IT Controls Engineer, Enterprise Applications

About Gusto

At Gusto, were on a mission to grow the small business economy We handle the hard stuff — payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR — so owners can focus on their craft and their customers

With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we support more than 500,000 small businesses nationwide and are building a workplace that reflects the people we serve.

All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) — because everyone who helps build Gusto should share in its success. Offer amounts are determined by role, level, and location. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy .

AI is a fundamental part of how work gets done at Gusto. We expect all team members to actively engage with AI tools relevant to their role and grow their fluency as the technology evolves. AI experience requirements vary by role and will be assessed during the interview process.

About the Role

As the IT Controls Engineer you will own, evolve, and scale IT General Controls (ITGCs) across Gustos enterprise application ecosystem including NetSuite, Workday, Salesforce, and adjacent platforms, serving as the single point of accountability for ITGC design, testing, remediation, and audit readiness

Sitting within the Enterprise Applications organization, you will partner closely with Internal Audit, IT, Security, and Finance to ensure Gusto meets SOX 404 compliance requirements while strengthening our broader risk posture

You will not only maintain a best-in-class controls environment, but will also pioneer the use of AI and automation to make controls testing faster, smarter, and more continuous, transforming assurance from a periodic, manual exercise into a scalable, intelligent capability

In line with Gustos enterprise risk management strategy, you will reduce manual effort across the compliance lifecycle while raising the bar on control precision and coverage as the company scales

This is a senior, high-impact individual contributor role that blends deep IT controls expertise with a forward-looking vision for AI-augmented assurance, combining technical rigor, cross-functional partnership, and strategic systems thinking to build a controls function that is both audit-ready and future-proof.

About the Team

This role will report to the Enterprise AIT team, a group focused on driving the intelligent transformation of Gusto’s enterprise systems The Enterprise AIT team is responsible for integrating AI, automation, and advanced analytics across our internal applications ecosystem to improve scalability, efficiency, and decision-making

Partnering closely with Finance, Business Ops, IT, and Security, the team