- Posting Location: Cary, North Carolina
Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
The MetLife Corporate Systems Technology (CST) organization is evolving to enable MetLife's Next Horizon strategy. With a strong vision in place, we are a global function focused on driving digital technology strategies for key corporate functions within MetLife including, Finance, Actuarial and Treasury, Human Resources and Employee Experience, Risk, Control functions including Audit, legal, Risk and Compliance. In partnership with our business, we develop and deliver seamless technology experiences to our employees across the entire employee lifecycle. Our vision and mission is to create innovative, transformative and contemporary technology solutions to empower our leaders and employees so they can focus on what matters most, our customers. We are technologists with strong business acumen focused on developing our talent to continually transform and innovate.
How You’ll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)
- SDETs combine programming skills with testing expertise to ensure software quality
- Must understand both developer and tester perspectives to create effective test strategies
- Responsible for maintaining test infrastructure and continuous integration pipelines
- Design, develop and maintain automated test frameworks and testing tools
- Create and execute automated test scripts for web, mobile, accessibility, performance and API testing
- SQL and database testing experience
- Participate in code reviews and implement best practices for test automation
- Work closely with development teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC
- Drive continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) testing efforts
- Establish and oversee secure software development and deployment practices using DevSecOps principles.
- Implement tools and processes for continuous monitoring, testing, and remediation of vulnerabilities.
What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications)
- 8+ years of experience in software development, testing and DevSecOps.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
- Technical expertise in languages, frameworks, and tools used in modern software development and testing.
- Experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, pytest)
- Experience in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab)
- Proficiency in API testing and tools like Postman, REST Assured
- Experience in Test Driven and Behavior driven development.
- Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, K6)
- Knowledge in Cloud (Azure) and DevSecOps domains.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
What Can Give You an Edge (Additional Skills)
- Excellent problem-solving, project management, and communication skills
- Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with agile development methodologies
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, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2024 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 empathy, we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!
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.