Associate Database Engineer

MetLife; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

MetLife’s Global Technology team is seeking an Associate Database Engineer to design automated data workflows that improve performance data accessibility and reliability. You’ll contribute to a centralized data warehouse and reporting hub, integrating diverse data sources to enable advanced analytics and real-time insights across the enterprise.

Located in a hybrid role requiring at least three days in the Cary office, this position emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, strong

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or 1+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of how to authenticate, query, and parse data from internal and external APIs.
• Strong understanding of at least one coding language (Python, Java, etc.).
• Proficient in working with diverse database systems and concepts.
• Experience with ETL tools (including Informatica), encompassing data integration, transformation, and process optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scripts to automate data processing.
• Integrate and interact with various APIs, including writing code to consume external APIs and expose data as needed via APIs.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing scripts and API integrations to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Create clear documentation for scripts, integrations, and processes to support maintainability and knowledge sharing with our development and production support team.
• Partner with internal and external clients and provide creative leadership to translate business needs into workable systems.
• Collaborate across a matrix team of architects, developers, database administrators and production support team members.
• Be a leading advocate to a One MetLife culture creating a solid GTO Data Strategy presence by promotion & governance of core foundational principals.

Skills

APIs

Python

Java

ETL

Data modeling

Education

BS/MS in CS/IS or related field

1+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Informatica

PowerBI

Power Automate

PowerApps

Oracle Apex

Jira

Job description

When you join MetLife’s Global Technology team, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking group dedicated to shaping the future of digital solutions for customers worldwide. You’ll develop, maintain and support technology applications and delivery, leveraging AI, automation, and contemporary ways of working to enhance experiences and drive business outcomes. Your work will simplify complex processes, improve tech resiliency, and ensure high-performing, seamless solutions that power life’s most important moments. In this dynamic environment, you’ll collaborate with talented peers across teams and functions, expanding your skills in impactful ways. Ready to push boundaries and set new industry standards? Join us and help drive the future of technology forward.

The Opportunity

The Associate Database Engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing automated data workflows that enhance performance data accessibility and reliability. This position is essential to advancing Performance and Platform Management’s data-driven strategy by enhancing the accessibility and reliability of strategic data. This role supports the Performance Data Management team’s mission to deliver real-time insights across operational, performance, and strategic domains—empowering smarter decision-making and greater efficiency across the Global Technology Organization. This is an exciting opportunity to design and implement automated data workflows that directly impact how data is accessed and used across the enterprise. You’ll contribute to a centralized data warehouse and reporting hub that integrates diverse data sources and enables advanced analytics, automation, and decision support. This work is foundational to MetLife’s ability to operate efficiently and respond to strategic challenges with agility. Success in this role requires strong analytic thinking and a passion for data engineering with an ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively across technical and business teams. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and business partners in an environment where every contribution is respected, and every perspective is heard.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scripts to automate data processing
• Integrate and interact with various APIs, including writing code to consume external APIs and expose data as needed via APIs.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing scripts and API integrations to ensure optimal performance and reliability
• Create clear documentation for scripts, integrations, and processes to support maintainability and knowledge sharing with our development and production support team
• Partner with internal and external clients and provide creative leadership and innovative thinking to translate business needs into workable systems
• Collaborate across a matrix team of architects, developers, database administrators and production support team members
• Be a leading advocate to a One MetLife culture creating a solid GTO Data Strategy presence by promotion & governance of core foundational principals

Required Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or 1+ years of relevant experience
• Strong understanding of how to authenticate, query, and parse data from internal and external APIs
• Strong understanding of at least one coding language (Python, Java, etc.)
• Basic understanding of data architecture principles and advanced data modeling techniques
• Proficient in working with diverse database systems and concepts
• Experience with ETL tools (including Informatica), encompassing data integration, transformation, and process optimization

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with applying AI-assisted tools and techniques to enhance development, data analysis, or operational workflows, including understanding limitations, validations and responsible use
• Agile experience is a plus (Jira, Program Increment Planning, Iterations, ART, Scrum, etc.)
• Experience with PowerBI, Power Automate, PowerApps, or Oracle Apex
• Drives Culture - Contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and partnership with a willingness to proactively coach, facilitate, share knowledge, as a role model and advocate for a changing organization
• Creates Partnerships – Authentically builds trusted relationships and collaborates across global, diverse and multi-functional teams to successfully drive business objectives
• Seizes Opportunity – Seeks new opportunities and ways to create balanced business growth while improving operational capabilities
• Focuses on Partners – Promotes centricity and ensures focus on creating great partner experiences to achieve competitive advantage

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 $55,800 - $74,300. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

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.

As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.

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 [e-mail]. 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. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liabilities.

This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 30 days from the listed posting date.