Senior IT Auditor

MetLife group; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MetLife is seeking a Senior IT Auditor to join its Internal Audit team in Cary, NC. The role involves evaluating IT processes against best practices, managing relationships with stakeholders, and conducting independent audits to ensure compliance. Candidates should have 2-4 years of relevant experience and strong communication skills. MetLife offers a hybrid work arrangement and competitive compensation.

Benefits

Comprehensive health plan

401(k) with employer matching

Tuition assistance

Voluntary insurance products

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• 2-4 years IT internal or external audit experience, or equivalent IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) area.
• Possesses intermediate understanding of IT controls and practices.
• Experience in cybersecurity, IT risk management, or IT network management is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist in audit work to assess compliance with MetLife Policies and best practices.
• Prepare audit deliverables that meet departmental and professional standards.
• Maintain a positive working relationship with auditees and clients.

Skills

IT internal or external audit experience

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Intermediate understanding of IT general controls

Fundamental understanding of operating system and database platforms

Intermediate understanding of auditing practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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The Team You Will Join

Internal Audit (IA) is an independent global organization that plays an important role in partnering with the business to ensure that management anticipates, recognizes, and appropriately manages risks. We protect MetLife and our stakeholders through meaningful independent assurance and advice, while advocating for risk management and internal controls.

Location(s)

• Posting Location: Cary, North Carolina
• Posting Location: New York, New York
• Posting Location: Tampa, Florida
• Posting Location: Warwick, Rhode Island
  
  

City/Cities

Cary, New York, Tampa, Warwick

Country

United States

Working Schedule

Full-Time

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Relocation Assistance Available

No

Posted Date

16-Apr-2025

Job ID

7955

Description And Requirements

The Team You Will Join

Internal Audit (IA) is an independent global organization that plays an important role in partnering with the business to ensure that management anticipates, recognizes, and appropriately manages risks. We protect MetLife and our stakeholders through meaningful independent assurance and advice, while advocating for risk management and internal controls.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced Senior IT Auditor that’s excited to be part of a dynamic and highly collaborative team. Someone that is comfortable sharing their ideas and is passionate about building client relationships and delivering high quality impactful results to stakeholders.

Audit reviews may be conducted in specialized areas, such as cybersecurity, IT risk management, enterprise architecture, applications, infrastructure, and vendor management, requiring specific knowledge pertaining to the areas, policies or regulations being audited.

How You’ll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)

Auditing

• Assist in audit work to assess the soundness, adequacy, compliance with MetLife Policy and use of best practices for MetLife IT processes, risks and controls.
• Be aware of and understand the IT audit universe at a high level and how the audit projects align with and impact the risk assessments.
• Efficiently execute and document audit and issue remediation testing and document findings in the audit system.
• Prepare audit deliverables that meet departmental and professional standards of quality.
• Develop experience and auditing skills to cover a broad range of risks, including IT and business processes, technology, and data.
  
  

Project Management

• Participate in projects, completing assigned tasks and responsibilities within budget and agreed timelines.
• Communicate timely and appropriately with identified stakeholders within IA and business management. Exercise quick escalation to resolve project barriers and challenges.
  
  

Relationship Management

• Interface with auditees to request and organize evidence during audit work and track follow ups and outstanding/unresolved items.
• Consult with clients in developing action plans to resolve control issues or risks.
• Maintain a positive working relationship with fellow auditors and auditees, sustaining ongoing relationships with key business contacts.
  
  

What You Need To Succeed (Required Qualifications)

• 2-4 years IT internal or external audit experience, or equivalent IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) area.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, including listening and interviewing skills.
• Possesses intermediate understanding of: IT general controls (e.g., security, change management, disaster recovery & backup, infrastructure, etc.); SDLC/Agile methodologies, cybersecurity, and cloud.
• Possesses fundamental understanding of operating system and database platforms (e.g., mainframe, Active Directory, Windows, Linux, Oracle, etc.); network architecture; IT governance processes; IT risk management and assessment processes.
• Possesses intermediate understanding of auditing practices including risk assessment, performing walkthroughs, sampling and testing methodologies, and analysis of results for potential exceptions/issues.
  
  

What Can Give You An Edge (Additional Skills)

• Bachelor’s degree
• Financial service industry experience
• Working toward or willing to work toward CISA, CIA, or CISSP certification
• 1-2 years Information Security, Network/Cybersecurity, or equivalent IT/Network Management experience
• Demonstrated success and abilities in the following:
• Leverage access to data and analytics tools to analyze populations of data of moderate complexity. Assess the results of analytics performed to draw control conclusions and areas of risk requiring additional research.
• Both perform tests of controls independently or provide oversight over a junior staff in the production of high quality workpapers within the timelines provided.
• Possesses intermediate understanding of multiple frameworks such as IIA, COBIT, NIST, SOX, and PCI DSS v3.
  
  

The salary range for applicants for this position is 90,000-130,000.

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, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2025 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces for 2024, as well as the 2025 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.

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 empathy, 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.

90,000-130,000

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Insurance

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