Cleared jobs in South Carolina.
518 active postings that name a security clearance or Public Trust requirement. Trace Systems is hiring the most of them, and Augusta area holds the largest share of the work. Rebuilt daily from GovCon career pages.
Employers with indexed openings in South Carolina include Trace Systems, Scientific Research Corporation, and SAIC. Compare the individual postings for duties and security requirements. Read the market context.
Who’s hiring
Where the work is
- Augusta area12
Clearance mix
- Secret332
- Top Secret81
- TS/SCI74
- Public Trust29
- TS/SCI + CI Poly2
Open cleared jobs in South Carolina
Program Representative - Site
General Dynamics Electric Boat — Florence, SCSecretRed Team Security Engineer II
Posted 7 days agoMillennium Corporation — Charleston, SCTop SecretDeputy Solution Architect
Posted 7 days agoMillennium Corporation — Stafford, VA; Charleston, SCTS/SCIAny Open NGDS Position
Posted 3 months agoNexGen Data Systems — Charleston, SCSecretConfiguration Management Analyst DCGS-MC (Job 1482)
Posted 2 days agoDLH Holdings — North Charleston, South CarolinaSecretSenior Systems Engineer
Posted 2 days agoDLH Holdings — North Charleston, South CarolinaTS/SCIStop reading job boards.
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ITA International — Shaw AFB, SCSecretElectronics Technician I
Chickasaw Nation Industries — Charleston, SCPublic TrustWeather Forecaster/Observer (Antarctica)
Chickasaw Nation Industries — Charleston, SCPublic TrustElectronics Technician Supervisor (Antarctica)
Chickasaw Nation Industries — Charleston, SCPublic TrustSystem Administrator - Senior
DecisionPoint Corporation — North Charleston, SCSecretCourseware Developer/Programmer
Team Carney — Columbia, SCSecret*Certified HVAC Technician*
The Tatitlek Corporation — Charleston, SCSecret*Journeyman Electrician*
The Tatitlek Corporation — Charleston, SCTop Secret*Kitchen Equipment Maintenance and Repair Technician*
The Tatitlek Corporation — Charleston, SCSecret*Enterprise Resource Planning Specialist (ERPS)*
The Tatitlek Corporation — Charleston, SCSecret*Project Manager*
The Tatitlek Corporation — Charleston, SCTop Secret*Operating Manager*
The Tatitlek Corporation — Charleston, SCSecret*Operating Engineer*
The Tatitlek Corporation — Charleston, SCSecretSenior Firmware Security Architect (Hybrid)
Nightwing — Greenville, SCSecretPrincipal Cyber Engineer
Nightwing — Greenville, SCTop SecretPrincipal Cyber Engineer
Nightwing — Greenville, SCTop SecretContractor SAP Security Officer (CSSO)
American Systems — Beaufort, SCTop SecretComputer System Analyst III
Posted 1 month agoQuiet Professionals — CHARLESTON, SCSecretPolicy Analyst (Air Forces Central Command)
Apogee Engineering — Shaw AFB, SCTop SecretSenior Network Engineer – Top Secret | North Charleston, SC
Cambridge International Systems — Charleston, SCTop SecretAWS DevSecOps Engineer – Secret Clearance | North Charleston, SC
Cambridge International Systems — Charleston, SCSecretDeputy Solution Architect – TS/SCI | Stafford, VA
Cambridge International Systems — Charleston, SCTS/SCISenior Electronic Security Engineer | Remote
Cambridge International Systems — Charleston, SCSecretCyber Engineer – Top-Secret Clearance| Charleston, SC
Cambridge International Systems — Charleston, SCTop SecretCyber Security Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance | Charleston, SC
Cambridge International Systems — Charleston, SCTS/SCITier 3 DCO (Defensive Cyber Operations) Watch Analyst
Valiant Solutions — Charleston, SCSecretDetection Analyst (Elastic)
Valiant Solutions — Charleston, SCSecretDetection Engineer (Cloud)
Valiant Solutions — Charleston, SCSecretSIEM/SOAR Engineer
Valiant Solutions — Charleston, SCSecretFull Stack Developer (Secret Clearance Required)
Valiant Solutions — Charleston, SCSecretTier 1 DCO (Defensive Cyber Operations) Watch Analyst
Valiant Solutions — Honolulu, HI; Charleston, SCSecretSite Manager
CAE USA — Charleston, South CarolinaSecretMTS Tech Analysis/Database Engineer
CAE USA — Charleston, South CarolinaSecretMTS Tech Analysis/Database Engineer
CAE USA — Charleston, South CarolinaSecretTraveling Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
CAE USA — Charleston, South CarolinaSecretMTS Software Engineer
CAE USA — Charleston, South CarolinaSecretCivilian Payroll Specialist
Posted 1 month agoBailey Information Technology — Shaw AFB, South CarolinaSecretCurrent Operations Specialist
Posted 1 month agoBailey Information Technology — Shaw AFB, South CarolinaSecretAll Source Intelligence Analyst
Posted 1 month agoBailey Information Technology — Shaw AFB, South CarolinaTop SecretContractor Special Security Representative (SSR)
Posted 1 month agoBailey Information Technology — Shaw AFB, South CarolinaTop SecretForeign Disclosure Representative (FDR)
Posted 1 month agoBailey Information Technology — Shaw AFB, South CarolinaSecretSuitability Specialist
Posted 1 month agoBailey Information Technology — Shaw AFB, South CarolinaSecretMaintenance Specialist
Posted 1 month agoBailey Information Technology — Shaw AFB, SCSecretTransportation Specialist
Posted 1 month agoBailey Information Technology — Shaw AFB, SCSecret
South Carolina's defense market and your job search
Defense spending in South Carolina
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation reports approximately $6.8 billion in defense spending in South Carolina for fiscal year 2024, including $3.5 billion in contract obligations. Total spending includes contracts, grants and personnel payroll. This historical spending measure provides economic context; it does not measure current vacancies or the number of jobs requiring a clearance.
Sources: OLDCC Defense Spending by State, FY 2024, summary table
Roles in this hiring snapshot
Examples from the postings shown here include Program Representative - Site, Red Team Security Engineer II, and Deputy Solution Architect. These are a sample of the indexed openings. Compare each employer's description for the worksite, required experience, clearance eligibility and any polygraph requirement.
Sources: Program Representative - Site; Red Team Security Engineer II; Deputy Solution Architect
Background sources reviewed by ClearMatch on .
Cleared work in South Carolina, answered
- Which security requirements appear in cleared jobs in South Carolina?
- Secret is the most common requirement, on 332 of the 518 active cleared postings we track in South Carolina. The full mix runs Secret (332), Top Secret (81), TS/SCI (74), Public Trust (29), TS/SCI + CI Poly (2).
- Which employers are hiring cleared talent in South Carolina?
- Trace Systems (81 open), Scientific Research Corporation (59 open), SAIC (29 open), M.C. Dean (26 open), Akima (23 open). These come straight from each employer's own careers site, so the counts move daily.
- Where in South Carolina is cleared work concentrated?
- Augusta area (12). Postings without a resolvable metro are counted in the state total but not broken out here.
- How often is this list of cleared jobs in South Carolina updated?
- ClearMatch rebuilds this directory daily from GovCon career pages. It includes postings with security clearance or Public Trust requirements. Public Trust is a background investigation, not a security clearance. The update date below identifies the current snapshot.
Updated October 8, 2026