Senior Threat Detection Engineer — Data-Driven Security

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Employee discounts

Job summary

Target is seeking a Senior Engineer for Threat Detection Operations in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. This role revolves around enhancing the company's ability to detect and respond to threats through the development of high-quality detections.

Your responsibilities will include designing detections across various security platforms and collaborating with teams to turn threat intelligence into effective security signals, all while operating in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity, including 3 years in developing detections.
• Experience with security analytics platforms.
• Strong understanding of adversary tactics and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain production-ready detections for various security platforms.
• Translate threat intelligence into actionable detection logic.
• Measure and report on detection performance.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Detection engineering

Data-driven development

Python scripting

Cloud security monitoring

Education

4-year degree in cybersecurity, computer science, or related field

Tools

SIEM

EDR

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Target is seeking a Senior Engineer for Threat Detection Operations in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. This role revolves around enhancing the company's ability to detect and respond to threats through the development of high-quality detections.

Your responsibilities will include designing detections across various security platforms and collaborating with teams to turn threat intelligence into effective security signals, all while operating in a hybrid work environment.