Data Engineer

General Information

Location

Galway, Ireland

Working Schedule

Full-Time

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Posted Date

23-Jul-2026

Job ID

19324

Description and Requirements

At MetLife, we’re leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve long defined. Founded in 1868, 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 help its individual and institutional customers navigate their changing world. We have operations in more than 40 countries and hold leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

We are one of the largest institutional investors in the U.S. with $669 billion of total assets under management as of December 31, 2021, ranked #50 on the Fortune 500 list, and honored to have been named to Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" for three consecutive years.

MetLife employees are united by purpose, guided by empathy and inspired by one another’s unique backgrounds and perspective to make a difference in the lives of our customers, communities, and the world at large.

With our purpose at our core - Always with you, building a more confident future - sustainability at MetLife means sustaining people’s lives. Sustainability is central to our business strategy and is ingrained across our operations. With the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) as a guide, we are deploying the strength of our people, products, services and investments to sustain our customers, our colleagues, our communities and our shareholders.

MetLife 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. They are homes to our Actuarial, Audit, Compliance, Finance, IT, Legal, Operations, Risk and Treasury Teams.

Role Value Proposition:

Provides leadership in an AGILE & Dev Ops Methodology environment promoting teamwork and innovation. Design, develop, and implement solutions leveraging data assets and follow the full systems development lifecycle (SDLC). Completes development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities; driving team meetings; troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms. Work collaboratively with cross functional teams and delivers best in class customer interactions.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:

Key Responsibilities

Data Engineering & Development

Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines.

Build ingestion frameworks for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.

Develop batch and near real-time data integration solutions.

Implement reusable and configurable data processing frameworks.

Optimise data processing performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Cloud Data Platform

Develop solutions using modern cloud technologies such as:

Azure Data Factory (ADF)

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Lake Storage

Azure SQL / Synapse

Apache Spark / PySpark

Support migration and modernisation initiatives across the enterprise data platform.

Data Modelling & Analytics Enablement

Design dimensional and business-focused data models.

Develop curated and consumption-ready data assets.

Support semantic models and reporting platforms such as Power BI.

Collaborate with business teams to translate requirements into scalable data solutions.

Data Quality & Governance

Implement automated data quality controls.

Support lineage, metadata, and data governance initiatives.

Ensure compliance with enterprise data security, privacy, and retention policies.

Participate in data reconciliation and root cause analysis activities.

DevOps & Engineering Excellence

Implement CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code where applicable.

Participate in code reviews and enforce engineering standards.

Improve observability, monitoring, alerting, and operational support.

Contribute to platform automation and self-service capabilities.

Stakeholder Engagement

Work directly with business stakeholders to understand data requirements.

Support project planning, estimation, and sprint execution.

Collaborate with enterprise architects and solution teams on strategic initiatives.

Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.

Required Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline.

Experience

6–10 years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, or related fields.

Experience delivering cloud-based enterprise data solutions.

Experience working within Agile delivery teams.

Required Technical Skills

Data Engineering

Advanced SQL development

Data Warehousing concepts

ETL/ELT design patterns

Dimensional modelling

Data integration architecture

Programming

Python

PySpark

SQL

Cloud Technologies

Azure Data Factory

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Lake

Azure SQL / Synapse Analytics

Azure DevOps

Reporting & Analytics

Power BI

Semantic models

Reporting optimisation

Travel

Negligible

Business Category

Global Technology & Operations

Number of Openings

1

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.

We ensure to reward and recognise our employees for their contributions and accomplishments at work. We value our employees’ commitment to their work by offering competitive and extensive compensation and benefits package. This includes 25 paid holidays, performance-based bonus, health insurance, income protection and pension benefits. MetLife will also assist in the funding of professional fees for employees where it is relevant and aligned to your position within the organisation. MetLife reserve the right to make a judgement on whether the subscription is relevant or not to your role as well as cease the payment at any time. This type of subscription will not incur “benefit in kind” tax.

Bring your true self to work every day, receive the development and support you need to perform at your best, opportunities to advance your career and surround yourself with like-minded people. Join MetLife.

Benefits We Offer

Our Ireland benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We are committed to employee care by delivering comprehensive inclusive offerings and cultivating an environment that drives professional growth, purposeful work, and a supportive culture. Our benefits package includes hybrid work, career development and professional qualification support, full private health insurance for employees and their immediate family members, income protection, defined contribution pension benefits and much more!

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!