# Principal Engineer supporting Threat Detection Operations

**Company**: Target
**Location**: Brooklyn Park, MN
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $168,000.00 - $303,000.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Principal Engineer supporting Threat Detection Operations sets the technical strategy for detection engineering, platforms, services, integrations, and automations that enable Target to detect cyber threats.

Key Responsibilities:

- Set and communicate the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for detection engineering

- Architect and lead the development of scalable, reliable detection capabilities

- Establish and drive engineering standards for detection content and production operations

- Lead the design, development, and lifecycle management of enterprise detection capabilities

- Provide hands-on, principal-level leadership for complex detection and visibility challenges

- Partner with incident responders, threat hunters, and technology teams to translate threat intelligence into scalable detection capabilities

- Assess the viability and implications of detection technologies and solutions

- Define metrics and feedback loops to measure detection coverage and effectiveness

- Influence telemetry and security data strategy

- Work with engineering and cybersecurity leaders to build a high-performing team

Requirements:

- 4-year degree or equivalent experience

- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, detection engineering, or related services

- Advanced Python programming and software engineering skills

- Demonstrated experience with SIEM and security analytics platforms

- Deep knowledge of detection engineering principles and adversary techniques

- Strong understanding of secure systems design and operations

- Proven leadership capabilities and influence

Benefits:

- Comprehensive health benefits and programs

- 401(k)

- Employee discount

- Short-term and long-term disability

- Paid sick leave and national holidays

- Paid vacation

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- APIs
- detection-as-code practices
- event-driven patterns
- cloud-native technologies
- SIEM
- security analytics platforms
- DevSecOps
- REST APIs
- SQL/NoSQL data stores
- Git
- PowerShell or Bash
- containers/Kubernetes
- cloud technologies

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