Security Engineer Jobs in South Carolina
Security Engineer jobs in South Carolina are in strong and growing demand, concentrated in defense contracting, financial services, healthcare systems, and state government IT, with openings at every level from analyst-track entry roles to senior architects. Columbia, Charleston, and Greenville are the primary hiring centers, anchored by employers like Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC, and Prisma Health that maintain lasting operations across the state. Cloud security, network security, and compliance-focused roles such as risk and vulnerability management are the most consistently active specialties. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary
CVS Health is seeking an experienced Senior Workday Security Engineer to join the HR Technology Workday Security team. This role designs, supports, governs, and optimizes security across the Workday platform, with a primary focus on HCM, Compensation, Reporting, and Access Management.
The role partners with HR, Compensation, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Reporting, and HR Technology teams to protect sensitive workforce data, apply least-privilege access, improve operational controls, and support security modernization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, configure, and maintain Workday security groups, roles, domains, and business process security policies.
- Support security requirements across HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Talent, Recruiting, and Reporting.
- Troubleshoot complex access issues, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver clear remediation recommendations.
- Manage Workday security access requests and approvals through ServiceNow, with complete documentation and traceability.
- Apply least-privilege and segregation-of-duties principles; support periodic access reviews and remediation.
- Analyze custom-report sharing, data sources, and field-level domains to prevent inappropriate data exposure.
- Support audit, risk, privacy, and compliance activities by producing accurate evidence and maintaining control documentation.
- Own and maintain SOPs, runbooks, knowledge articles, role matrices, security inventories, and change records.
- Track operational metrics, ticket volumes, SLA performance, backlog trends, and recurring access issues.
- Support Workday release impact assessments, sandbox-first testing, migrations, and controlled production deployment.
- Contribute to security re-architecture, role redesign, security standardization, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
- Cross train team members and build reusable documentation to reduce key-person dependency.
- Design and define the technical architecture and infrastructure required for digital solutions.
- Write code, develop software components, and implement complex functionalities according to project requirements.
- Integrate various software components or systems, ensuring seamless communication and interoperability between different parts of the digital solution.
- Write and execute comprehensive test cases, conduct code reviews, perform debugging, and troubleshoot issues to ensure the reliability, stability, and high quality of digital solutions.
- Participate in agile or other development methodologies, attend meetings, contribute to project planning, and help drive the progress and success of digital projects.
- Explore new tools, frameworks, and techniques to improve digital solutions and drive innovation within the development team.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including system designs, architecture diagrams, code documentation, and other relevant documentation while sharing their knowledge and expertise with team members, ensuring effective knowledge transfer and collaboration.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience with Workday.
- 3+ years of experience focused on Workday configurable security.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with role-based, user-based, job-based, rule-based, intersection, aggregation, and segment-based security groups.
- 3+ years of experience with domain security policies, business process security policies, role assignments, and organization constraints.
- 3+ years of experience supporting HCM and Compensation security in a complex enterprise environment.
- 3+ years of experience with Workday report security, including data-source and field-level domain analysis.
- 3+ years of experience with integration security, including Integration System Users (ISUs), Integration System Security Groups (ISSGs), integration domains, and EIB security.
- 2+ years of experience supporting access reviews, audit evidence, segregation-of-duties analysis, and security controls.
- 2+ years of experience using ServiceNow, Jira, or comparable work-management platforms.
- 2+ years demonstrating strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and stakeholder-communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Workday Pro Security certification.
- Experience supporting a large, highly regulated enterprise Workday environment.
- Knowledge of SOX controls, privacy requirements, data classification, and privileged-access governance.
- Experience with Workday Reporting, Security Administration Hub, Prism, integrations, and release-management practices.
- Healthcare industry experience.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Human Resources Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$83,430.00 - $222,480.00This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary
CVS Health is seeking an experienced Senior Workday Security Engineer to join the HR Technology Workday Security team. This role designs, supports, governs, and optimizes security across the Workday platform, with a primary focus on HCM, Compensation, Reporting, and Access Management.
The role partners with HR, Compensation, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Reporting, and HR Technology teams to protect sensitive workforce data, apply least-privilege access, improve operational controls, and support security modernization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, configure, and maintain Workday security groups, roles, domains, and business process security policies.
- Support security requirements across HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Talent, Recruiting, and Reporting.
- Troubleshoot complex access issues, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver clear remediation recommendations.
- Manage Workday security access requests and approvals through ServiceNow, with complete documentation and traceability.
- Apply least-privilege and segregation-of-duties principles; support periodic access reviews and remediation.
- Analyze custom-report sharing, data sources, and field-level domains to prevent inappropriate data exposure.
- Support audit, risk, privacy, and compliance activities by producing accurate evidence and maintaining control documentation.
- Own and maintain SOPs, runbooks, knowledge articles, role matrices, security inventories, and change records.
