Target
Principal Security Engineer – Business Information Security Office (BISO)
$168K–$303K
7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445 · Remote or Hybrid · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of security-domain engineering experience; 5+ years leading technical and strategic planning and strategy.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in information security, computer science, or related field; or related experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target.
About the job
Designs and scales security solutions for Target, defines security requirements, assesses and mitigates risk across business and technology teams, and mentors colleagues.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and scale security solutions for Target technologies.
- Define security requirements, assess risk, and develop mitigation strategies with business and technology teams.
- Mentor team members in security concepts and engineering practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in information security, computer science, or related field; or related experience.
- 10+ years of engineering experience in one or more information security domains.
- 5+ years of experience leading technical and strategic planning and strategy.
- Experience defining security requirements, managing findings, and mitigating risk across many business lines, applications, and stakeholders.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of engineering experience in Operational Technology (OT) or Internet-of-Things (IOT) security.
- Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to measurably improve security tool or mechanism effectiveness or operations.
Pay
$168,000.00 - $303,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
Claude, ChatGPT, GCP, AWS, Azure, SIEM, DLP, IDS
AI focus
Preferred experience using AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT to measurably improve the effectiveness or operations of a security tool or mechanism.
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