Senior AI Security Engineer – Risk & Defense

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Disability insurance

Employee discount

Job summary

Target is seeking a Lead Engineer on the AI Security team to assess, validate, and continually improve the security of AI systems across Target Tech. You will identify security risks, evaluate controls, perform architectural reviews, and provide actionable recommendations to strengthen our AI security posture.

This highly technical role requires deep expertise in AI security, threat modeling, testing methodologies, and industry standards, with strong collaboration across engineering and product

Qualifications

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in technology with deep cybersecurity knowledge across domains.
• LLM security expertise (RAG, input validation, sandboxing).
• OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model Applications.
• Strong AI/ML understanding.
• Knowledge of prompt injection styles.
• Containerization technologies and tools.
• Experience with security frameworks (NIST, ISO/IEC 27001).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AI platform, product, and engineering teams to evaluate security posture of AI systems throughout their lifecycle.
• Define and evaluate security assessment methodologies, testing frameworks, and assurance standards for AI technologies.
• Develop and execute security validation strategies for AI systems, including threat modeling and adversarial testing.
• Conduct deep technical reviews of AI products, platforms, and architectures to identify security improvements.
• Partner with engineering teams to validate secure deployment patterns for AI workloads across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Identify emerging AI-specific threats and communicate potential business impact.

Skills

Software developer

Cybersecurity expertise

LLM security

AI/ML knowledge

Prompt injection

Containerization

Security frameworks

Interpersonal skills

Security governance

Education

4-year degree or equivalent experience

Tools

GCP security products

Vertex AI

AWS/Azure security

Job description

Target is seeking a Lead Engineer on the AI Security team to assess, validate, and continually improve the security of AI systems across Target Tech. You will identify security risks, evaluate controls, perform architectural reviews, and provide actionable recommendations to strengthen our AI security posture.

This highly technical role requires deep expertise in AI security, threat modeling, testing methodologies, and industry standards, with strong collaboration across engineering and product