Engineer - Email and Data Protection (Cybersecurity)

Target

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Brooklyn Park, MN
Salary
$75,400–$135,700 / yr
Posted
32 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $165k
This role $106k
$60k most similar roles pay here $218k

This role pays less than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $137,525–$193,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $106k versus about $165k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Target

Target Corporation is a large-format general merchandise and grocery retailer offering a wide assortment of everyday essentials, apparel, home goods, and electronics through stores and online. Industry: General Merchandise Retail

Target currently has 58 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $98,000–$176,000 across 58 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engineer - Email and Data Protection (Cybersecurity)

Engineer - Email and Data Protection (Cybersecurity) serves as a technical specialist within the Cybersecurity organization, focusing on protecting enterprise information from malicious email content and data-related threats. You will develop robust, scalable software components for a real-time email data platform that ingests, processes, and routes telemetry for security analysis. Day-to-day responsibilities include building backend services, developing RESTful APIs, managing data pipelines, and creating automated tests to ensure system reliability. The role requires proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and modern programming languages while utilizing tools like Kafka or other event-streaming technologies. You will work with the Strelka platform and Google Security Operations to integrate detection capabilities. This position addresses the challenge of defending against evolving threats using advanced AI techniques by building adaptable systems that improve detection speed and provide critical investigative context for security teams.

What does a Engineer earn?

Median $185000 from 249 postings across 48 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and other modern frameworks.
  • Build distributed and event-driven systems to process and route enterprise email data in real time.
  • Create and maintain RESTful APIs, data models, and integrations with security platforms like Google Security Operations.
  • Write clean code and participate in peer code reviews and technical design discussions.
  • Develop automated unit, integration, contract, and regression tests to ensure software quality.
  • Investigate and resolve production issues related to application behavior, data processing, and system integrations.
  • Monitor service health through logs, metrics, and alerts to improve reliability and performance.
  • Participate in CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and incident management activities.

What we're looking for

  • A four-year degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 1 year of software development experience through professional work, internships, co-ops, or substantial academic projects.
  • Proficiency in at least one modern programming language with an interest in developing Java applications.
  • Familiarity with object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, APIs, and software design fundamentals.
  • Understanding of distributed programming concepts and ability to apply them within a team environment.
  • Experience writing automated tests and debugging software using logs and development tools.
  • Familiarity with relational databases, SQL, and basic data modeling concepts.
  • Experience with Java and Spring Boot, Kafka, cloud platforms, or Docker/Kubernetes (preferred).

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