Lead Engineer, Cloud Security
Target
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This role pays more than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $154,425–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $185k versus about $183k 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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Lead Engineer - Cloud Security (Software Developer) joins the Cloud Security team as a senior software engineering lead responsible for building and owning services that transform cloud security signals into actionable data. You will design, develop, and operate a findings pipeline to ingest, deduplicate, and enrich signals from CSPM, CNAPP, IaC scanning, admission control, SSPM, and workload protection tools. The role involves managing the backend infrastructure, coordinating APIs and data contracts, and integrating services with SIEM/SOAR platforms and internal developer workflows. You will utilize Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, and event-driven architectures to build scalable systems while managing database schemas and cloud-based data warehouses. Key technical requirements include experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and public cloud environments like GCP. This role solves the critical problem of reducing noise in security findings to streamline enterprise remediation processes.
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