Systems Engineer / Administrator (GRC)

Role: Systems Engineer / Administrator (GRC)

Location: Columbus, OH

Duration: 3 Month Contract to Hire

We're working with a Columbus, OH-based client seeking a Systems Engineer / Administrator with GRC experience to lead, support, and optimize the Internal Audit technology ecosystem. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical professional who understands GRC and audit platforms (such as AuditBoard, Archer, or similar tools) and can bridge audit, compliance, and IT functions.

This position serves as the technical and strategic owner of Internal Audit systems, ensuring they are secure, well-governed, highly available, and aligned with audit standards, regulatory expectations, and organizational policies.

What You'll Do

Act as the primary Systems Engineer/Administrator for Internal Audit and GRC platforms, owning configuration, administration, governance, and long-term optimization.

Lead platform enhancements, upgrades, and feature adoption; evaluate new releases and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Administer user access, roles, permissions, and controls, ensuring data integrity and segregation of duties.

Design, maintain, and optimize workflows, templates, dashboards, integrations, and reports supporting audit planning, fieldwork, issue tracking, remediation, and reporting.

Partner closely with Internal Audit, IT, Compliance, Risk, and Information Security teams to ensure systems integrate effectively with enterprise infrastructure and data sources.

Support data flows, automations, and system enhancements that strengthen reporting accuracy, visibility, and internal controls.

Monitor system performance, adoption, and usage trends; identify opportunities to improve reliability, scalability, and user experience.

Ensure platform configurations align with GRC frameworks, audit methodologies, and internal control environments.

Stay current on GRC platform capabilities, audit technology trends, and industry best practices.

Background We're Looking For

Experience as a Systems Engineer, Systems Administrator, or Application Administrator supporting GRC, Internal Audit, or risk-related platforms.

Hands-on exposure to IT Audit, Internal Audit, GRC system administration, or audit technology governance.

Familiarity with system lifecycle management, access controls, configuration management, and internal control frameworks.

Prior ownership or administration of enterprise audit or GRC platforms (AuditBoard, Archer, ServiceNow GRC, or similar) strongly preferred.

Key Skills & Competencies

Ability to design, configure, and optimize complex workflows and system configurations.

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

Proven ability to translate audit, risk, and compliance requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Comfort leading cross-functional initiatives and collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to support change management and user adoption