Junior DevOps Engineer

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
The Software Development Engineer I is responsible for developing and enhancing products that improve platform efficiency, automation, and reliability across the Enterprise Workload Scheduler. This role contributes to the design, implementation, and maintenance of scheduling capabilities that support critical enterprise workloads. This is an exciting opportunity to build and enhance large-scale scheduling solutions, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help modernize a core platform that enables reliable, secure, and efficient execution of business-critical processes across the organization.
Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software components and automation features for the Enterprise Workload Scheduler.
• Create enhancements that improve platform efficiency, reliability, and operational visibility.
• Perform code reviews to ensure quality, security, and maintainability of solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers and operations teams to design and deliver scheduling solutions.
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of issues through code and system analysis.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 1+ years of software development experience writing, testing, and maintaining code.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, or similar) used in enterprise environments.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and participating in code reviews.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise scheduling or workload automation tools (e.g., IBM Workload Scheduler or similar).
• Exposure to automation frameworks or scripting used in DevOps or platform engineering environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices.

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 $70,000 - $90,000 . 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
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.
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