Lead Software Development Engineer

MetLife; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 152.000 - 176.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

MetLife seeks a data & analytics leader to advance BI and dashboard solutions across the enterprise. You will design KPIs, build dashboards in Cognos Analytics, QlikView and Power BI, and mentor teammates while collaborating with data engineers and stakeholders.

Location is Cary, NC in a hybrid role requiring three days in the office weekly. The position offers a strong salary, incentive opportunities, and comprehensive U.S. benefits.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or equivalent.
• 8 years delivering BI/dashboard solutions in data, analytics, ML, or BI.
• Master’s degree in CS/IT with 6 years of BI/dashboard experience also accepted.

Aufgaben

• Analyze business problems with engagement leads and data teams to define KPIs and wireframes.
• Develop and test Cognos Analytics, QlikView and Power BI scripts and ML models; write SQL queries.
• Mentor team members and promote reusable BI components; collaborate with data engineers.
• Optimize dashboards for performance and scalability; ensure data quality and governance.

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Master’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

Cognos Analytics

QlikView

Power BI

SQL

Stored procedures

Jobbeschreibung

At MetLife, data isn’t just a tool – it is a catalyst for growth. As part of our Data & Analytics organization, you’ll unlock trusted insights that drive bold decisions, power personalized customer experiences, and deliver lasting business impact. We’re building the future of data – one that’s governed responsibly, engineered for scalability, and designed for growth. When you join us, you’re not just supporting the business – you’re empowering it. Let’s transform insight into impact and data into action, together.

Key Responsibilities

Work with business engagement leads, delivery leads, data scientists, visualization specialists to analyze the business problem, including designing key performance indicators (KPIs) and wireframes, and/or defining hypotheses for performing EDA. Analyze data sources, assess data, and work with business teams to develop data treatment and data aggregation rules and accordingly clean, treat, aggregate and prepare data. Develop and test Cognos Analytics, QlikView and Power BI scripts and/or develop and test machine learning models and/or perform exploratory data analysis, develop SQL queries and stored procedures to support the dashboards and validate queries written by colleagues, present results and insights to business stakeholders and drive consumption. Work with Data Engineers to automate / productionalize solutions. Manage, support and mentor new and established team members and review their work. Build high quality software by adhering to coding standards as well as to design standards. Promote reusability, develop IP/reusable components, and evangelize best practices across teams. Drive innovation through research, experimentation on new data/tools/techniques, and application of those learnings to solve existing and new problems. Share learnings and build awareness in the global data and analytics community.

Required Qualifications

Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology field (will accept foreign education equivalent, including 3-year degree) and eight (8) years of experience developing functional requirements for Business Intelligence (BI) and dashboard solutions and designing, building, and optimizing advanced dashboards and visual analytics in the field of data, analytics, machine learning, and/or BI. Alternatively, employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology field (will accept foreign education equivalent, including 3-year degree) and six (6) years of experience developing functional requirements for Business Intelligence (BI) and dashboard solutions and designing, building, and optimizing advanced dashboards and visual analytics in the field of data, analytics, machine learning, and/or BI.

Position also requires: experience designing, developing, and optimizing secure, high performance dashboards across Qlik, Power BI, and Cognos, creating interactive visualizations and collaborating with business users to deliver clear, actionable insights; experience optimizing performance and scalability by tuning queries/models, improving refresh/load processes, resolving bottlenecks; experience designing, building, and maintaining analytical models and reusable BI semantic layers by translating business requirements into standardized metrics, conformed dimensions, and governed access controls to ensure data quality, lineage, and performance SLAs for enterprise reporting and self service dashboards; experience performing advanced SQL and query optimization, specifically with relational databases and/or big data environments; experience developing stored procedures for data extraction, transformation, and aggregation to support reporting and business intelligence solutions; and, experience providing technical leadership and oversight for BI development activities by establishing development standards, reviewing analytical and reporting solutions, and guiding the design and implementation of BI assets.

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 151,905.90 - 175,600.00. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

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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! For more information regarding MetLife’s U.S. benefits, please click here .

About MetLife

Recognizedon Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies",Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companiesto Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of theworld’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities,employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutionalcustomers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positionsin 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 purposeis simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world atlarge create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our corevalues - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, andThink Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financialservices. 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.

This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 34 days from the listed posting date.