SOX Automation

equired Qualifications

SOX Compliance and IT Controls Expertise

• Deep understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance requirements, particularly SOX Section 404 and IT General Controls (ITGCs).
• Extensive experience with SOX processes, including access management, change management, configuration management, IT operations, and evidence collection.
• Experience identifying opportunities to automate manual SOX controls while maintaining compliance and audit readiness.
• Ability to translate SOX control requirements into technical specifications and automated workflows.
• Experience working with internal audit, external auditors, cybersecurity, and compliance teams.

SOX Automation Strategy and Architecture

• Demonstrated ability to architect and execute an enterprise-wide SOX automation strategy across diverse technologies, platforms, and infrastructure environments.
• Ability to assess existing SOX processes, identify automation opportunities, and develop a comprehensive automation roadmap.
• Experience designing scalable, reusable, and standardized automation frameworks that can support multiple business units and IT environments.
• Ability to develop automation architectures that integrate with existing enterprise systems, security controls, and compliance platforms.
• Strong understanding of risk-based automation approaches, prioritizing controls based on compliance impact, complexity, and operational efficiency.
• Ability to establish automation standards, governance practices, and technical design principles.

Automation Engineering and Development

• Extensive hands-on experience developing and implementing automation solutions using tools such as Ansible, Chef, and other infrastructure automation technologies.
• Experience developing automated workflows for SOX control execution, validation, monitoring, remediation, and evidence collection.
• Ability to create reusable automation scripts, playbooks, cookbooks, and configuration management solutions.
• Experience automating compliance processes across Windows, Linux, database infrastructure, as well as applications.
• Ability to develop automation solutions that operate consistently across multiple technology stacks and architectural environments.
• Ability to address architectural complexities, dependencies, and security requirements when implementing enterprise-wide automation.
• Ability to ensure automated controls themselves are appropriately secured, tested, documented, and auditable.
• Reporting
• Ability to serve as a technical subject matter expert for SOX process automation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex compliance and infrastructure challenges.
• Experience collaborating with enterprise architects, infrastructure engineers, cybersecurity teams, application owners, and audit professionals.
• Ability to communicate automation strategies, architectural designs, technical risks, and implementation plans to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead automation initiatives from initial assessment and architecture through implementation, testing, and operational support.

Pay: $54.40 - $65.52 per hour

Work Location: Remote