Be an Early Applicant
At MetLife, we’re a purpose-driven company that helps our customers build a more confident future.
The Role
Leads solution architecture, technology strategy, and design governance for .NET full-stack enterprise applications and Azure data platforms. Defines scalable, secure, cloud-native architectures spanning front end, APIs, microservices, integration, and data layers. Guides engineering teams, conducts design reviews, evaluates technologies, manages architectural risks, and communicates decisions to technical and business stakeholders. Provides targeted hands-on support for proofs of concept, troubleshooting, architecture validation, and complex technical challenges.
Summary Generated by Built In
Description and Requirements
The Lead Architect is responsible for driving solution architecture, technology strategy, and design governance for.NET full stack-based enterprise applications and data platforms on Azure.
This role focuses on architectural leadership and technical guidance, ensuring that solutions built across front-end, back-end, integration, and data layers are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards and business objectives.
The role emphasizes:
Hands-on involvement is primarily for proof of concepts, architecture validation, prototyping, and resolving complex technical challenges.
Key Responsibilities
1. Architecture & Solution Design
2. Technical Leadership & Governance
3. Technology Evaluation & Advisory
4. Engineering Oversight (Full Stack Advisory)
5. Stakeholder Collaboration
6. Risk Management & Continuous Improvement
Skills & Competencies
Core (Must Have)
Supporting (Nice to Have)
Certifications (Preferred)
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, 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!
#BI-Hybrid
The Lead Architect is responsible for driving solution architecture, technology strategy, and design governance for.NET full stack-based enterprise applications and data platforms on Azure.
This role focuses on architectural leadership and technical guidance, ensuring that solutions built across front-end, back-end, integration, and data layers are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards and business objectives.
The role emphasizes:
- Architectural decision-making and full stack design oversight
- Technology evaluation across .NET and Azure ecosystems
- Technical leadership across engineering teams
Hands-on involvement is primarily for proof of concepts, architecture validation, prototyping, and resolving complex technical challenges.
Key Responsibilities
1. Architecture & Solution Design
- Lead the design and review of end-to-end architecture for .NET full stack solutions, including UI, APIs, integration layers, and data platforms
- Define high-level architecture (HLDs), solution blueprints, and design patterns aligned to microservices and API-first principles
- Establish architecture standards for front-end (Angular/React) and back-end (.NET Core, APIs) layers
- Ensure alignment to enterprise architecture principles, domain roadmaps, and cloud-native design strategies
- Drive key architecture considerations around scalability, performance, security, and resilience
2. Technical Leadership & Governance
- Provide technical leadership across full stack engineering teams, guiding front-end, API, and backend design decisions
- Conduct architecture and design reviews to ensure consistency, quality, and adherence to standards
- Promote reusable full stack patterns, API design standards, and microservices best practices
- Contribute to architecture governance forums and planning cycles (PI, design reviews, etc.)
3. Technology Evaluation & Advisory
- Evaluate and recommend technologies across the.NET ecosystem, Azure services, and integration frameworks
- Drive decisions on front-end frameworks (Angular/React), API strategy, and backend architecture (.NET Core/microservices)
- Assess trade-offs across performance, scalability, maintainability, and cost
- Stay current with emerging trends in cloud-native development, full stack architecture, and integration patterns
4. Engineering Oversight (Full Stack Advisory)
- Guide teams on:
- Full stack design patterns (UI + API + backend integration)
- Microservices and API-first architecture (REST, event-driven design)
- Azure cloud-native architectures (AKS, serverless, messaging/integration patterns)
- Data integration and analytics enablement (Databricks ecosystem)
- Provide design clarifications and technical direction during delivery phases
- Participate in targeted hands-on contributions (POCs, troubleshooting, architecture validation)
5. Stakeholder Collaboration
- Partner with product owners and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into full stack architecture solutions
- Communicate architecture decisions, trade-offs, and technology strategy to both technical and business audiences
- Ensure alignment between business priorities, engineering delivery, and architecture direction
6. Risk Management & Continuous Improvement
- Identify and mitigate architecture and technology risks across full stack implementations
- Drive improvements in engineering practices, architecture maturity, and design standards
- Support PI planning, solution demos, and inspect & adapt cycles
Skills & Competencies
Core (Must Have)
- Strong experience in solution architecture / technical leadership roles
- Deep understanding of.NET full stack architecture (C#, ASP.NET Core, APIs, front-end integration)
- Expertise in application design, system integration, and microservices architecture
- Strong knowledge of Azure cloud services and cloud-native patterns
- Proven ability to guide full stack teams and influence architecture decisions
- Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities
Supporting (Nice to Have)
- Experience with:
- Front-end frameworks (Angular / React)
- Azure services (AKS, Functions, API Management, Service Bus)
- Data platforms (Azure Databricks, Spark, Data Lakes)
- DevSecOps and CI/CD practices
- Hands-on experience is beneficial but not required across all layers
Certifications (Preferred)
- Azure Solutions Architect
- Azure Data Engineer
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, 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!
