Description

Description and Requirements

Role Value Proposition:

MetLife is seeking a Principal Engineer to support the growing focus on speed and discipline to deliver on the New Frontier Strategy and deliver highly impactful and engaging digital experiences for our customers, which will generate strong and enduring relationships aligned with the MetLife brand. This role within the Application Solution team involves managing and delivering solutions for Vendor Package applications using automation.

This role requires experience in solution architecture, leading a technical team during implementation, driving technology initiatives, and coordinating with various teams, including vendors.

The candidate will design, build, deploy, and support the critical platforms for the Application Solutions team. They will produce design documents and code, provide training, co-development, consultation, and reference implementations to development teams. The role involves working closely with business stakeholders, product managers, vendors, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and secure solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the technology and engineering vision and work with the rest of the engineering team to drive for outcomes.
• Collaborate, own, and drive technology initiatives that progress the overall engineering foundation along with people, process, and tech dimensions.
• Drive architecture selection, software design, execution, and operations at the solution level, enabling the business to operationalize the day-to-day functions of the Application/Platform.
• Identify appropriate technology stacks in accordance with Enterprise standards and incorporate them into sound technical designs.
• Oversee the efforts of team members in terms of writing, testing, deploying, and maintaining high-quality automations.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:

Required:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Over 8 years of experience in developing and maintaining preferably .NET systems/software for large-scale technology operations.
• More than 5 years of experience in designing complex distributed systems, management products, or business applications.
• Extensive technical expertise with hands-on system architecture experience.
• Able to set up, migrate, and troubleshoot .NET applications.
• Responsible for managing and maintaining IIS and Apache web servers within MetLife infrastructure; includes the installation/updates of necessary compatible software or drivers on servers.
• Proficient in troubleshooting and resolving issues pertaining to Windows server environments; handle migrations, liaise with application partners, understand requirements, and build infrastructure.
• Expertise in developing and maintaining automation scripts to enhance efficiency and minimize human errors; proficient in scripting languages such as PowerShell.

Preferred:

• Certification in Ansible, Elastic, Red Hat, and Windows admin.
• Working experience with Windows in-place upgrade and automating the complete process.

At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.

The expected salary range for this position is $103,300 -$137,700. 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.

$103,300 -$137,700


Requisition #: 12005

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