Location(s)
- Posting Location: Cary, North Carolina
City/Cities
Cary
Region/States
North Carolina
Country
United States
Working Schedule
Full-Time
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Travel Required
10%
Relocation Assistance Available
No
Posted Date
18-Mar-2026
Job ID
16319
Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
Internal Audit (IA) is an independent global organization that partners with the business to help ensure that management anticipates, recognizes, and appropriately manages risks. IA provides independent assurance and advice while advocating for strong risk management and internal controls.
The Opportunity
The Senior IT Auditor is part of a highly collaborative team and supports audit activities across technology domains including application reviews. cybersecurity, IT risk management, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, and vendor management.
Success in this role requires strong audit execution skills and clear, confident communication, paired with an analytical mindset and comfort working across technology domains (e.g., IT risk, cybersecurity, cloud, applications, infrastructure).
The Senior IT Auditor is responsible for executing and documenting IT audit testing (including issue remediation testing) and assessing the soundness, adequacy, and compliance of IT processes, risks, and controls in alignment with MetLife policy and leading practices.
You’ll collaborate closely with Internal Audit team members, audit stakeholders, and auditees/business management in an environment where every contribution is respected, and every perspective is heard.
How You’ll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)
Lead assigned portions of audit engagements by driving your testing responsibilities forward—executing walkthroughs, sampling, control testing, and drawing conclusions with professional skepticism.
Create high‑quality audit documentation and deliverables, including well‑supported workpapers that meet Internal Audit quality and professional standards.
Oversee your evidence requests and follow‑ups by organizing, tracking, and validating audit support from auditees to keep work moving efficiently.
Manage timely communication with IA peers and stakeholders—raising risks, barriers, or scope considerations early and escalating appropriately to keep projects on track.
Develop your expertise across a broad IT audit landscape (e.g., cybersecurity, IT risk management, enterprise architecture, applications, infrastructure, vendor management) to support evolving audit coverage needs.
Create high‑quality audit documentation and deliverables, including well‑supported workpapers that meet Internal Audit quality and professional standards.
Oversee your evidence requests and follow‑ups by organizing, tracking, and validating audit support from auditees to keep work moving efficiently.
Manage timely communication with IA peers and stakeholders—raising risks, barriers, or scope considerations early and escalating appropriately to keep projects on track.
Develop your expertise across a broad IT audit landscape (e.g., cybersecurity, IT risk management, enterprise architecture, applications, infrastructure, vendor management) to support evolving audit coverage needs.
What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications)
- 2–4 years of IT internal or external audit experience to effectively execute testing, document results, and support audit and remediation validation work end‑to‑end. Equivalent experience in IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) domains such as information security, change management or risk management will be considered towards the expected years of experience.
- IT General Controls (ITGC) knowledge (e.g., security, change management, disaster recovery/backup, infrastructure) to evaluate control design and operating effectiveness in real environments.
- SDLC/Agile, cybersecurity, and cloud understanding to assess risk and controls across modern delivery and hosting models.
- Audit frameworks familiarity (e.g., IIA, COBIT, NIST, SOX, PCI DSS) and the ability to apply them when assessing governance, risk, and control expectations.
- Strong communication skills and an effective work style—including writing, verbal communication, listening/interviewing, and proactive escalation to resolve barriers.
- A collaborative, growth‑oriented mindset with comfort sharing ideas, building relationships, and delivering high‑quality outcomes with others.
What Can Give You an Edge (Additional Skills)
- Suggested 1–2 years of experience in information security, Application Support or equivalent IT/network management to deepen your effectiveness on specialized technology reviews.
- Certifications (in progress or willingness to pursue): CISA, CIA, CISM or CISSP, strengthening your audit credibility and technical depth.
- Financial services industry experience, supporting faster context-building and sharper risk judgment in a regulated environment.
- An AI and data‑curious, improvement‑minded approach—using analytics and AI tools and available data to draw stronger control conclusions and focus effort where risk is highest.
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 $85,000 - $105,000. 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, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
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 "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.
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!
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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
$85,000 - $105,000