Lead Engineer - Network Security Monitoring

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America's leading retailers. Target is one of the world's most recognized brands and one of America's leading retailers. But behind the brand our guests love, is a culture of continual innovation - and right now, we are up to big things. The Cyber Fusion Center is the heart of Target's security team and a place where innovation happens daily. Interested in a culture that combines invention and creative freedom, ongoing learning, engineering excellence, and stellar outcomes? We are, too - that's why we work here. Join our team to take new enterprise security solutions from concept to release, collaborating with both software & security engineers to innovate on helping defend Target's network using cutting-edge technologies. We are looking for professional network engineers who will ensure Cybersecurity visibility requirements are being met through collaboration with Target's broader Network Engineering organization. You will also be working closely with Cybersecurity stakeholders to develop and continually improve our visibility posture so network-based threats can be detected.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in network engineering, network visibility architecture and design
• Demonstrated expertise in deploying, supporting, and optimizing network traffic analysis hardware, platforms, and monitoring tools
• Strong understanding of network protocols and experience analyzing network traffic to identify operational or security-related issues
• Able to effectively communicate engineering solutions through detailed high-level and low-level technical diagrams and documentation
• Proven experience analyzing and optimizing system capacity, performance, scalability, and operational health
• Maintains deep technical knowledge within core domains and applies that knowledge to solve complex engineering challenges
• Continuously develops technical skills through formal training, industry research, and self-directed learning
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills with the ability to operate effectively in complex environments

Additional Skills We Are Interested In

• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python, Bash, or Go for automation, data analysis, and operational tooling
• Experience analyzing and investigating security or network telemetry using platforms such as Kibana, Google SecOps, or similar analytics tools
• Experience developing, maintaining, and tuning Zeek and Suricata rules to improve network threat detection and monitoring fidelity
• Strong Linux system administration skills, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, and operational support in large-scale environments
• Experience designing and optimizing high-performance bare metal and containerized deployments for network monitoring and security workloads
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Docker Compose, and building performant containerized application stacks
• Familiarity with configuration management and orchestration platforms such as SaltStack or Ansible
• Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, deployment, and operational workflows
• Experience developing or enhancing monitoring, testing, or validation frameworks to improve visibility and operational reliability
• Hands-on experience working with Linux systems, Docker containers, and version control platforms such as Git.

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