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Senior Engineer, Security Testing Services - Penetration Testing

Employer
Target
Location
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Start date
Oct 26, 2022
Closing date
Oct 30, 2022

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Category
Retail / Wholesale
Employment Status
Full Time
Description:

About us:

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America's leading retailers.

Target as a tech company? Absolutely. We're the behind-the-scenes powerhouse that fuels Target's passion and commitment to cutting-edge innovation. We anchor every facet of one of the world's best-loved retailers with a strong technology framework that relies on the latest tools and technologies-and the brightest people-to deliver incredible value to guests online and in stores. Target Technology Services is on a mission to offer the systems, tools and support that guests and team members need and deserve. Our high-performing teams balance independence with collaboration, and we pride ourselves on being versatile, agile, and creative. 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.

As a Senior Engineer, Security Testing Services - Penetration Testing you serve as a security technical specialist delivering the engineering that powers the product. You develop keen insight into the technical architecture and design to deliver robust and scalable solutions. You constantly demonstrate the depth of your expertise by identifying and solving security problems. You are passionate about the quality of solutions and balance between speed of delivering new features and robustness of the secure components you recommend. You can handle operational issues with little or no oversight. You actively review solutions to ensure the software quality and functional accuracy is maintained across the team. You are keen to learn the design and configuration of the product and participate in ceremonies that can influence both. Use your skills, experience, and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals.

As a Sr Engineer, you'll take the lead as you provide Penetration Testing and Application Security Testing services to Target's product teams. The Penetration Testing Team is responsible for the automated and manual analysis of systems and applications in an effort to identify security flaws. The team proactively finds security vulnerabilities and strengthens security offerings using coordinated simulated attacks against Target-owned systems and resources using pre-defined and approved methodology. As a senior engineer, you will independently conduct pentests, and suggest improvements to the testing process. You will detect and exploit vulnerabilities manually and develop tools and techniques to assist the team with improving skills and capabilities. You will also contribute to Target's overall security learning and posture.

Core responsibilities are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

  • Demonstrate familiarity with current and emerging security technologies in own scope of responsibility, and develops ability to apply these technologies
  • Understand concepts and industry standards for Web Application, API/Web Service and Infrastructure penetration testing
  • Demonstrate and continuously builds upon domain-specific knowledge
  • Demonstrate proficiency in scripting or programming
  • Possess working knowledge of industry security standards used within specific domain and participates in building secure solutions and services
  • Stay current with new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education
  • Understand intermediate computing concepts such as: Application Architecture (two tier / three tier / microservices) Network Segmentation, Protocol recognition (i.e. SSL/TLS, SSH)
  • Understand how testing tools and technologies work
  • Proficient with at least one operating system


Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Target will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please visit your nearest Target store or Distribution Center or reach out to Guest Services at 1-800-440-0680 for additional information.

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