Principal Security Engineer: Security Strategy & Leadership

Target Corp; Brooklyn Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 303,000; Full time

Job summary

Target Corp is seeking a Principal Security Engineer for the Business Information Security Office (BISO) in Minnesota. You will design, build, and scale security solutions, defining requirements and mitigating risk across countless applications and stakeholders.

You will mentor engineers, lead enterprise security projects, and collaborate with on-prem and cloud teams to enforce secure-by-default practices, with a hybrid work arrangement and opportunities to influence security strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information security, computer science, or related field; 10+ years of engineering experience in information security domains.
• Master’s degree preferred; relevant certifications recognized.
• Experience defining security requirements, risk mitigation, and enterprise-wide projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale security solutions across Target technologies.
• Define security requirements, assess risk, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Lead and mentor security engineers; influence across peer and partner teams.
• Work with on-prem and cloud environments to enable secure-by-default practices.

Skills

Executive communication

Security engineering

Risk management

Threat intelligence

Incident response

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information security, computer science, or related field

Master’s degree in information security, computer science, or related field

Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CISM, OSCP)

Tools

SIEM

DLP

IDS/IPS

Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure)

Job description

Target Corp is seeking a Principal Security Engineer for the Business Information Security Office (BISO) in Minnesota. You will design, build, and scale security solutions, defining requirements and mitigating risk across countless applications and stakeholders.

You will mentor engineers, lead enterprise security projects, and collaborate with on-prem and cloud teams to enforce secure-by-default practices, with a hybrid work arrangement and opportunities to influence security strategy.