This role pays more than
62%
of similar roles. Most pay
$153,675–$209,500
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$185k
versus about
$182k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
58 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$98,000–$176,000
across 58 roles with salary data.
Lead Security Engineer – Proactive Security joins the Target Proactive Security organization to design, build, and scale security solutions for company technologies. This role involves defining security requirements, assessing risk, and developing mitigation strategies across diverse business lines and applications. The engineer will mentor team members in security concepts and engineering best practices while building new tools to force-multiply impact. Key responsibilities include managing findings, harmonizing business needs with security requirements, and leading enterprise-wide projects like patch management or risk management. Required skills include experience in domains such as vulnerability management, threat intelligence, application security, and incident response. Technical competencies involve on-prem and cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, Azure), common security tools (SIEM, DLP, IDS, IPS), frameworks (NIST, ISO/IEC 27001, PCI-DSS), and the use of AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT to improve security operations.