Senior Engineer – Threat Detection

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Job Id: R0000399229

The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

JOIN TARGET CYBERSECURITY AS A SENIOR ENGINEER - THREAT DETECTION

About Us

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

We are looking for an individual with experience writing detection content for external or internal threat actors derived from threat intelligence, threat hunting, detection research and other sources. This individual should be able to analyze collected threat intelligence, identify detection opportunities and develop, test, and tune detection content. The ideal candidate will have experience writing detection for both host, network, and application log sources including automating detection workflows in a SOAR tools.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About You

  • 4+ years of hands-on detection experience
  • Demonstrates a deep subject matter expertise with threat detection
  • Capable of identifying detection opportunities sourced from threat intelligence
  • Exhibits an understanding of concepts such as Pyramid of Pain, MITRE ATT&CK, and other organizing frameworks
  • Maintains deep technical knowledge within areas of expertise
  • Stays current with new technologies via formal training and self-directed education
  • Google SecOps, Chronicle, Kibana, or other SIEM tools
  • Zeek, SIGMA, Suricata, and YARA technologies
  • Cloud based detection within GCP and AWS
  • Host based detection experience leveraging Sysmon, CrowdStrike Falcon, etc.
  • Python programming and automations within SOAR technologies

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

Benefits Eligibility

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com.Application deadline is : 08/30/2025

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Competitive benefits

We are proud to provide benefits that support you, your family and your future.

Health and well-being

Target offers comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plans. Plus, get free 24/7 virtual care and mental health support.

Financial well-being

Your financial future is bright with TGT 401(k) offering 5% eligible contribution matching and more discount and reimbursement programs.

Paid time off

Target encourages work-life balance by offering eligible team members vacation time and paid national holidays, sick time and family leave.

Education assistance

Target's industry-leading education assistance benefit, Dream to Be, offers tuition-free programs to support your growth.

Market-leading pay

Target is a proud pay leader in retail and highly competitive with other large companies, providing equitable and competitive pay for all.

Team Target discount

Get the exclusive team member discount of 10% off plus an added 20% off a variety of food and wellness products.

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Target's leadership truly empowers personal and professional growth, fostering an environment where we care, grow and win together.

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