Lead Engineer Cyber AI - Cybersecurity
Target
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This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $143,025–$209,862 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $185k versus about $176k 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 49 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $115,000–$211,000 across 49 roles with salary data.
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As a Lead Malware Reverse Engineer at Target’s Cyber Fusion Center, you will join a dynamic team focused on leveraging AI-assisted tools to enhance malware analysis and detection. Your daily responsibilities include validating AI-generated analysis results, refining automated outputs, and conducting targeted reverse engineering on critical code paths. You will work with large datasets to identify high-impact threats and develop robust detections using YARA rules and behavioral heuristics. Key skills required are 7+ years of experience in malware labs or similar environments, proficiency in C/C++ and Python, familiarity with Ghidra and IDA Pro, and a strong understanding of reverse engineering concepts such as x86/x64 assembly and common malware techniques. This role demands expertise in operating at scale while maintaining an adversarial mindset to uncover sophisticated threats.
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