Lead Security Engineer – Threat Management Platforms, Integrations

Target

. Set technical direction and lead design of complex, multi-component Threat Management systems .

Posted 11/4/2026full-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 designing and building complex Threat Management systems, with a strong focus on backend and platform engineering, data pipelines, and cloud environments. Proven ability to lead technical direction, improve engineering quality, and effectively communicate with stakeholders.

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Backend EngineeringAPI DevelopmentData Pipeline DesignGoogle Cloud ExperienceCybersecurity Engineering

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringMulti-Component Systems DesignData-Intensive ApplicationsAutomated TestingCI/CD WorkflowsEvent-Driven WorkflowsAnalytical Data ModelsUser-Facing ApplicationsTechnical DesignArchitecture Evolution

Soft Skills

MentoringCommunicationProblem-SolvingJudgmentCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

GitBigQueryCloud EnvironmentsWorkflow OrchestrationTelemetry Tools

Industry Keywords

Threat ManagementDetection LifecycleIncident ResponseData Quality ImprovementAI-Assisted Engineering

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BigQueryCloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set technical direction and lead design of complex, multi-component Threat Management systems
Translate ambiguous operational needs into durable architectures and executable plans
Design, build, and evolve Threat Management products and derived data capabilities across APIs, integrations, workflow orchestration, datasets, models, services, and user-facing applications
Lead detection-lifecycle capabilities for rule authorship, validation, deployment, state verification, synchronization, and exception handling
Build measurement and observability foundations to assess efficacy and performance and drive evidence-based improvements
Partner with Threat Management leadership and practitioners to frame problems and reconcile requirements
Own products and platforms, including reliability, security, performance, maintainability, observability, support, lifecycle management, and incident response
Improve data-feed quality, reduce noise, and increase confidence in detection outcomes across platforms and teams
Define testing, quality-gate, release, rollback, and change-management strategies
Elevate engineering quality through technical and design reviews, code reviews, pair programming, mentoring, and coaching
Communicate technical direction, tradeoffs, and risks to engineering partners and senior leadership
Establish guardrails for safe and effective use of AI in engineering and Threat Management workflows

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of software engineering experience building and operating production systems
Strong backend and platform engineering experience with APIs, services, integrations, workflow orchestration, and data-intensive applications
Meaningful frontend engineering experience building modern user-facing applications and workflows
Experience building data pipelines, curated datasets, analytical or historical data models, and reusable data capabilities
Experience designing and integrating multi-component systems across APIs, event-driven workflows, data stores, and enterprise or third-party platforms
Experience with Git-based development workflows, CI/CD, automated validation and testing, and safe production release practices
Experience in public or private cloud environments
Google Cloud experience, particularly BigQuery, or comparable analytical data platforms, required
Practical cybersecurity engineering or operations experience involving detection content, telemetry, adversary behavior, threat coverage, and defensive-system tradeoffs
Ability to develop deep expertise in unfamiliar systems, data feeds, and emerging threats
Ability to investigate telemetry and threat behaviors and improve detection coverage and signal quality
Ability to define technical designs and evolve architecture through production operation, including security, observability, scalability, resilience, and supportability
Ability to resolve ambiguous requirements involving multiple teams or systems and communicate technical decisions clearly
Experience leading design and code reviews, mentoring engineers, and raising engineering standards
Sound judgment in applying AI-assisted engineering and analytical techniques
Work duties cannot be performed outside the country of the primary work location unless otherwise prescribed by Target

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health benefits, which may include medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
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 or Hybrid/Flex for Your Day arrangement
Remote team members may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year