Jr. Software Platform Engineer

Requirements

Description and Requirements

Role Value Proposition -

Responsible for the design, development and maintenance of software development solutions within a defined system, platform or product, based on a set of standards and processes which establish consistency acrost the enterprise data, reduce risk and promote efficiencies in support of the organization’s goals and objectives. This family can be used for

both roles that require a complete technology stack of capabilities as well as roles that require to work on a single technology stack, application or platform.

Key Responsibilities -

• Assist in the collection and documentation of user requirements as well as the development of user stories and estimates with software, strategic platforms and/or COTS.
• Assists in developing, testing, implementation and support of application systems of a less complex nature.
• Responsible for front or backend software development, front SaaS and/or COTS development, with oversight.
• Participate in peer reviews of solution designs, related code, and/or related SaaS and/or COTS configuration.
• Assist in the investigation and resolution of production management incidents, problems, and service requests (in partnership with SaaS providers for Platforms).
• Participates in the support of production applications/platforms (in partnership with SaaS providers for Platforms).
• Identifies innovative solutions to technical challenges
  
  
  

Education -

Bachelor’s degree (Any Stream) or diploma with a minimum of 15 years of education

Experience - 1 year to 2 years

Technical Skill -

Required:

• Cloud Native Technologies
• Applicable Development Language (Quadient, xPressions)
• Database Development tools
• Secure design and coding practices
• Writing & executing automated tests
• Application operations/monitoring
• Design with “Feature Flags”
• DevSecOps, CI/CD
• Application Design/Architecture
  
  
  

Non Technical

• Collaboration
• Communication/Presentation
• Agile Practices
• Collaboration Tools
• Product/Business/Industry Knowledge
• Customer experience
  
  
  

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces, 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 our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!