Lead Architect - Enterprise & AI Enablement

MetLife•Tampa, FL

94d•$105,000 - $161,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Enterprise Architecture ensures a holistic strategy and approach to technology solutions by working broadly and globally across the company. We drive MetLife toward a simplified and consistent architecture, enabling quality, agility, and cost-effectiveness. We support all areas of MetLife in developing and implementing enterprise strategies across Business Units, Global Operations, Application Development, Information Security, Data & Analytics, and Infrastructure. MetLife is seeking a Lead Architect to enable AI-powered development platforms for Citizen Developers across the enterprise. This role focuses on making AI tools and platforms easy to use, while ensuring they meet enterprise standards for security, transparency, and responsible use. The architect will design platforms, guardrails, and reusable patterns that allow Associates and Citizen Developers to quickly build solutions without creating hidden risk, technical debt, or compliance issues. The role balances ease of use with strong governance, ensuring AI capabilities can scale safely across the organization. You will work closely with architecture, security, privacy, and platform teams to define how AI and agent-based capabilities are delivered consistently and responsibly.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
5+ years of experience in software engineering or architecture in enterprise environments.
Experience with modern AI concepts, including agentic AI, MCP servers, and/or the creation of AI plugins and skills.
Knowledge of cloud-native architectures, APIs, and secure integration patterns.
Demonstrated expertise in security, operational, and resiliency architecture principles.
Experience with platforms like Claude AI, Copilot Studio, or similar ecosystems.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives requiring engagement and support from partner organizations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with citizen developer platform enablement at scale.
Familiarity with responsible AI concepts such as explainability and auditability.
Cloud PaaS technologies, Power BI, Kubernetes, web APIs, API security protocols, etc., with preferred experience in Azure.
Experience working in large enterprise environments, preferably in financial services.
Demonstrated influencing and negotiation skills.
Demonstrated experience with enabling technology adoption in an Enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

Domain expertise in AI platforms, agent frameworks, low-code/no-code ecosystems, and enterprise integration patterns.
Design and define reference architectures, reusable patterns, and guardrails for AI-enabled associate and citizen development.
Establish governance-by-design capabilities, including embedded controls for security, compliance, explainability, and transparency.
Research and hands-on testing of new technologies and techniques for use with agent platforms.
Participant and core contributor to the Center of Excellent for citizen agent development.
Partner with engineering, security, and architecture teams to validate solutions and drive adoption.
Enable reuse through templates, components, and accelerators that reduce complexity and technical debt.
Promote adoption through training, guidance, and mentoring across both technical and business teams.

Benefits

Comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision
dental insurance
no-cost short- and long-term disability
company-paid life insurance
legal services
retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife
401(k) with employer matching
group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
digital mental health programs
parental leave
paid time off
paid holidays
volunteer time off
tuition assistance