Senior Threat Detection Engineer - AI for Fraud (Hybrid)

Target (old); Brooklyn Park (MN); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Target is hiring a Senior Engineer in Threat Detection Engineering for a hybrid role in Brooklyn Park, MN. You will design and implement scalable detection tools, integrate AI/automation to streamline investigations, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to surface actionable insights while maintaining investigator focus.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in security or threat detection, strong experience with Kotlin/Java, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL, and React, and excellent analytical and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in threat detection or related security role.
• Experience with Kotlin/Java, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL databases, and React.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain threat detection tooling and workflows.
• Leverage AI and automation to reduce manual work for investigators.
• Collaborate with engineers, analysts and investigators to deploy production-ready solutions.
• Build scalable, reliable data pipelines and dashboards for investigations.

Skills

Kotlin/Java

Kafka

SQL/NoSQL databases

React UI development

LLM coding assistants

Threat detection

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

Gradle

Job description

Target is hiring a Senior Engineer in Threat Detection Engineering for a hybrid role in Brooklyn Park, MN. You will design and implement scalable detection tools, integrate AI/automation to streamline investigations, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to surface actionable insights while maintaining investigator focus.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in security or threat detection, strong experience with Kotlin/Java, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL, and React, and excellent analytical and