# Senior Risk Management Engineer

**Company:** [Grafana Labs](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/grafana-labs)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $163k – $195k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** it sox, sox 404, itgcs, itacs, pcaob, coso, cobit, nist csf, ISO 27001, NetSuite, Salesforce, Workday, GRC, AI Automation, cisa
**Posted:** 2026-08-03

> Build and operate Grafana Labs’ IT SOX program from the ground up, covering risk assessment, control design, testing, deficiencies, remediation, and external auditor coordination. The role requires 10+ years of IT SOX, IT audit, or IT risk experience and expertise in modern SaaS environments and control frameworks.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Build and operate Grafana Labs’ IT SOX program, including scoping, risk assessment, control design, and testing across IT general controls (ITGCs) and key application controls tied to financial reporting.
- Execute walkthroughs, design and operating effectiveness testing, documentation, status tracking, deficiency identification, and remediation validation.
- Assess ITGCs and application controls across financial systems and cloud/SaaS environments, including NetSuite, Salesforce, and Workday.
- Maintain the IT SOX documentation library, including narratives, flowcharts, and IT risk-and-control matrices (RCMs), in an audit-ready state.
- Manage deficiency conversations with control owners and promote automated, scalable remediation.
- Own the relationship with external IT auditors and align testing methodologies and documentation with PCAOB standards.
- Use AI and automation to improve scoping, testing, continuous monitoring, and audit insights.
- Evaluate the IT control impact of new systems, tools, operations, and policies.
- Manage co-source partner resources while maintaining quality and consistency.
- Report IT SOX status, risks, deficiencies, and remediation to Internal Audit leadership and senior management.
- Help expand the function into broader technology and IT audit and eventually build and lead a team.

## Requirements

- 10+ years of progressive experience in IT SOX compliance, IT audit, or IT risk advisory in Big 4 or similar organizations and/or in-house audit, compliance, or risk management.
- Hands-on expertise in COSO, SOX 404, ITGCs, ITACs, and PCAOB audit standards.
- Experience establishing, scaling, or transforming an IT SOX program, ideally in a pre-IPO or newly public SaaS environment.
- Experience auditing cloud-native and SaaS environments and modern business applications such as NetSuite, Salesforce, and Workday.
- Experience implementing or optimizing AI and automated compliance or audit capabilities.
- Knowledge of COSO, COBIT, NIST CSF, and ISO 27001.
- Experience with GRC or audit tools, or with building internal solutions.
- Strong project management, organization, prioritization, and stakeholder-influence skills.
- Ability to communicate technical risk clearly and influence without authority.
- High integrity, ownership, curiosity, and a continuous-improvement mindset.

## Nice-to-haves

- CISA, CPA, CIA, or CISSP certification.
- Big 4 and in-house audit, compliance, or risk leadership experience.
- Experience in pre-IPO or newly public, high-growth, consumption-based SaaS companies.
- CPA, CISM, CRISC, or CGEIT certification.
- ISACA AAIA certification or demonstrated investment in AI governance and audit innovation.
- Experience expanding audit beyond SOX into technology, operational, or advisory assurance.
- Experience working in globally distributed organizations.

## Compensation and Benefits

- U.S. base compensation range: **$163,000–$195,000**.
- Actual compensation varies based on level, experience, and skillset.
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) are included with all roles.
- The company is remote-only with a global culture, transparent communication, career growth opportunities, and in-person onboarding.

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