The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Starbucks is hiring a Cybersecurity Analyst in Columbia, SC.

• Role description

  We're hiring a Cybersecurity Analyst who treats latency budgets like personal grudges and Nmap like a second language. This Cybersecurity Analyst role at Starbucks rewards initiative with $70,000 - $95,000, real decision-making power, and steady career advancement.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
  • Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services
  • Design Process Improvement APIs other Columbia, SC teams will still thank you for next year
  • Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end to end
  • Own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production
  • Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity

  What You'll Bring

  • Experience translating Incident Response complexity for a non-technical audience
  • Prior experience working on-site in Columbia, SC, or willingness to relocate
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Columbia, SC
  • Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written

  Starbucks spent 4 years in the trenches of technology so its clients across Columbia, SC wouldn't have to. We give mid-level hires room to fail small so they can later succeed big on technology work.

  Think competitive $70,000 - $95,000, full benefits, a clear runway to grow your SAST, and the latitude to work the way you work best.

  Updated today, this Cybersecurity Analyst req has fresh dates and an open invitation.

  If this joyfully-rigorous role reads like your wishlist, do yourself a favor and apply.

• Required skills

  • Nmap
  • SAST
  • Metasploit
  • IDS/IPS
  • Phishing Simulation
  • OAuth 2.0
  • Incident Response
  • Penetration Testing
  • Kali Linux
  • Attention Management
  • Adaptability
  • Process Improvement

• Benefits & perks

  • Equity grants
  • Stock options
  • Health coaching
  • Internet Reimbursement
  • Paid vacation days
  • Smoking cessation programs
  • Nap Pods
  • Will preparation services

• Apply before 2026-08-14

  Submit your application for this Temporary technology position.