About Red Team
Target's Red Team uses adversary simulation to uncover risk in our environment, provide training opportunities to defenders, and measure the processes and technology defending the organization. We leverage a high level of collaboration between teams as we drive organizational improvement. Our objective-driven operations are supplemented with direct training and development, Purple Team work, and consulting within the company on security. As a Red Team Senior Engineer, you will conduct operations, contribute to the team, and influence team direction.
Red Team members regularly
Consult on, design, and execute adversary emulation operations
Conduct research into real-world threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures to develop proof-of-concept tools and playbooks
Bypass preventative and detective security controls to accomplish operational goals
Partner with the Cyber Security Incident Response Team and other stakeholders in the organization to identify improvement opportunities
Collaborate with Cyber Threat Intelligence, Detection, and Threat Hunting engineers and analysts on research
Work with non-security engineering teams to educate, and collaborate on operational objectives
Expect To
Execute adversary emulation and simulation operations
Bypass preventative and detective controls to accomplish operational goals
Conduct research into the real-world threat actors, techniques, and procedures to develop and document proof-of-concept tools and playbooks
Take direction from Lead and Principal engineers on specific tool documentation tasks to advance team's overall strategic goals
Partner with the cybersecurity Incident Response Team, Threat Management, and other stakeholders in the organization to identify improvement opportunities
Collaborate with Cyber Threat Intelligence, Detection, and Threat Hunting engineers and analysts on research
Work with non-security engineering teams to educate, and collaborate on operational objectives
Consistently grow in your abilities
Partner with other Team Members to improve tools and procedures, including development
About You
4-year degree or equivalent experience
3+ years minimum experience in technology, time in offensive security or defensive is preferred
Strong offensive security knowledge
Proficiency in Windows, Linux, or Mac internals and native tools
Demonstrates understanding of the impact of Red Team work on an organization and its customers
Seeks out cross-functional collaboration opportunities
Designs new testing methods and resolves routine and non-routine technical issues with minimal assistance
Stays current on relevant technologies with self-directed learning
Desirable Skills
Deep Red Team adversary emulation experience
Experience working on or with Blue Teams, including Incident Response, or Detection
Experience working in large, complex organizations
Python, C#, Rust, Go, or C skills
Solving difficult problems, and creatively subverting systems
Ability to replicate the tools and techniques of in-the-wild threat actors
Follows Threat Actor trends impacting organizational security
This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as "Flex for Your Day") work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Remote work arrangement means the team member works full-time from home or an alternate location that's not a Target location, does not have a desk at a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target.
Benefits Eligibility
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.
Application deadline is : 11/29/2026
