SOX Automation Engineer

Elyon International•Washington, DC

3d•$90 - $100

About The Position

ELYON International, Inc. is seeking an experienced SOX Automation Engineer to design, architect, and implement automation solutions across complex enterprise IT environments. The role combines knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and IT controls with automation engineering to reduce manual compliance effort, improve operational efficiency, and strengthen the internal control environment. The engineer will assess SOX processes, develop an enterprise-wide automation architecture and roadmap, and implement scalable, reusable solutions across diverse platforms. The work includes automating control execution, evidence collection, compliance validation, exception reporting, and remediation workflows, in coordination with audit and compliance teams. The role also monitors and improves the reliability, effectiveness, scalability, and maintainability of automation solutions and supports initiatives from assessment and architecture through implementation, testing, and operational support.

Requirements

Deep understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley 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.
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 for multiple business units and IT environments.
Ability to develop automation architectures that integrate with enterprise systems, security controls, and compliance platforms.
Strong understanding of risk-based automation approaches and prioritization of controls based on compliance impact, complexity, and operational efficiency.
Ability to establish automation standards, governance practices, and technical design principles.
Extensive hands-on experience developing and implementing automation using 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, and 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 are secured, tested, documented, and auditable.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including 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 effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Assess existing SOX processes and identify opportunities to reduce manual compliance activities through automation.
Develop and maintain an enterprise-wide SOX automation architecture and implementation roadmap.
Design, develop, test, and deploy automation solutions using Ansible, Chef, and other appropriate technologies.
Implement standardized SOX automation across enterprise architectures, operating systems, applications, and infrastructure platforms.
Automate control execution, evidence collection, compliance validation, exception reporting, and remediation workflows.
Collaborate with audit and compliance teams to ensure automated solutions satisfy SOX control objectives and evidence requirements.
Monitor and continuously improve the effectiveness, reliability, scalability, and maintainability of SOX automation solutions.
Serve as a technical subject matter expert for SOX process automation.
Communicate automation strategies, architectural designs, technical risks, and implementation plans to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Lead automation initiatives from initial assessment and architecture through implementation, testing, and operational support.