Lead Architect

Department

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

Met Life 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.

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

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 Met Life 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…