Lead Enterprise Architect

Description and Requirements
The Opportunity
The Lead Enterprise Architect is responsible for driving enterprise and solution architecture across the U.S. technology portfolio, with a primary focus on Retirement Income Solutions (RIS) and other U.S. business domains. Guided by MetLife's purpose - always with you, building a more confident future - and our New Frontier strategy, this role partners closely with business and technology leaders to define and deliver architectural roadmaps that enable secure, scalable, and modern solutions.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the architecture of complex enterprise platforms spanning digital channels, integration, data, AI, cloud, security, and infrastructure, while influencing technology direction and elevating engineering practices across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of multi-year enterprise and solution architecture roadmaps aligned to line-of-business strategic and tactical priorities.
• Design and deliver secure, scalable, and fit-for-purpose solution architectures within an agile delivery model, partnering closely with business, engineering, and application teams.
• Guide the adoption of modern, cloud-native architectures (preferably Microsoft Azure), including PaaS-focused solutions and enterprise cloud standards.
• Establish and evolve architecture standards, patterns, governance, and best practices across U.S. Technology Architecture.
• Mentor and influence architects and engineers by raising technical standards through hands-on guidance, training, and thought leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (CS, EE, ME, Math, or equivalent).
• 7 years of experience in architecting, engineering, and delivering enterprise business solutions.
• Proven experience designing and operationalizing AI/ML and Generative AI solutions, including model integration, prompt engineering, and AI governance.
• Experience designing and engineering across multiple technology domains, including application, data, security, cloud/infrastructure and experience with event-driven architectures, microservices, and API ecosystems.
• Ability to prototype concepts, run POCs, and translate ideas into actionable architecture for AD teams (not day-to-day coding).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands on experience with enterprise solutions in the cloud, including IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS technologies
• Experience with agentic frameworks (e.g., autonomous agents, orchestration frameworks) to support enterprise automation and intelligent workflows
• Industry experience in Finance/ Insurance/Annuities with a strong understanding of sector-specific challenges.

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 $105,000 - $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, paid time off, paid holidays, 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 [email protected]. 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.
$105,000 - $150,000
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