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You’ll develop, maintain and support technology applications and delivery, leveraging AI, automation, and contemporary ways of working to enhance experiences and drive business outcomes. Your work will simplify complex processes, improve tech resiliency, and ensure high-performing, seamless solutions that power life’s most important moments. In this dynamic environment, you’ll collaborate with talented peers across teams and functions, expanding your skills in impactful ways. Ready to push boundaries and set new industry standards? Join us and help drive the future of technology forward.\nMetLife Ireland which is located in both Dublin and Galway City Centres. Dublin is our Operational Headquarters for our Europe Region. In addition, both Dublin and Galway have a significant number of our colleagues that are focused on supporting our broader EMEA and Global functions. 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You will have the opportunity to drive innovative solutions using cutting-edge technologies, and you will have the responsibility to ensure that systems are designed with security, resilience, and performance in mind. You will get to partner with and build relationships with teams that span various business, technology, and enterprise domains in the support of building enterprise scale solution architectures.\n\nKey Responsibilities\nDefine and maintain the enterprise data architecture vision and roadmap.\nDevelop architecture principles, standards, patterns, and reference architectures.\nEnsure alignment between data strategy and business objectives.\nGovern enterprise-wide data architecture decisions and design reviews.\nDrive architectural consistency across regions, platforms, and programmes.\nLead architecture for cloud-based data platforms.\nDefine scalable architectures supporting:Data Warehousin, Data Lakes, Lakehouse Platforms, Real-time Data Processing, Advanced Analytics, AI/ML Enablement\nEvaluate emerging technologies and establish adoption roadmaps.\nGuide platform modernisation programmes and technical transformations.\nDesign end-to-end data solutions from source systems to consumption layers. \nDefine integration patterns for: APIs, Event-driven architectures, Batch processing, Streaming architectures\nEnsure solutions meet non-functional requirements including: Scalability, Resilience, Performance, Security, Operability, Data Governance & Security\nPartner with Data Governance teams to establish: Metadata management, Data lineage, Reference data management, Master data management, Data quality frameworks\nEnsure compliance with privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.\nDefine standards for sensitive data handling and protection.\nAI, Analytics & Data Enablement\nDefine architecture patterns supporting AI and advanced analytics.\nDesign semantic and consumption layers enabling self-service analytics.\nSupport enterprise data products and business data domains.\nEnable trusted and governed data consumption across the organisation.\nKey Stakeholders: Solution Architects from Regional and LOB Architecture teams, Governance Partners across areas such as Data & Analytics, Global Security, Global Infrastructure, Privacy, Legal, etc.\n\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (CS, EE, ME, Math or equivalent)\n5+ years’ experience in Software Engineering or Architecture, and strong technical experience with building enterprise scale data solutions\n3+ years’ experience with Data Engineering or Architecture with hands-on experience of cloud data platforms\nExposure to modern AI concepts such as generative AI and machine learning\nStrong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to apply analysis to actionable insights\nDemonstrated expertise in security, operational, and resiliency architecture principles\nDemonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives requiring engagement and support from partner organizations\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills with focused attention to details, as well as demonstrated professionalism and time/task management skills\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience designing and building solutions utilizing generative AI and machine learning, including addressing responsible use of AI considerations\nExperience architecting enterprise data solutions around SaaS and PaaS technologies and services\nBroad knowledge of Big Data concepts, design patterns and technologies \nExperience with BI, Reporting, and Analytics.\nExtensive experience with information architecture, data integration, data management, and database technologies\nCloud PaaS technologies, ADF, Azure Data Lake Storage, Event Streaming platforms, Databricks, Kubernetes, web APIs, API security protocols, etc., with preferred experience in Azure\nStrong Software Development Life Cycle knowledge and experience, particularly Agile and DevOps\nIT Experience in enterprise-scale organizations in an architecture role\nKnowledge of multiple architecture disciplines, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience\nDemonstrated influencing and negotiating skills\nDemonstrated business acumen especially in insurance and financial industries and systems\nThe expected salary range for this position is €71900 - €95800. 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