The pay range is $160,900.00 - $289,700.00Pay 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 .JOIN US AS A N ENGINEERING DIRECTOR - SECURITY ARCHITECT UREAbout UsWorking 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 (https://corporate.target.com/about) . Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers. But behind the brand our guests love, is a culture of continual innovation and right now, we are up to big things! Target’s security team is a place where innovation happens daily. Interested in a culture that combines ongoing learning, engineering excellence, and stellar outcomes? We are too – that’s why we work here. Join our team to improve Target’s security and move the business forward.As an Engineering Director, you’ll collaborate with technical and leadership teams across all of Target Tech to lead a team of security architects to ensure that systems are designed and built securely. You will lead your team to identify relevant security risks, develop appropriate mitigation strategies, integrate security functions and controls into the overall system architecture, evaluate and provide feedback on proposed architectures, and design secure architecture. This role is highly technical, and you bring a deep understanding of security risks, controls, mitigations, and standards to a collaborative and advisory role, helping the rest of the enterprise as new platforms and systems are built, and as existing ones are modified over time.Beyond the deep expertise, you have great interpersonal skills: our Security Architects are called upon to collaborate across the enterprise and have exceptional communication skills that enable open and cooperative partnerships.Expect t o :
Assist your team in driving technical decision making, adhering to Target platform architecture and other enterprise considerations. You’ll have a strong focus on team management and development
Establish good stakeholder communication, work closely with partner teams, and help drive requirements while being a strong advocate of efficient and secure coding practices across engineers
Build and manage a team of high performing architects and provide leadership, coaching, motivation and recommend staffing levels, operating procedures, tools, and systems for the team
Provide career development and performance management to a team of architects
Collaborate with system designers to integrate security requirements into the design phase of IT systems
Develop and maintain security architecture documentation, including security models, frameworks, and diagrams
Ensure that security architecture aligns with the organization’s business objectives and regulatory requirements
Understand security risks in order toidentify potential vulnerabilities and threats
Develop risk mitigation strategies and recommend appropriate security controls
Design and implement security solutions, including firewalls, encryption protocols, and access control mechanisms
Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure secure creation and deployment of IT systems
Provide guidance on secure coding practices
Prioritizedriving highly impactful changes that improve the business
Conduct full-stack architecture reviews of products and platforms
Provideexpertise on information security for complex systems and applications in cloud and on-prem environments
Design security reference architectures and create implementation/configuration guides
Provideexpertise on creation and implementation of security controls with an emphasis on cloud technologies
Efficiently assess and communicate risk accurately while negotiating priorities with cross-domain stakeholders
Collaborate with engineering teams to perform advanced security analysis on complex cloud systems, identifying gaps while contributing to design solutions and security requirements
About You :
4-year degree or equivalent work experience
10+ years of hands-on experience in technology with extensive knowledge of cybersecurity domains including Information Protection, Cloud Security, Networking Security, IAM, Automation and SIEM
Proven history of effectively utilizing a variety of security tools and technologies across diverse environments. The ideal candidate will not be limited to specific vendors or solutions but will possess the technical depth to comprehend and implement an end-to-end solution that aligns with our security architecture's requirements
Good understanding of security management workflows in large enterprise organizations and complex environments
Demonstrated understanding of the current threat landscape and the challenges that most organizations are facing
In-depth knowledge of security frameworks, standards, and best practices (e.g., NIST, ISO/IEC 27001)
Strong understanding of network security, cryptography, and secure software development
Polyglot programmer comfortable in many languages across different platforms
Expertise in containerization technologies and tools
4+ years of managing teams with a strong track record of delivery and success
4+ years of project management experience
Solid understanding of AI and ML
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
Stays current on relevant technologies with self-directed learning
Excellent written and verbal interpersonal skills with strong presentation abilities
Demonstrated curiosity and seeks out cross-team collaboration opportunities
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.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.Application deadline is : 01/09/2025
