IT auditor

IT auditors perform audits of information systems, platforms, and operating procedures in accordance with established corporate standards for efficiency, accuracy and security. They evaluate ICT infrastructure in terms of risk to the organisation and establish controls to mitigate loss. They determine and recommend improvements in the current risk management controls and in the implementation of system changes or upgrades.

The most in-demand skills for this role include systems development life-cycle, product life-cycle, ICT quality policy, ICT security standards, audit techniques, engineering processes. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives IT auditor a score of 0.62 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.