Lead Engineer, Email and Data Protection (Cybersecurity)
Target
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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.
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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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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.
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