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The pay range is $132,000.00 - $238,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position.These include labor markets and in some instancesmay include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

JOIN TARGET CYBERSECURITY AS A LEAD ENGINEER - NETWORK SECURITY MONITORING

About Us

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture.Learn more about Target here.

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America's leading retailers. Target is one of the world's most recognized brands and one of America's leading retailers. But behind the brand our guests love, is a culture of continual innovation - and right now, we are up to big things. The Cyber Fusion Center is the heart of Target's security team and a place where innovation happens daily. Interested in a culture that combines invention and creative freedom, ongoing learning, engineering excellence, and stellar outcomes? We are, too - that's why we work here. Join our team to take new enterprise security solutions from concept to release, collaborating with both software & security engineers to innovate on helping defend Target's network using cutting-edge technologies. We are looking for professional network engineers who will ensure Cybersecurity visibility requirements are being met through collaboration with Target's broader Network Engineering organization. You will also be working closely with Cybersecurity stakeholders to develop and continually improve our visibility posture so network-based threats can be detected.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About You

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in network engineering, network visibility architecture and design
• Demonstrated expertise in deploying, supporting, and optimizing network traffic analysis hardware, platforms, and monitoring tools
• Strong understanding of network protocols and experience analyzing network traffic to identify operational or security-related issues
• Able to effectively communicate engineering solutions through detailed high-level and low-level technical diagrams and documentation
• Proven experience analyzing and optimizing system capacity, performance, scalability, and operational health
• Maintains deep technical knowledge within core domains and applies that knowledge to solve complex engineering challenges
• Continuously develops technical skills through formal training, industry research, and self-directed learning
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills with the ability to operate effectively in complex environments

Additional Skills We Are Interested In

• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python, Bash, or Go for automation, data analysis, and operational tooling
• Experience analyzing and investigating security or network telemetry using platforms such as Kibana, Google SecOps, or similar analytics tools
• Experience developing, maintaining, and tuning Zeek and Suricata rules to improve network threat detection and monitoring fidelity
• Strong Linux system administration skills, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, and operational support in large-scale environments
• Experience designing and optimizing high-performance bare metal and containerized deployments for network monitoring and security workloads
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Docker Compose, and building performant containerized application stacks
• Familiarity with configuration management and orchestration platforms such as SaltStack or Ansible
• Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, deployment, and operational workflows
• Experience developing or enhancing monitoring, testing, or validation frameworks to improve visibility and operational reliability
• Hands-on experience working with Linux systems, Docker containers, and version control platforms such as Git.

This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as "Flex for Your Day") work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Remote work arrangement means the team member worksfull-time from home oran alternatelocation that's not a Target location, does not have a desk at a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target.

Benefits Eligibility

Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_E

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

Application deadline is : 07/30/2026