Lead Engineer, Operational Technology Security

Target

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Brooklyn Park, MN
Salary
$132,000–$238,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
2 days ago
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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

As a Lead Engineer on the Operational Technology Security team, you will 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. Your daily work involves developing automation to distribute findings, expanding sensor coverage, and building asset discovery and reconciliation tools. You must utilize skills in Python, REST APIs, and industrial protocols like Modbus, DNP3, and OPC-UA. You will apply knowledge of the Purdue Model, ISA/IEC 62443, and NIST frameworks to secure PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems. The role solves the critical business problem of maintaining operational availability and safety while securing industrial control systems against cyber threats.

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 shared engineering requirements and technical patterns for network segmentation and vendor access.
  • 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.
  • 6+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering, infrastructure, or platform engineering is required.
  • Significant experience securing OT/ICS environments is required.
  • Hands-on experience engineering and operating an OT asset visibility and exposure platform at enterprise scale is required.
  • 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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