Director of Investments DevSecOps and QA

The Team You Will Join

The role is with the Met Life Investments Technology team. The Investments team manages technologies across the globe for the Met Life Investment Management and Met Life Insurance Investments business lines. We have a presence across the US, EMEA, APAC and Latin America. The suite of applications ranges from in-house-built applications to SASS offering across all Investment asset classes.

Met Life Investments is seeking an experienced Director, Dev Sec Ops /QA Lead to head the Investments Technology Dev Sec Ops  and Quality Engineering function. This strategic role drives secure, efficient software delivery by integrating development, security, and operations (Dev Sec Ops ) practices across our global development organization. The Director will lead a geographically dispersed team and collaborate closely with Engineering, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Dev Sec Ops  COE and Application Development teams to implement a modern, enterprise-grade Dev Sec Ops  toolchain and world-class QA automation processes.

This Director, Dev Sec Ops /QA Lead role is a critical leadership position that will shape the future of software delivery within Investments Technology. The ideal candidate combines technical excellence with strategic vision and strong people leadership to elevate our developer experience and drive competitive advantage through secure, innovative engineering practices.

• Dev Sec Ops /QA Strategy & Leadership:
  Define and lead the Dev Sec Ops  (including QA) strategy for Investments Technology, implementing next-generation developer experiences and AI-augmented development practices to accelerate secure software delivery. Champion Dev Sec Ops  best practices and contribute to the Enterprise Dev Sec Ops  Center of Excellence to scale "shift-left" security and agile testing across the organization.

• Secure CI/CD Pipeline & Platform Engineering:
  Oversee the end-to-end Dev Sec Ops  platform - including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and containerization standards - to ensure teams deliver high-quality, secure software releases consistently. Implement automated security scanning (SAST/DAST, dependency scanning) and vulnerability management throughout the development lifecycle and provide visibility into system health and performance across all Dev Sec Ops  services.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders (Engineering, Architecture, Dev Sec Ops  COE, Cybersecurity, and Business Unit Tech Leads) to align Dev Sec Ops  initiatives with enterprise architecture standards and regulatory/security requirements. Influence direction-setting for Investments Technology by ensuring Dev Sec Ops  practices meet the needs of a highly regulated financial services environment (compliance, audit, risk management).

• Toolchain & Technology Oversight:
  Own and continuously improve the Dev Sec Ops  toolchain and environments. Ensure effective use of a comprehensive Azure-based stack and Dev Sec Ops  tools, including Git Hub Enterprise (with Git Hub Advanced Security and Copilot), Azure Dev Ops (AzDo) with Azure Key Vault for secrets, JFrog Artifactory and JFrog Xray for artifact and OSS security management, Veracode and Sonar Qube for code security and quality scanning, Auto Rabit for CI/CD automation, Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code, and security tools like Cyber Ark, IBM QRadar, and Venafi for secrets management, key rotation and monitoring.

• Quality Engineering & Automation:
  Drive continuous testing and quality assurance excellence by leveraging advanced QA automation tools and frameworks - such as Spec Flow and Tricentis Tosca for BDD and end-to-end testing, Selenium and Playwright for UI automation, Perfecto and Blaze Meter for performance testing, Gen Rocket for synthetic test data generation, etc.
  
  - to enable reliable, fast release cycles with high confidence in product quality.

• Team Development & Global Leadership:
  Build and mentor a high-performing Dev Sec Ops  and QA team spread across multiple locations. Foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation, empowering team members with modern development…