Senior Engineer & Administrator

MetLife; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 137,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with employer matching

Parental leave

Job summary

MetLife’s Global Technology team seeks a Senior Engineer to deliver Enterprise Content Management solutions and support the New Frontier Strategy. You will design, build, deploy, and support critical platforms, collaborating with vendors and cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable digital experiences for customers worldwide.

You will lead initiatives around IBM CP4BA, Datacap, and FileNet, driving architecture decisions and ensuring robust, compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of experience building and maintaining systems/software for large-scale technology operations in Windows, Linux, or container infrastructure.
• 3+ years of experience designing complex distributed systems, management products or business applications.
• Strong technical background with hands-on system architecture experience.
• Track record of successfully managing shared infrastructure with multiple stakeholders across countries.
• Strong experience with ECM products.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and drive technology initiatives advancing the engineering foundation across people, processes, and tech.
• Participate in architecture selection, software design, and operations at the solution level.
• Identify appropriate technology stacks per enterprise standards and translate into solid designs.
• Drive technology initiatives end-to-end across multiple layers of technology.
• Continuously learn, experiment, and apply cutting-edge tech and software paradigms.

Skills

ECM expertise

Distributed systems design

System architecture

Stakeholder collaboration

Cloud familiarity

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related

Tools

CP4BA

FileNet

Datacap

Elastic Cloud Storage

Ansible

Job description

Description and Requirements

The Team You Will Join

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

MetLife is seeking a Senior Engineer to support the growing focus on speed and discipline to deliver on the New Frontier Strategy and deliver highly impactful and engaging digital experiences for our customers, which will generate strong and enduring relationships aligned with the MetLife brand. This role within the Application Solution team involves managing and delivering Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions.

This role requires a strong understanding of content management needs, hands‑on experience implementing IBM CP4BA and Datacap, and the ability to lead technology initiatives while coordinating across internal teams and vendors.

The candidate will design, build, deploy, and support the critical platforms. They will produce design documents and code, provide training, co‑development, consultation, and reference implementations for development teams. The role involves working closely with business stakeholders, product managers, vendors, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and secure solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate, own and drive technology initiatives that progress the overall engineering foundation along with people, process, and tech dimensions.
• Participate in architecture selection, software design, execution, and operations at the solution level, enabling the business to operationalize the day-to-day functions of the Application/Platform.
• Identify appropriate technology stacks in accordance with Enterprise standards and incorporate them into sound technical designs.
• Drive significant technology initiatives end to end and across multiple layers of technology.
• Passionate for continuous learning, experimenting, and applying cutting edge technology and software paradigms.

Required Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related area, or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of experience building and maintaining systems/software for large scale technology operations in windows, Linux or/and container infrastructure.
• 3+ years of experience designing complex distributed systems, management products or business applications.
• Strong technical background with hands‑on system architecture experience.
• Track record of successfully managing shared infrastructure while partnering with multiple stakeholders across different countries.
• Strong experience with ECM Products.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong background in CP4BA, FileNet, Datacap, and Elastic Cloud Storage.
• Ansible Automaton Platform experience.
• Monitoring environment using Elastic Stack.
• Prior working experience in financial services and/or cloud computing domain highly desired.

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 - $137,700. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation and stock-based long-term incentives. 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 [1] #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").

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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.

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