Senior Enterprise Infrastructure Engineer

Description and Requirements
The Opportunity
The Senior Enterprise Engineer for the Container Platform Technologies team is responsible for advancing cloud-native container platform technologies that support MetLife's on-premises and regulatory system strategy across multiple countries globally. Guided by our purpose - a lways with you building a more confident future - and our New Frontier strategy focused on stronger growth, attractive returns and all-weather performance, this is an exciting opportunity to manage, design, drive standardization, and operate global container platform fleets supporting critical business workloads within a 24/7 DevOps agile environment, improving resilience, scalability, and automation through Site Reliability Engineering and Infrastructure as Code practices.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, standardization, and global operation of enterprise OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms.
• Create automation and self-service capabilities using Infrastructure as Code.
• Oversee installation, upgrades, patching, monitoring, and lifecycle management of the container platform ecosystem.
• Manage platform reliability, incident response, root cause analysis, and managed service provider service levels.
• Develop partnerships with global technology teams, vendors, and industry partners.
• Coordinate CI/CD tooling, security patching, production operations, and on-call rotations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field or equivalent experience supporting distributed systems.
• 5+ years of overall related experience.
• Experience administering OpenShift, Kubernetes distributions, container runtimes, and Linux/UNIX platforms.
• Automation-first mindset with CI/CD tooling and scripting experience (Python, Bash).
• Strong collaboration, leadership, mentoring, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Suggested 5 years of experience in supporting cloud-native or distributed platforms.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, Tekton, ArgoCD, and related tooling.
• Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering and observability practices.
• Demonstrated continuous learning mindset and enterprise-level influence.

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 $90,000 - $135,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. 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.
$90,000 - $135,000
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