Target
Lead Engineer - Red Team
$132K–$238K
7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445 · Remote or Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Experience
- Four years minimum in offensive security and/or defensive security.
About the job
Leads and conducts adversary emulation operations to identify organizational security risks, train defenders, and improve security tools, processes, and collaboration.
What you'll do
- Plan and execute adversary emulation operations, including researching threat actor tactics and bypassing security controls.
- Mentor and train operators, communicate findings, and support defenders and partner teams.
- Improve tools and procedures, and collaborate across security and non-security teams.
What they ask for
- Four years minimum experience in offensive security and/or defensive security.
- Strong offensive security knowledge.
- Strong understanding of the impact of Red Team work on an organization and its customers.
- Ability to resolve complex technical issues with minimal assistance and communicate technical issues in training or mentorship settings.
Nice to have
- Deep Red Team adversary emulation experience; experience with Blue Teams, including Incident Response or Detection, or in large, complex organizations.
- Python, C#, Rust, Go, or C skills; ability to replicate in-the-wild threat actor tools and techniques.
Pay
$132,000.00 - $238,000.00 (base salary)
Tools
Github, JIRA, Python, C#, Rust, Go, C
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