- Track operational metrics, ticket volumes, SLA performance, backlog trends, and recurring access issues.
- Support Workday release impact assessments, sandbox-first testing, migrations, and controlled production deployment.
- Contribute to security re-architecture, role redesign, security standardization, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
- Cross train team members and build reusable documentation to reduce key-person dependency.
- Design and define the technical architecture and infrastructure required for digital solutions.
- Write code, develop software components, and implement complex functionalities according to project requirements.
- Integrate various software components or systems, ensuring seamless communication and interoperability between different parts of the digital solution.
- Write and execute comprehensive test cases, conduct code reviews, perform debugging, and troubleshoot issues to ensure the reliability, stability, and high quality of digital solutions.
- Participate in agile or other development methodologies, attend meetings, contribute to project planning, and help drive the progress and success of digital projects.
- Explore new tools, frameworks, and techniques to improve digital solutions and drive innovation within the development team.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including system designs, architecture diagrams, code documentation, and other relevant documentation while sharing their knowledge and expertise with team members, ensuring effective knowledge transfer and collaboration.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience with Workday.
- 3+ years of experience focused on Workday configurable security.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with role-based, user-based, job-based, rule-based, intersection, aggregation, and segment-based security groups.
- 3+ years of experience with domain security policies, business process security policies, role assignments, and organization constraints.
- 3+ years of experience supporting HCM and Compensation security in a complex enterprise environment.
- 3+ years of experience with Workday report security, including data-source and field-level domain analysis.
- 3+ years of experience with integration security, including Integration System Users (ISUs), Integration System Security Groups (ISSGs), integration domains, and EIB security.
- 2+ years of experience supporting access reviews, audit evidence, segregation-of-duties analysis, and security controls.
- 2+ years of experience using ServiceNow, Jira, or comparable work-management platforms.
- 2+ years demonstrating strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and stakeholder-communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Workday Pro Security certification.
- Experience supporting a large, highly regulated enterprise Workday environment.
- Knowledge of SOX controls, privacy requirements, data classification, and privileged-access governance.
- Experience with Workday Reporting, Security Administration Hub, Prism, integrations, and release-management practices.
- Healthcare industry experience.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Human Resources Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$83,430.00 - $222,480.00This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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- Electronics & Hardware
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- Non-Profit & Social Services
What South Carolina Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in security engineer jobs across South Carolina.
- Active security clearance or eligibility for DoD secret clearance preferred by major employers
- Relevant certification such as CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security+, or CISM required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, or a related field
- Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms, vulnerability scanning tools, and incident response
- Familiarity with NIST, FISMA, or HIPAA compliance frameworks depending on sector
- Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
Security Engineer Jobs in South Carolina: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a security engineer in South Carolina?
South Carolina does not require a state-issued license specific to security engineers, so the path runs through education, certification, and employer screening. Most roles require at minimum a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, or information technology. From there, earning a vendor-neutral certification like CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or CEH is the clearest way to meet baseline requirements across defense, healthcare, and state agency employers in the South Carolina market.
How much do security engineers make in South Carolina?
Security engineers in South Carolina earn a median of about $112,260 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $53,840 for the lowest 10% to over $165,640 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire security engineers in South Carolina?
Employers hiring security engineers in South Carolina right now include Booz Allen Hamilton, Medical University of South Carolina, and Mandex, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. South Carolina's concentration of defense contractors, large hospital networks, and state government agencies creates sustained demand that keeps hiring relatively steady regardless of broader tech market cycles.
Which South Carolina cities have the most security engineer jobs?
Charleston, Columbia, and North Charleston account for the most security engineer openings in South Carolina. Columbia leads because it is home to state government agencies, Fort Jackson, and the University of South Carolina health system, while Charleston's dense defense and aerospace contractor presence and Greenville's expanding advanced manufacturing and financial sector drive demand in those metros.
Are there remote security engineer jobs in South Carolina?
Yes, and more than many technical fields, since much of the work involves monitoring systems, analyzing alerts, and managing cloud environments that do not require physical presence. About 60% of security engineer openings tied to South Carolina are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though roles tied to classified government systems or on-site infrastructure typically require in-person or cleared facility access. Cloud security, threat intelligence, and compliance-focused positions carry the highest likelihood of remote flexibility.
How can I get hired as a security engineer in South Carolina with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving from a help desk, IT support, or network technician role into a junior security analyst position, which is the feeder track most South Carolina defense contractors and hospital systems use for early-career hires. Earning CompTIA Security+ before applying gives candidates a concrete credential that satisfies baseline requirements at employers like Booz Allen Hamilton and SAIC. State agencies and larger health systems in Columbia and Charleston also post associate-level security roles that explicitly welcome recent graduates from South Carolina's computer science and cybersecurity programs.
Where can I find and apply to security engineer jobs in South Carolina?
You can find and apply to security engineer jobs in South Carolina on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state updated regularly. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level, specialization, and preferred location, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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