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An industry-leading retailer with corporate headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Target operates over 1,800 stores in 47 states, as well as several distribut

Lead Engineer – Network Security Monitoring

Location

Minnesota

Posted

5 days ago

Salary

$132K - $238K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree7 yrs expEnglishCyber Security

Job Description

Lead Engineer – Network Security Monitoring

Target

• ensure Cybersecurity visibility requirements are being met through collaboration with Target’s broader Network Engineering organization • be working closely with Cybersecurity stakeholders to develop and continually improve our visibility posture so network-based threats can be detected

Job Requirements

  • 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

Benefits

  • comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
  • 401(k)
  • employee discount
  • short term disability
  • long term disability
  • paid sick leave
  • paid national holidays
  • paid vacation

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