Senior Engineer, Red Team Operator

Target

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Brooklyn Park, MN
Salary: $98,000–$176,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 6 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Nov 30, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 72 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $98,000–$176,000 across 55 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineer, Red Team Operator

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The Senior Engineer - Red Team joins the Cyber Fusion Center to conduct adversary emulation operations that uncover organizational risk and measure defensive processes. This role involves consulting on, designing, and executing operations to bypass preventative and detective security controls while researching real-world threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures. You will develop proof-of-concept tools and playbooks, collaborate with Cyber Threat Intelligence and Detection teams, and partner with non-security engineering teams to educate others on security. Required skills include proficiency in Windows, Linux, or Mac internals and native tools, alongside strong offensive security knowledge. Desirable technical skills include experience with Python, C#, Rust, Go, or C. The work focuses on simulating adversary behavior to identify improvement opportunities and providing direct training for defenders.

Skills

Red Team Adversary Emulation Offensive Security Python C# Rust Go C Windows Linux Mac Incident Response Threat Intelligence Threat Hunting Purple Team Proof-of-Concept

What you'll do

Consult on, design, and execute adversary emulation operations.
Conduct research into real-world threat actor tactics to develop proof-of-concept tools and playbooks.
Bypass preventative and detective security controls to accomplish operational goals.
Partner with Incident Response and other stakeholders to identify security improvement opportunities.
Collaborate with Threat Intelligence, Detection, and Threat Hunting teams on security research.
Educate non-security engineering teams and collaborate on shared operational objectives.
Design new testing methods and resolve complex technical issues with minimal assistance.

What we're looking for

A 4-year degree or equivalent experience is required.
Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in technology.
Experience in offensive security or defensive security is preferred.
Strong offensive security knowledge is required.
Proficiency in Windows, Linux, or Mac internals and native tools is required.
Deep Red Team adversary emulation experience is preferred.
Experience working with Blue Teams, including Incident Response or Detection, is preferred.
Experience working in large, complex organizations is preferred.

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