Security Strategy and Program Leadership

• Help define the technical roadmap for the Application Security program.
• Develop strategies that scale security across a large engineering organization through automation, standardization, and self-service capabilities.
• Champion developer enablement by creating security guidance, reusable frameworks, documentation, and training.
• Establish and track metrics that measure program effectiveness and continuously improve security maturity.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Influence technical decisions through collaboration and technical leadership rather than organizational authority.
• Communicate security risks and recommendations effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor engineers and promote security best practices across the organization.

Problem Solving and Technical Leadership

• Solve complex application security challenges involving modern software architectures and cloud-native platforms.
• Drive continuous improvement across security tooling, developer workflows, and vulnerability management processes.
• Provide technical leadership during the investigation and remediation of significant application security issues.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description.

Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About You:

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering or equivalent industry work experience
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, application security or related security engineering roles
• Demonstrated expertise across SSDLC, SAST, DAST, SCA, Threat Modeling, and Penetration Testing
• Strong software development experience in one or more modern programming languages
• Experience integrating security into modern CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows
• Proven experience building and scaling Application Security programs across large engineering organizations
• Experience leveraging AI and Generative AI technologies to improve engineering productivity, security operations, or software development workflows
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate, implement, and govern AI-enabled solutions while considering security, privacy, and organizational risk
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams
• Experience securing cloud-native applications in AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
• Experience with Kubernetes, containers, APIs, and microservices architectures
• Experience developing custom security tooling or automation
• Knowledge of modern software supply chain security practices
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, GIAC, OSCP, or cloud security certifications a plus

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.

Benefits Eligibility

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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. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

Application deadline is : 10/29/2026