MetLife

Job Title: Principal Architect – HR and Employee Engagement Applications

Location: Cary, NC

Department: Enterprise Architecture – Corporate Systems

Department Overview:

Enterprise Architecture at MetLife ensures a holistic strategy and approach to technology solutions by working broadly and globally across the company. We drive MetLife toward simplified and consistent architecture, enabling quality, agility, and cost-effectiveness. We support all areas of MetLife in developing and implementing enterprise and GTO strategies—including Business Units, Global Operations, Application Development, Information Security, Data & Analytics, and Infrastructure.

The Role:

MetLife is seeking a Principal Architect to lead enterprise and solution architecture for HR and Employee Engagement platforms. Reporting directly to the Chief Architect of Corporate Systems, this role will be responsible for delivering architectural roadmaps and solution designs aligned to HR and employee experience portfolios. The Architect will lead the design of innovative, cloud-native enterprise solutions spanning HRMS (Oracle Cloud ERP), benefits platforms, internal portals, and employee experience tools. This role will ensure alignment with enterprise strategies, standards, and roadmaps by building strong relationships across HR, Technology, and enterprise partners.

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Reports to: Chief Architect – Corporate Systems

Key Stakeholders: HR Technology Leadership, Corporate Systems AppDev, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, and Vendor Partners

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