Lead Engineer, Red Team

Target

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Brooklyn Park, MN
Salary
$132,000–$238,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
6 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Nov 30, 2026

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About Target

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 92 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $98,000–$176,000 across 68 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Engineer, Red Team

The Lead Engineer - Red Team joins the Cyber Fusion Center to conduct adversary simulation operations that uncover organizational risk. This operator role involves leading and mentoring junior operators while executing strategic adversary emulation plans to bypass preventative and detective security controls. You will research real-world threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures to develop proof-of-concept tools and playbooks. Key responsibilities include consulting on designs, collaborating with Cyber Threat Intelligence and Incident Response teams, and presenting findings to stakeholders. The role requires proficiency in Python, C#, Rust, Go, or C to read and write code for red team goals. You will utilize Github and JIRA to manage projects while solving complex technical problems to improve security processes and provide direct training to defenders.

What you'll do

  • Design and execute adversary emulation operations to uncover security risks.
  • Research real-world threat actor tactics to develop proof-of-concept tools and playbooks.
  • Bypass preventative and detective security controls to achieve operational goals.
  • Lead and train junior operators on red team techniques and procedures.
  • Partner with incident response and threat hunting teams to identify improvement opportunities.
  • Write and read code to accomplish red team objectives and build infrastructure.
  • Present operational findings and security risks to various internal groups.
  • Manage project tasks and priorities using tools like GitHub and JIRA.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum of four years of experience in offensive security and/or defensive security.
  • Demonstrate strong offensive security knowledge.
  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of the impact of Red Team work on an organization and its customers.
  • Read and write code to accomplish red team goals.
  • Deeply understand red team infrastructure.
  • Communicate technical issues clearly and respectfully in a training or mentorship setting.
  • Resolve complex technical issues with minimal assistance.
  • Deep Red Team adversary emulation experience (preferred).
  • Experience working on or with Blue Teams, including Incident Response, or Detection (preferred).
  • Experience working in large, complex organizations (preferred).
  • Proficiency in Python, C#, Rust, Go, or C skills (preferred).
  • Ability to replicate the tools and techniques of in-the-wild threat actors (preferred).

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