Senior Engineer, Red Team Operator

Target

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Brooklyn Park, MN
Salary
$98,000–$176,000 / yr
Posted
66 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $167k
This role $137k
$85k most similar roles pay here $220k

This role pays less than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $137,737–$196,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $137k versus about $167k 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.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineer, Red Team Operator

As a Senior Engineer - Red Team within the Cyber Fusion Center, you will perform adversary simulation to uncover risks, provide training for defenders, and measure existing security processes and technologies. Your daily responsibilities include consulting on, designing, and executing adversary emulation operations while researching real-world threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures to develop proof-of-concept tools and playbooks. You will work to bypass preventative and detective security controls, collaborate with Incident Response and Threat Intelligence teams, and educate non-security engineering teams. The role requires proficiency in Windows, Linux, or Mac internals and native tools, along with experience in Python, C#, Rust, Go, or C. You will solve complex technical issues by replicating the tools of in-the-wild threat actors to improve organizational security through proactive research and cross-functional collaboration.

What you'll do

  • Design and execute adversary emulation operations to uncover risks in the environment.
  • Research real-world threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures to develop proof-of-concept tools and playbooks.
  • Bypass preventative and detective security controls to achieve specific operational goals.
  • Partner with Incident Response and other stakeholders to identify and implement security improvements.
  • Collaborate with Threat Intelligence and Detection teams to conduct joint research on emerging threats.
  • Educate non-security engineering teams on security objectives and collaborative initiatives.
  • Develop and document internal tools and procedures to advance the team's strategic goals.

What we're looking for

  • A 4-year degree or equivalent experience is required.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in technology is required.
  • Strong offensive security knowledge is required.
  • Proficiency in Windows, Linux, or Mac internals and native tools is required.
  • Ability to replicate the tools and techniques of in-the-wild threat actors is desired.
  • Experience working with Blue Teams, including Incident Response or Detection, is desired.
  • Experience working in large, complex organizations is desired.
  • Proficiency in Python, C#, Rust, Go, or C skills is desired.

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