#BI-Hybrid
Skills Required
- Strong experience in solution architecture or technical leadership roles
- Deep understanding of .NET full-stack architecture, including C#, ASP.NET Core, APIs, and front-end integration
- Expertise in application design, system integration, and microservices architecture
- Strong knowledge of Azure cloud services and cloud-native patterns
- Ability to guide full-stack teams and influence architecture decisions
- Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities
- Experience with Angular or React
- Experience with Azure AKS, Functions, API Management, or Service Bus
- Experience with Azure Databricks, Spark, or data lakes
- Experience with DevSecOps and CI/CD practices
- Azure Solutions Architect certification
- Azure Data Engineer certification
What the Team is Saying
Chelsea
Senior Threat Response Engineer
Nick
Assistant Vice President, Developer Platforms
Naren
AVP, Business Analytics
.png)
Laura
Director, Artificial Intelligence
Bill
EVP & Head of Global Technology and Operations
Jing Huang
Software Platform Engineer
Sara Strauch
Portfolio Specialist, Emerging Markets
Dan Xiao
Principal Software Engineer
Cara Mootz
Senior Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims Specialist
Cara Mootz
Senior Long-Term Disability (LTD) Claims Specialist
Naren Peri
Head of Data and Analytics, Hyderabad
Patricia Hixson
Senior Customer Care Advocate
Jing Huang
Software Platform Engineer
Samantha Heron
VP Global Head of HR Business Controls
Pete Clarke
ADA Unit Leader
Erica Provido
Assistant Vice President
Rene Rivera
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
.png)
MetLife Compensation & Benefits Highlights
-
Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with employer match alongside a company-funded pension for eligible U.S. roles, with an auxiliary match referenced for higher earners. This combination is described as uncommon and valuable among large U.S. employers.
-
Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans company-paid and subsidized medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, complemented by an EAP and no‑cost condition‑management programs (e.g., cancer care, diabetes, musculoskeletal, family‑building). These resources position core coverage and wellbeing supports as a standout element of the package.
-
Parental & Family Support — Time‑off and family programs include competitive PTO, paid parental leave (commonly cited at up to 8–10 weeks for eligible U.S. employees), and caregiving supports such as backup child and elder care and adoption assistance. Additional supports like family‑building services and resources for traveling nursing parents are also highlighted.
MetLife Insights
Am I A Good Fit?
Get Personalized Job Insights.
Our AI-powered fit analysis compares your resume with a job listing so you know if your skills & experience align.
Success! Refresh the page to see how your skills align with this role.
The Company
What We Do
We're honored to be No. 10 on Great Place to Work's World's Best Workplaces and recognized in the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list in 2025. At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve defined for over 157 years. At MetLife, every innovation and line of code is a lifeline for our customers and their families—from victims of natural disasters to people living with disabilities and beyond. With operations in more than 40 markets and leading positions across the globe, MetLife fosters an inclusive culture where our people are energized and inspired to deliver for our customers and communities. Join our remarkable journey—one in which you help write the next century of innovation in financial services—because with MetLife, making the world a better place is All Together Possible.
Why Work With Us
At MetLife, you’ll be working for a company whose purpose is to help customers throughout their life’s journey, and often in their most critical time of need. You’ll be a part of developing leading-edge platforms that will have a lasting impact on the lives and well-being of tens of millions of customers.
Gallery
MetLife Teams
Product + Tech
About our Teams
MetLife Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
MetLife's current workplace policies classify roles as Office, Hybrid or Virtual based on the nature of work, encouraging new ways of working together
Typical time on-site:
Flexible
New York City, NY
Pune, IN
Mexico City, MX
Bridgewater, NJ
Cary, NC
Clark Summit, PA
Greenville, SC
Hyderabad, IN
Tampa, FL
Whippany, NJ
Learn more
