Metlife

Data Engineer

Metlife

Posted on September 16, 2025

Job Description

MetLife is looking for an experienced Data Engineer to drive its digital and AI transformation journey. The role focuses on building modern data platforms on Azure Cloud, enhancing data storage and access, and ensuring seamless data consumption via APIs. The candidate will work with data lakes, marts, and pipelines to support business analysts and data scientists, while following Agile and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

Modern Data Platform Development Build data lake components on cloud platforms (Azure). Design and develop data marts for business analysts and data scientists. Data Engineering & Pipelines Design data pipelines integrating structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. Implement ETL/ELT processes for data transformation and cleansing. Ensure data quality and alignment with enterprise standards. Work with Medallion architecture and implement best practices for data modeling. Agile & DevOps Practices Deliver solutions using Agile methodologies in a CI/CD-driven environment. Work on containerized solutions (Azure Kubernetes) and scheduling tools (Azure Scheduler). Follow secure coding practices and authentication/authorization protocols.

Skills Required

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Experience: 4–8 years in data engineering or data application development (ETL/ELT/BI). 2+ years in cloud-based data platform development. Technical Expertise: Azure-based data pipelines: Azure Data Factory
  • Synapse
  • Databricks
  • Spark
  • Cosmos DB
  • ADLS
  • SQL Pools
  • Azure SQL
  • Logic Apps. Hands-on experience with data transformation and cleansing using Spark
  • Python
  • R
  • SQL. Understanding of CI/CD
  • test-driven development
  • and domain-driven design. Secure coding and monitoring tools: Veracode
  • MS Entra
  • PingOne. Familiarity with Azure Kubernetes
  • Azure DevOps
  • SonarQube
  • Azure AppInsights. Soft Skills: Strong communication and collaboration in global
  • multicultural environments. Can work in high-paced
  • diverse teams with a proactive attitude. Business proficiency in English; Japanese language skills are a plus.