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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Engineer - Workload Identity Platform (SPIFFE/SPIRE) - **Company:** Target Brands, Inc. - **Location:** Brooklyn Park, MN, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $98,000.0 - $176,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Intrusion Detection Systems, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Open Source Technology, Public Key Infrastructure, X.509, Zero Trust Network Access, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Cloud Platform System, Spring Cloud, Istio, Delivery Pipeline, Multi-Cloud, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Linkerd (Service Mesh), Api Design, Microservices - **Published:** June 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://corporate.target.com/jobs/w16/79/senior-engineer-%E2%80%93-workload-identity-platform-spiffe-spire ## About the Role Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits., * Four-year degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. * 5+ years of software engineering experience designing, developing, and supporting production systems. * 2+ years of hands-on experience with SPIFFE/SPIRE or equivalent workload identity technologies. * Strong software development experience in Go. * Experience building and operating cloud-native applications and services in Kubernetes environments. * Experience designing and troubleshooting distributed systems and microservice-based architectures. * Experience implementing workload authentication, identity, and trust solutions for cloud-native platforms. * Experience developing APIs, integrations, or platform services that operate at scale. * Strong problem-solving, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills. * Ability to work across teams and influence technical solutions through collaboration and engineering excellence. Required Technical Skills Workload Identity & SPIFFE/SPIRE * Hands-on experience deploying and operating SPIRE Server and SPIRE Agents. * Strong understanding of SPIFFE IDs, trust domains, and workload identity concepts. * Experience implementing and managing X.509 SVIDs and JWT-SVIDs. * Experience with workload and node attestation mechanisms. * Familiarity with SPIRE Registration APIs and Workload APIs. * Experience developing or extending SPIRE integrations. Software Engineering * Strong proficiency in Go. * Experience building APIs, services, and distributed systems in Go. * Experience developing integrations, plugins, or extensions for cloud-native platforms. * Experience with Linux environments and troubleshooting. * Experience with CI/CD automation and deployment pipelines. Kubernetes & Cloud-Native Technologies * Kubernetes administration and operations. * Helm-based deployments and configuration management. * Containerized application architectures. * Cloud-native identity and workload security patterns. * Experience operating services in production Kubernetes environments. Preferred Qualifications * Experience developing custom SPIRE node attestors or workload attestors. * Experience extending SPIRE through custom plugins or integrations. * Experience with Istio, Linkerd, or other service mesh technologies. * Experience with Envoy proxy configuration and integration. * Experience implementing mTLS for service-to-service authentication. * Experience with Open Policy Agent (OPA). * Experience with PKI and certificate lifecycle management. * Experience with Java and/or Python. * Experience operating SPIRE in large-scale Kubernetes environments. * Experience with multi-cluster or multi-cloud workload identity architectures. * Contributions to SPIFFE, SPIRE, Kubernetes, Envoy, or related open-source communities., Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_D ## Description The Identity Engineering team is responsible for delivering modern identity capabilities that secure workloads, applications, and infrastructure. We are investing in cloud-native workload identity solutions that leverage SPIFFE/SPIRE and Zero Trust principles to provide secure service-to-service communication across Target's technology ecosystem. About the Job As a Senior Engineer on the Workload Identity Platform team, you will help design, build, and operate workload identity solutions that enable secure authentication and authorization for applications and infrastructure across cloud-native environments. You will work closely with platform engineering, security, infrastructure, and application teams to implement and scale SPIFFE/SPIRE-based identity services, integrate with Kubernetes environments, and automate identity lifecycle management. You will contribute to architecture decisions, lead complex technical initiatives, and mentor engineers while helping establish best practices for workload identity across the enterprise. Core Responsibilities * Design, implement, and support workload identity solutions using SPIFFE/SPIRE. * Deploy, configure, and operate SPIRE Server and SPIRE Agent infrastructure. * Design and manage SPIFFE trust domains and workload identity models. * Implement and support X.509 SVID and JWT-SVID issuance, validation, rotation, and lifecycle management. * Develop and maintain workload registration and attestation processes. * Design and implement integrations between SPIRE, Kubernetes, and enterprise platforms. * Develop custom SPIRE extensions, plugins, node attestors, or workload attestors where required. * Partner with engineering teams to onboard workloads and applications to workload identity services. * Implement identity-aware authentication and authorization patterns for distributed systems. * Troubleshoot complex identity, authentication, authorization, and certificate lifecycle issues. * Contribute to platform automation, observability, reliability, and operational excellence. * Participate in architecture reviews and technical design discussions. * Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices. ## Related Videos - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [API Design - Getting Started](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/33-api-design-getting-started) - [Migrating half a million users to a new payment service provider](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/730-migrating-half-a-million-users-to-a-new-payment-service-provider) - [Get started with securing your cloud-native Java microservices applications](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/123-get-started-with-securing-your-cloud-native-java-microservices-applications) - [Rest API Antipatterns](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100208-rest-api-antipatterns) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Does The Tech Industry Have The Best Work-life Balance?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/427-does-the-tech-industry-have-the-best-work-life-balance) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/162-highest-paying-tech-companies-in-europe)