Staff Automation Engineer - Internal Audit

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1d•$111,692 - $145,649•Remote

About The Position

The Process Engineer, Internal Audit is the architect of the modern audit function. This role is not about performing audits; it is about designing the systems that perform them. You will engineer, automate, and continuously optimize audit workflows by integrating Generative AI, agentic orchestration, and process engineering principles. Your goal is to move the department from "point-in-time" manual testing to a "continuous assurance" model that provides real-time risk insights.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or Accounting with a heavy technical focus.
5–8+ years in Audit Transformation, Process Excellence, or Business Systems Engineering.
Hands-on experience with LLM orchestration (Vellum, LangChain, or Copilot Studio).
Advanced proficiency in Power Automate, Zapier/Make, or n8n.
Passion for AI, self learning, willingness to experiment and implement solutions that are pushing the boundaries.

Nice To Haves

Strong background in manufacturing or organizations engaged in government contracting.
Hands-on experience with SQL, Python, DataSnipper or AI-based audit tools (e.g., Alteryx, MindBridge, or custom GPT agents).
Proficiency in Data Governance, Datawarehouse (Snowflake/DataBricks).

Responsibilities

Audit Architecture & Process Re-Engineering: Workflow Deconstruction, Lean Audit Design, Scalable Solutions.
AI Agent Orchestration & Prompt Engineering: Intelligent Augmentation (Control Mapping, Automated Walkthroughs, Anomaly Narrative Generation, Library Management).
Automation & Ecosystem Integration: Agentic Workflows, Tool Mastery (DataSnipper), Real-time Risk Dashboards.
Governance, Privacy & "Auditability": AI Governance, Validation Controls.