Lead Engineer, Operational Technology Security

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Brooklyn Park, MN
Salary: $132,000–$238,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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

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TL;DR · Lead Engineer, Operational Technology Security

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As a Lead Engineer – Operational Technology Security, you will join the Operational Technology Security team to operate, integrate, automate, and scale security across global supply chain and retail sites. You will own the engineering and day-to-day operation of the OT security platform, managing asset inventory, secure configuration, vulnerability management, and event visibility. Key responsibilities include building automation for finding and fixing coverage gaps, developing hardening patterns, and managing vendor relationships. You will utilize skills in Python, REST APIs, and industrial protocols like Modbus and DNP3 to secure environments involving PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems. The role requires applying ISA/IEC 62443 and NIST frameworks to solve complex security problems where operational availability, safety, and continuous product movement are critical business requirements.

Skills

OT Security ICS Purdue Model Modbus DNP3 OPC-UA EtherNet/IP PROFINET Python REST APIs Claroty XDome Nozomi Dragos Armis Tenable OT SCADA ISA/IEC 62443 NIST CSF NIST SP 800-82 Kafka BigQuery PowerBI Terraform CI/CD GitHub Actions Windows Linux

What you'll do

Own the engineering, configuration, and day-to-day operation of the OT security platform.
Expand and maintain sensor and collector coverage across global OT environments.
Build and manage OT asset discovery, reconciliation, classification, and enrichment processes.
Prioritize OT risks based on operational consequence, asset criticality, and remediation feasibility.
Develop and implement secure configuration hardening patterns for OT servers and industrial endpoints.
Build and maintain platform integrations and automation using APIs, connectors, and scripts.
Provide OT-specific triage, remediation guidance, and closure validation to infrastructure and site teams.
Manage daily vendor relationships, including support cases, roadmap feedback, and product evaluations.

What we're looking for

A 4-year degree or equivalent work experience is required.
Candidates must have 6+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering, infrastructure, or platform engineering.
Significant experience securing OT/ICS environments is required.
Candidates must have hands-on experience engineering and operating an OT asset visibility and exposure platform at enterprise scale.
A strong understanding of OT/ICS fundamentals, including the Purdue Model, PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and industrial switches is required.
Working knowledge of industrial protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, OPC-UA, EtherNet/IP, and PROFINET is required.
Scripting and automation skills in at least one language (e.g., Python) and experience with REST APIs are required.
Experience with Kafka, BigQuery, PowerBI, Terraform, CI/CD, or GitHub Actions is preferred.

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