Job Information
MetLife Enterprise Application Security Specialist in Whippany, New Jersey
Role Value Proposition:
MetLife is a leader in providing insurance and protection products to customers around the globe. MetLife has undertaken a digital transformation journey to deliver innovative and industry-leading digital solutions, employing cutting-edge cloud and engineering technologies, and agile development practices. As an Enterprise Application Security Specialist, you will be a critical member of a dedicated team, providing solution and domain architecture services for digital and legacy projects around the globe. 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.
The Enterprise Application Security Specialist defines and communicates the system and business capabilities, services, technologies, quality attributes, and design required to implement a solution that represents an intersection of MetLife’s Business, Information, Application, Governance, and Technology domains.
Key Responsibilities:
Domain expertise in Application/User Security and Cloud Technologies/Architectures.
Responsible for creating, analyzing, and communicating system architectures, application design patterns, and reference architectures/standards.
Work closely with software engineers, security professionals, infrastructure engineers, and other Enterprise Architects in validating and implementing proposed solutions.
Collaborate with other architects to ensure the integrity of solutions to reference architectures and standards.
Leads or participates in matrix team projects as assigned.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
2+ years’ experience in Architecture or Information Security and strong technical experience with building enterprise-scale security solutions.
IDaaS, Web Application Management, and API Security experience are a must.
2+ years of experience with security architecture including hands-on knowledge of SAML 2.0, oAuth, OpenID Connect, SSO, Multi-Factor Authentication, cloud security, etc.
2+ years of knowledge with Cloud Computing platforms with preferred experience in Azure.
Knowledge or hands-on experience with Ping Identity and Azure Active Directory.
Demonstrated expertise in security, operational, and resiliency architecture principles.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with focused attention to detail, as well as demonstrated professionalism and time/task management skills.
Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to apply analysis to actionable insights.
Preferred:
Generative AI Security experience.
Agile and DevSecOps experience.
Threat Modelling experience.
Demonstrated influencing and negotiating skills.
Demonstrated business acumen, especially in insurance and financial industries and systems.
IT Experience in enterprise-scale organizations in an architecture role.
Knowledge of multiple architecture disciplines, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
At MetLife, we’re leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we’re dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
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.