IT Auditor

MetLife; Whippany (NJ); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The IT Auditor position at MetLife is part of Internal Audit and focuses on technology, cybersecurity, data, cloud, AI, and business transformation across MetLife's global operations. You will support independent assurance, assess controls, and help strengthen IT governance under guidance from senior team members.

Ideal for an early-career professional seeking to build proficiency in technology auditing within a global financial services company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field.
• 1+ year of experience in IT audit, technology risk, cybersecurity, or related discipline.
• Understanding of cyber and data risks across IT domains.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Working knowledge of AI capabilities and approved AI tools with guidance.

Responsibilities

• Support audits related to technology, cybersecurity, cloud, data, AI, and business transformation.
• Assist in walkthroughs, risk assessments, control testing, issue validation, and documentation.
• Test IT general controls, automated controls, interfaces, cybersecurity controls, and governance processes.
• Prepare workpapers and audit documentation per Internal Audit standards.
• Use analytics and AI-enabled tools to identify risks and control gaps.

Skills

IT audit experience

Cybersecurity knowledge

Data analytics

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Accounting, or related field

Job description

As part of Internal Audit at MetLife, you’ll play a critical role protecting MetLife and its stakeholders by delivering both independent, risk-based, and objective assurance through audit execution and providing advice and insights through strategic advisory engagements. Collaborating across the company, you’ll use your strategic problem-solving skills, consulting expertise, and ethical standards to support the company’s growth strategy. Join us at the forefront of the evolving risk landscape to proactively address business imperatives and mitigate emerging risks by developing talent, leveraging new technology, and fostering an innovative culture.

The Opportunity

The IT Auditor is responsible for supporting independent assurance and risk advisory activities across technology, cybersecurity, data, cloud, AI, and business transformation initiatives that support MetLife's strategic objectives. Working as part of a collaborative Internal Audit team, the IT Auditor will assist in evaluating technology risks, assessing internal controls, and identifying opportunities to strengthen internal controls across MetLife's global operations.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional seeking to build a strong foundation in technology auditing, cybersecurity, risk management, and emerging technologies within a global financial services organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Support audit and advisory engagements related to technology, cybersecurity, cloud, data, AI, and business transformation initiatives.
• Assist in executing audit activities, including walkthroughs, risk assessments, control testing, issue validation, and documentation.
• Perform testing of IT general controls (ITGCs), automated controls, system interfaces, cybersecurity controls, and technology governance processes under the guidance of senior team members.
• Prepare clear and accurate workpapers, audit documentation, and supporting analyses in accordance with Internal Audit standards.
• Analyze data and leverage analytics, automation, and AI-enabled tools to support audit testing and identify potential risks and control gaps.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Accounting, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 1+ year of experience in IT audit, technology risk, cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, software development, or a related technology discipline.
• Understanding of technology risks and controls across areas such as cybersecurity, cloud, DevSecOps, infrastructure, data governance, or application development.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including documenting testing results and communicating risks effectively.
• Commitment to continuous learning, with working knowledge of AI capabilities and approved AI tools to draft, summarize, organize information, improve efficiency, and evaluate outputs with guidance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Flexibility and adaptability, with the ability to work in a fast-paced, complex and dynamic environment with evolving changes.
• Working toward or willing to work toward CISA, CIA, or CISSP certification.
• Financial services industry experience.

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.

The expected salary range for this position is $70,000 - $90,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

Benefits We Offer

Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more! For more information regarding MetLife’s U.S. benefits, please click here.

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, 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.

As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.

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!

MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”).

If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [e-mail]. 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.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liabilities.

This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.