Job Description Summary
Whether you want to work at one of our facilities as the site leader's right hand helping to make business decisions or at headquarters on a larger finance team, we have an opportunity for you. You'll get to work with budgets of various sizes and complexities, while collaborating with others. Our finance and accounting teams span the globe, providing unmatched learning, development, and career growth opportunities.
A key dimension of the Senior DT Auditor role is to coordinate with the Internal Audit (IA) Manager and other team members to execute the audit process, including risk assessment, audit planning, audit execution, and reporting results for GE Aerospace.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
With oversight from the DT Audit Manager, the Senior DT Auditor will conduct in-depth inquiry and data analysis to understand complex audit, cyber, and technology operations; assess risk based on an industry risk profile; and develop project scope for complex and cross-functional process areas, leveraging business knowledge and expertise.
In this role, you will be expected to lead day-to-day execution of assigned audits (including planning, walkthroughs, testing, documentation, and issue development) and contribute to broader IA department initiatives (e.g., standard work improvements, training, integration activities).
Key responsibilities include:
Risk assessment and planning
- Collaborate with the DT Audit Manager and audit team members to identify and evaluate risks.
- Apply critical thinking and leverage available data to assess the operating effectiveness of controls through the lens of an industry-tailored risk profile and audit methodology.
- Participate in stakeholder meetings to review key concepts, gaps, or issues with risk management and control design elements, support, and conclusions.
Audit execution and documentation
- Assess business documentation (processes, policies, costs, and other factors) to determine whether in-scope areas operate in accordance with established controls and adequately mitigate identified risks.
- Prepare well-organized audit workpapers that define the control being assessed, tie risks to controls, describe the audit test approach, and document root cause when controls are not designed or operating effectively.
- Organize and document findings based on testing results, including root cause and recommendations.
- Support audit project teams by executing control testing, analyzing results, communicating findings to management, and developing remediation strategies in partnership with the business.
- Maintain auditor independence throughout planning, execution, and reporting.
Issue quality, root cause, and continuous improvement
- Identify systemic root causes from one audit to the next to support end-to-end remediation and strategic adjustment.
- Draft clear, concise issues/report inputs for identified or co-owned issues, including condition, criteria, cause, consequence, and corrective action.
- Perform structured root cause analysis for significant findings and share cross-audit themes and improvement ideas during IA lessons learned sessions.
- Stay abreast of emerging regulations and trends that impact the risk landscape and adjust audit plans or procedures accordingly.
Integrated risk management and stakeholder partnership
- Coordinate with other risk functions (e.g., SOX, compliance, ERM, cyber and DT operations) to align on plans, reduce duplication, and create a more unified DT risk view.
- Collaborate with internal audit FinOps team members to integrate technical and cybersecurity controls within the agreed-upon audit plan.
Technology, analytics, and responsible AI usage
- Leverage technology and data to improve effectiveness, coverage, and efficiency of audit work (e.g., scoping, testing, reporting) using approved analytics and AI-enabled tools, ensuring outputs are reviewed and meet Internal Audit quality and confidentiality standards.
- Use and leverage Optro/AuditBoard or other auditing tools as part of planning, execution, documentation, and reporting.
Team culture, inclusion, and development
- Embrace an equitable and inclusive environment where people can bring their full selves to work and unlock their greatest potential and contributions.
- Strengthen technical, leadership, and collaboration capabilities through ongoing development and by fostering an inclusive working environment with stakeholders and peers.
- Ability to train and level-up talent (coaching, knowledge sharing, and reinforcing standard work).
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree, preferably focused within Computer Science or in "STEM" majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) or Business Administration with a minor in Computer Information Technology is preferred.
- Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in risk-based IT Audit (preferred and prioritized), IT Governance, IT Risk, IT Operations, or related fields.
- Experience using industry standards/frameworks such as NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, NIST Privacy Framework, CSA CCM, ISO 27001, ITIL v3, COBIT and FAIR is desirable.
- Knowledge and experience in one or more of the following IT Operational Functions: IAM, Asset Management, Operational Technology, Network Security, and Data Privacy.
- Obtained or in-progress of obtaining one or more IT Audit or Cybersecurity certifications (CISA, CISM, CISSP, CEH, CRISC, etc.).
- Familiarity/ability to audit against compliance requirements relevant to the DT risk landscape, including CMMC (in addition to other applicable standards and regulations).
Desired Characteristics
- Lean process orientation: Passion to help improve operations continuously.
- Critical thinking and judgment: Demonstrates strong critical thinking to independently evaluate evidence and interpret outputs from automation and AI-enabled tools, applying professional skepticism and human judgment to validate accuracy, identify anomalies, and translate results into clear, actionable audit insights
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills; ability to translate complex information into clear, concise insights using data and a problem-solving methodology.
- Capability to work in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines while managing multiple priorities.
- Excellent communication skills (active listening, verbal, written, presentation).
- Audit/risk management experience or exposure preferred.
- Understands how to use and leverage Optro/AuditBoard or auditing tools.
- Strong project management and organization skills.
- Know how to use technology and data to get things done.
- Ability to train and level-up talent.
Working Conditions
- Remote role opportunity.
- Travel expectation: open to travel for meetings and/or site audits, with an expectation of at minimum quarterly travel.
The base pay range for this position is $100,000-$140,000. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary. This posting is expected to close on May 22nd.
GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.
GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
Additional Information
GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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