Senior Enterprise Infrastructure Engineer
MetLife, Cary, NC, United States
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 - always with you building a more confident future - and our [1] 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.
References
Visible links
https://www.metlife.com/about-us
ewsroom/2024/december/metlife-unveils-new-frontier-growth-strategy-and-long-term-financial-commitments-at-2024-investor-day/
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. 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.
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 - always with you building a more confident future - and our [1] 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.
References
Visible links
https://www.metlife.com/about-us
ewsroom/2024/december/metlife-unveils-new-frontier-growth-strategy-and-long-term-financial-commitments-at-2024-investor-day/
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. 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.