Lead Engineer - Red Team

Roundel; Brooklyn Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Vision, dental, life insurance

Job summary

Target is seeking a Lead Engineer for Red Team to anchor the engineering effort and own the architecture supporting scalable product delivery. The role may be remote or hybrid within the United States, with the Brooklyn Park, MN area referenced for the designations.

You will shape end-to-end solutions and drive architectural choices to accelerate feature development. You will evaluate new technologies, lead testing and debugging, and establish standards for performance, security, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
• 7+ years of software development experience with full cycle implementations.
• Strong domain knowledge of Target's technology capabilities and competitors.
• Expertise across multiple languages and frameworks.
• Ability to lead architecture decisions and drive standards.
• Excellent communication with partners and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, own, and evolve product and platform architecture.
• Lead testing, debugging, and performance improvements at scale.
• Develop and maintain enterprise data models and standards.
• Drive disaster recovery planning and resilience.
• Mentor teams and promote reusable, scalable patterns.
• Plan resources, milestones, and manage risks.

Skills

Software development

Distributed systems

Architecture design

Data lifecycle management

Stakeholder communication

Performance optimization

Disaster recovery planning

Staying current with tech

Education

4 year degree or equivalent experience

Job description

## Lead Engineer - Red TeamApplyremote type: Remote or Hybridlocations: 7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445time type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R0000444492The pay range is $132,000.00 - $238,000.00Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may 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.**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.As a lead engineer, you serve as the technical anchor for the engineering team that supports a product. You create, own and are responsible for the application architecture that best serves the product in its functional and non-functional needs. You identify and drive architectural changes to accelerate feature development or improve the quality of service (or both). You have deep and broad engineering skills and are capable of standing up an architecture in its whole on your own, but you choose to influence a wider team by acting as a “force multiplier”. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a Lead Engineer, you’ll take the lead as you... Use your technology acumen to apply and maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies within specialized area(s) of the technology domain. Evaluate new technologies and participates in decision-making, accounting for several factors such as viability within Target’s technical environment, maintainability, and cost of ownership. Initiate and execute research and proof-of-concept activities for new technologies. Lead or set strategy for testing and debugging at the platform or enterprise level. In complex and unstructured situations, serve as an expert resource to create and improve standards and best practices to ensure high-performance, scalable, repeatable, and secure deliverables. Lead the design, lifecycle management, and total cost of ownership of services. Provide the team with thought leadership to promote re-use and develop consistent, scalable patterns. Participate in planning services that have enterprise impact. Provide suggestions for handling routine and moderately complex technical problems, escalating issues when appropriate. Gather information, data, and input from a wide variety of sources; identify additional resources when appropriate, engage with appropriate stakeholders, and conduct in-depth analysis of information. Provide suggestions for handling routine and moderately complex technical problems, escalating issues when appropriate. Develop plans and schedules, estimate resource requirements, and define milestones and deliverables. Monitor workflow and risks; play a leadership role in mitigating risks and removing obstacles. Lead and participate in complex construction, automation, and implementation activities, ensuring successful implementation with architectural and operational requirements met. Establish new standards and best practices to monitor, test, automate, and maintain IT components or systems. Serve as an expert resource in disaster recovery and disaster recovery planning. Stay current with Target’s technical capabilities, infrastructure, and technical environment. Develop fully attributed data models, including logical, physical, and canonical. Influence data standards, policies, and procedures. Install, configure, and/or tune data management solutions with minimal guidance. Monitor data management solution(s) and identify optimization opportunities.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 software development experience with at least one full cycle implementation • Demonstrates strong domain-specific knowledge regarding Target’s technology capabilities, and key competitors’ products and differentiating features • Demonstrates broad and deep expertise in multiple computer languages and frameworks (e.g., open source). Designs, develops, and approves end-to-end functionality of a product line, platform, or infrastructure • Communicates and coordinates with project team, partners, and stakeholders • Demonstrates expertise in analysis and optimization of systems capacity, performance, and operational health • Understands and develops solutions to foster data lifecycle management • Maintains deep technical knowledge within areas of expertise • Stays current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education • Experience in building highly scalable distributed systemsThis 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 works full-time from home or an alternate location 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 [e-mail]. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel. Application deadline is : 08/27/2026