Principal Security Engineer – Business Information Security Office (BISO)
At a glance
Senior Security Engineering role at Target. Remote, United States · full-time · $168,000–$303,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Design and expand security solutions that protect Target technologies across business and technology teams
- Translate business and technical needs into security requirements, risk reviews and mitigation plans
- Build security capabilities that extend your engineering impact across partner teams
- Coach colleagues on security principles and sound engineering practices
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in information security, computer science or a related field, or equivalent related experience
- At least ten years of engineering work in one or more information security areas
- At least five years directing technical work alongside strategic planning
- Experience setting security requirements, tracking findings and reducing risk across varied business lines and applications
Who this fits
This senior principal role suits an experienced security engineer who can lead technical and strategic work, influence partner teams and mentor colleagues. It may be remote or hybrid, depending on Target’s needs; remote employees may travel to headquarters up to four times yearly. Work must be performed within the country of the primary work location.
From the employer
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.
About Us
Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.
Cybersecurity at Target is on a mission to secure the systems, tools, and processes that team members and guests interact with every day. We drive industry-leading technologies in support of every angle of the business, and help ensure that Target operates smoothly, securely, and reliably from the inside out. If you’re excited by the opportunity to demonstrate strong ownership and deep technical expertise while solving complex security challenges at scale, we invite you to join us as a Principal Security Engineer for the Business Information Security Office (BISO) organization!
As the Principal Security Engineer for BISO, you will take ownership in designing, building, and scaling security solutions to secure Target technologies. Leveraging your security and risk management experience, you will work across Target technology and business teams define security requirements, assess risk, and develop mitigation strategies. You will leverage your deep engineering and technical expertise to force-multiply your impact by building new security solutions and influencing across your peers and partner teams. Finally, you will act as a leader within our organization, constantly working to uplevel our team by mentoring your team members in security concepts and engineering best practices.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
About You
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 (e.g., vulnerability management, threat intelligence, application security, incident response, risk management, etc.)
5+ years of experience leading both technical and strategic planning and strategy
Experience defining security requirements, managing findings, and mitigating risk across dozens of unique business lines, hundreds of distinct applications, and thousands of stakeholders
Preferred
Master’s degree in information security, computer science, or related field; or related experience
5+ years of engineering experience in Operational Technology (OT) or Internet-of-Things (IOT) security
5+ years of engineering experience in network architecture, network design, or network segmentation
Experience designing, developing, and scaling security solutions that enable developers and technology solutions to be “secure-by-default” (e.g., auto-patching, credential rotation, etc.)
Demonstrated experience harmonizing and aligning business needs with security requirements to ensure security threats and risks are properly identified and managed
Executive-level communication skills, both verbal and written, capable of effectively articulating technical topics to a wide range of stakeholders to drive understanding and alignment
Proven ability to own enterprise-wide security projects or programs (e.g. Patch Management, Risk Management, etc.), including building project plans, identifying stakeholders, communicating progress, and addressing roadblocks
Experience with both on-prem (e.g., bare metal servers, firewalls, etc.) and cloud-based (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure, etc.) infrastructure
Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to measurably improve the effectiveness or operations of a security tool or mechanism
Experience with common security tooling (e.g., SIEM, DLP, IDS, IPS, etc.)
Experience with common security frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO/IEC 27001, PCI-DSS, etc.)
Relevant security industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, OSCP, etc.)
This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, 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. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.
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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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 : 11/20/2026
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