Sr. Architect - Data & AI Platform Strategy

About the role

The Senior Architect – Platform & Performance Management plays a pivotal role in shaping the architectural foundation for platform performance measurement, optimization, and enterprise visibility. This role is crucial for ensuring that Performance & Platform Management capabilities deliver consistent, measurable value by aligning platform design, data architecture, and operational insights to enterprise priorities.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead conceptual and logical architecture models that enable Performance & Platform Management capabilities, including measurement foundations, platform utilization insights, and enterprise visibility (e.g., Visibility Data Warehouse).
• Establish and govern scalable architecture patterns for data, AI, and API-driven integrations, enabling seamless connectivity across operational platforms, analytics environments, and enterprise systems while ensuring performance, reliability, and reusability.
• Drive integration of AI/ML-enabled insights and advanced analytics into platform performance and operational workflows, enabling predictive, real-time decision-making and enhancing enterprise-wide transparency and efficiency.
• Partner cross-functionally with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into architecture solutions, aligning platform capabilities to KPIs, executive reporting needs, and continuous improvement initiatives across Global Technology.
• Support the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)—from architecture and design through implementation, testing, deployment, and optimization—ensuring architectural integrity, adherence to standards, and continuous performance improvement across platform and data solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in architecture, data platforms, or performance/operational analytics environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in data architecture, API integrations, and/or modern platform technologies, including cloud-native and AI/ML capabilities.
• Strong ability to translate business strategy into scalable technical solutions, with experience partnering across product, engineering, and executive stakeholders.
• Prior experience supporting end-to-end solution delivery within Agile/SDLC frameworks, with a focus on performance optimization, governance, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise data and integration tools such as Informatica, Maestro, and ERwin, including data modeling, lineage, governance, and metadata management practices.
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud architecture and/or development, including data services, integration patterns, and scalable, cloud-native platform design.
• Experience implementing advanced AI integration and insight frameworks, enabling predictive analytics, intelligent automation, and real-time business insights across platform and performance management use cases.

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 - $120,000. 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 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

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!