Senior Engineer – Threat Detection Operations

Target

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Brooklyn Park, MN
Salary: $98,000–$176,000 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role $137k

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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 51 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineer – Threat Detection Operations

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As a Senior Engineer – Threat Detection Operations at Target’s Cyber Fusion Center, you will play a pivotal role in advancing the company's ability to detect and respond to sophisticated cyber threats. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and deploying production-ready detections across various security platforms such as SIEM, EDR, cloud, identity, and network security technologies. You will collaborate closely with threat intelligence, incident response, and platform engineering teams to develop high-fidelity detection logic that minimizes false positives while maximizing coverage against adversary tactics. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in cybersecurity, particularly in developing detections informed by threat intelligence and data science techniques, and is proficient in scripting languages like Python or PowerShell for automation. This role requires a strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK frameworks and the ability to measure detection performance effectively.

Skills

Python PowerShell Bash AWS GCP Azure SIEM EDR MITRE ATT&CK CI/CD Terraform Kubernetes Prometheus Docker LLMs AI-Assisted Workflows Graph-Based Threat Detection Security Data Modeling Feature Engineering

What you'll do

Design and deploy production-ready detections across various security platforms.
Translate threat intelligence into scalable detection logic to identify malicious activity.
Develop and tune behavioral and statistical detections to minimize false positives.
Collaborate with teams to resolve detection gaps and improve visibility posture.
Validate detection coverage against adversary tactics using MITRE ATT&CK framework.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in cybersecurity with a focus on developing detections informed by threat intelligence.
Experience developing and tuning detections across SIEM, EDR, cloud security, and analytics platforms.
Strong understanding of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) using frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.
Scripting skills with languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automating security workflows.
Analytical and problem-solving skills to evaluate security telemetry and identify detection opportunities.
Experience with cloud security monitoring across AWS, GCP, or Azure environments.

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