Lead Engineer – Red Team

Target

. Consult on, design, and execute adversary emulation operations .

Posted 10/21/2026full-timeBrooklyn Park • Minnesota • United StatesSenior💰 $132,000 - $238,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in adversary emulation operations, offensive security, and cross-functional collaboration. Proficient in developing strategic objectives, mentoring team members, and communicating complex technical issues effectively.

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Adversary Emulation OperationsOffensive Security KnowledgePython ProgrammingCross-Functional CollaborationRed Team Infrastructure

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Hard Skills

Adversary EmulationOffensive SecurityRed Team TechniquesProof-of-Concept DevelopmentIncident ResponseThreat Actor AnalysisProcess ImprovementTechnical Issue ResolutionCode WritingTool Replication

Soft Skills

CommunicationMentorshipSelf-Directed LearningTeam CommitmentProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

GitHubJIRA

Industry Keywords

Cyber SecurityThreat IntelligenceDetectionThreat HuntingBlue Team

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityPythonRustGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Consult on, design, and execute adversary emulation operations
Conduct research into real-world threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures
Develop proof-of-concept tools and playbooks
Bypass preventative and detective security controls to accomplish operational goals
Partner with the Cyber Security Incident Response Team and organizational stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities
Collaborate with Cyber Threat Intelligence, Detection, and Threat Hunting engineers and analysts
Work with non-security engineering teams to educate and collaborate on operational objectives
Develop strategic adversary emulation objectives and operational plans
Execute operations to surface organizational risk
Plan cooperative engagements with partner teams
Lead and train operators
Communicate with and directly support defenders
Present findings and operational work clearly and professionally
Study threat actor techniques and apply them to operational work
Improve tools and procedures with team members
Manage work in GitHub/JIRA
Respond to changing team needs and priorities
Read and write code to accomplish Red Team goals
Maintain a deep understanding of Red Team infrastructure
Mentor junior operators and contribute to team direction; this is an operator role, not a management role

Requirements

What you’ll need

Four years minimum experience in offensive security and/or defensive security
Strong offensive security knowledge
Strong understanding of the impact of Red Team work on an organization and its customers
Process improvement mindset
Cross-functional collaboration ability
Ability to communicate technical issues clearly and respectfully in a training or mentorship setting
Ability to resolve complex technical issues with minimal assistance
Ability to build strong commitment within a team to support appropriate priorities
Self-directed learning and staying current on relevant technologies
Desirable: deep Red Team adversary emulation experience
Desirable: experience working on or with Blue Teams, including Incident Response or Detection
Desirable: experience working in large, complex organizations
Desirable: Python, C#, Rust, Go, or C skills
Desirable: solving difficult problems and creatively subverting systems
Desirable: ability to replicate the tools and techniques of in-the-wild threat actors
Desirable: knowledge of threat actor trends impacting organizational security

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
401(k)
Employee discount
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Paid sick leave
Paid national holidays
Paid vacation
Financial, education, and well-being benefits and programs
Remote work arrangement may allow working full-time from home or an alternate location
Remote team members may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year