Who we are:
At the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR), we are funding a better state to live, work, and play. Offering excellent benefits, hybrid work schedules, tuition assistance, and self-development opportunities, we are a trustworthy partner to our customers and an innovative workplace that supports work-life balance and empowers our employees to reach their highest potential. Open the door to a career at the SCDOR and discover why 93% of our employees agree that they understand how their work directly contributes to the SCDOR’s overall success—by collecting 96% of South Carolina’s general fund, our team serves with purpose and impacts the success of our community. 
 
Learn more about why you should join our team at dor.sc.gov/careers.
 
We are looking for teammates who are: 

• Committed to customer service and interested in helping others
• Dependable, focused, and flexible
• Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of independently prioritizing tasks
• Familiar with identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with information security
• Competent with security tools and technologies

What you will do: 
You will assist the SCDOR information security team in enforcing, evaluating, and monitoring compliance requirements related to cybersecurity and privacy assurance.

Primary job duties include: 

• Preparing, collecting, and listing all information about every identified risk, including the level of urgency, priority for each risk response should the risk become a threat, and what those responses should be.
• Creating and documenting the status of high priority vendors and cloud vendors through continuous assessment, monitoring, and risk management.
• Following the assessment process of identifying assessors, developing assessment plans, assessing vendor privacy and security criteria, authorizing, or rejecting the authority to operate, and monitoring the risk.
• Assisting with action plans for the agency’s compliance and evaluating the impact of proposed or approved risk positions.
• Assisting in the Security Findings, Plan of Action, and Milestones Processes by issuing, updating, and closing findings, and tracking remediation.
• Supporting the SCDOR information security team in establishing, implementing, and monitoring agency software and application licensing program.

Either: 

1. A high school diploma and relevant program experience; or 
2. A bachelor’s degree 

 
Academic degrees must be from an accredited institution of higher learning. These qualifications are not required but are considered when setting a starting salary.

• Experience performing audits and assessments on processes and technology 
• Experience reviewing and writing information security procedures 
• Knowledge of implementing cybersecurity frameworks 

• EEO: The SCDOR is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation.
• Training: As a Program Assistant, you will participate in training to ensure you have the knowledge and skills to successfully perform your job.
• Hours: Flexible hours may be available from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday – Friday (37.5 hours per week).
• Telework schedule: This position may be eligible to work remotely up to two days per week.

Ready to apply? 

• Apply online and complete the application fully, including all current and previous work history and education.
• You may submit a resume, but it will not be considered as a substitute for completing the entire application.
• Candidates selected to move forward in the hiring process will be contacted to complete an aptitude or skills assessment and personality profile (using Criteria Corp) and may be contacted to complete a one-way virtual interview (using Spark Hire).
• Candidate selected for hire are required to comply with all SCDOR tax requirements and are subject to a National Criminal Background Check, which includes fingerprinting.