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Target · 3 months ago

Senior Application Security Engineer

7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$95K/yr - $171K/yr

5+ years exp

Target is a leading retail company dedicated to helping families discover the joy of everyday life. They are seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to design, build, and operate security tooling and automation that integrates into development workflows, ensuring secure applications by collaborating with engineering teams and influencing architecture with practical security guidance.

CommunitiesE-CommerceRetailShopping

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate security tooling and automation that integrates deeply into development workflows (e.g., CI/CD, linting, auto-fix, click-to-fix flows)

Create solutions that make the secure path the easiest path — embedding guardrails, reducing manual fixes, and improving the developer experience at scale

Augment existing processes with a security lens: dependency scanning, SAST/DAST/SCA, supply chain risk, and automated remediations

Collaborate with product engineering teams to enable secure-by-default applications, influencing architecture and design with practical security guidance

Build “push-down” solutions such as rules, plugins, and pipeline integrations so that security issues are surfaced and fixed where code is written

Evaluate new opportunities to improve security across Target’s environment, targeting solutions that deliver the greatest impact

Maintain observability and feedback loops for security signals across production systems

Contribute to disaster recovery and incident response planning with a focus on application-layer resilience

Share knowledge and mentor teammates in security engineering practices, fostering a culture of curiosity and shared ownership

Qualification

Security toolingAutomationSecurity code reviewsCI/CD systemsJavaKotlinJavaScript/TypeScriptContainerizationOpen source dependenciesSAST/DAST toolsSecurity certificationsSoft skills

Required

Four-year degree or equivalent experience

5+ years in software development or security engineering with strong coding skills

Experience building or maintaining security tools, automations, or frameworks (e.g., integrating scanners, writing rules, developing CI/CD integrations)

Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript, and experience with containerization (e.g., Docker)

Experience working with CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)

Strong understanding of open source dependencies, supply chain risks, and SCA techniques

Familiarity with SAST/DAST tools and ability to translate results into actionable fixes

Practical experience in security code reviews, threat modeling, or vulnerability assessment

Demonstrated ability to embed security into developer workflows and improve the developer experience

Passion for staying current with security trends, tools, and developer-centric security models

Preferred

security certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, OSCP, GIAC, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent demonstrated expertise

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

Company

Target

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Target is a retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and others.

Founded in 1962

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.target.com

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