This role pays less than
89%
of similar roles. Most pay
$144,350–$191,595
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$137k
versus about
$168k
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.
Senior Engineer – Workload Identity Platform (SPIFFE/SPIRE) joins the Identity Engineering team to design, build, and operate workload identity solutions for cloud-native environments. This role focuses on providing secure authentication and authorization for applications and infrastructure by implementing SPIFFE/SPIRE-based identity services and integrating them with Kubernetes environments. The engineer will manage SPIRE Server and Agent infrastructure, handle X.509 SVID and JWT-SVID lifecycle management, and develop custom SPIRE extensions or node attestors. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Go, experience with Linux systems, and expertise in Kubernetes administration using Helm for configuration management. The role addresses the challenge of securing service-to-service communication through Zero Trust principles. Candidates will also manage trust domains, automate identity lifecycle processes, and troubleshoot complex certificate issues while mentoring other engineers to establish best practices across the enterprise's distributed systems.