic objectives of the organization.

Key Relationships:

Reports to: Director of US Group Technology Architecture

Key Stakeholders: Portfolio leads across US technology such as Disability, US Group Core, US Digital, Dental and others.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline (CS, EE, ME, Math or equivalent).
• 5-8+ years’ experience architecting, engineering and/or delivering enterprise business solutions.
• Experience architecting enterprise solutions in cloud including IaaS, SaaS and PaaS technologies.
• Experience with designing, collaborating, and engineering across multiple technology domains including application, data, security, cloud/infrastructure and/or AI.
• Recent applied experience delivering solutions through Agile methodology.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working in a SAFE environment and familiar with the methodology.
• Experience working as an Enterprise architect.
• Experience with Azure, AI workflows, and Mainframe.

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.

The expected salary range for this position is $100,000 - $150,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

Benefits We Offer

Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!

MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”).

If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.

MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.

$100,000 - $150,000