Lead Engineer - Insider Risk

Target • Brooklyn Park, NC

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Lead Engineer - Insider Risk will be pivotal in the protection of Target’s data, systems, and intellectual property by ensuring employees do not conduct malicious activities. In this role, you will play a critical part in safeguarding enterprise data, protecting customer trust in Target, and strengthening the organization’s overall security posture against insider threats by improving detection visibility and fidelity within our UEBA, alerting functionality, and responding and mitigating all identified threats.

Requirements

• 4 year degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years in cybersecurity with a focus in Incident Response, DLP, and Insider Threat
• Extensive experience with DLP tools (e.g. ZScaler, ForcePoint, Symantec)
• Deep understanding of Insider Threat methodologies and behavioral analytics to differentiate between uncommon and malicious activity
• Demonstrated programming experience in Python, PowerShell or equivalent
• Experience with maintaining SIEM, UEBA, EDR, and cloud security platforms
• Demonstrated ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships and influence enterprise security strategy
• Experience working closely with cyber threat intelligence, incident response, or detection engineering teams
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate complex, ambiguous security challenges
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex concepts clearly to technical and executive audiences
• Commitment to operational excellence, safety, and continuous improvement
• Self-directed learner who stays current with evolving cybersecurity threats, technologies and best practices

Nice To Haves

• Help lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of the Insider Threat and DLP programs.
• Define metrics through which we can ensure our coverage is comprehensive, effective, and efficient in an ever-changing threat landscape.
• Cross train with other teams within the Cyber Fusion Center such as Cyber Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, Security Architecture, and Enterprise Incident Management.
• Assist in implementation of net new DLP capabilities and ITP UEBA engine.
• Become proficient in workflow automation within our SOAR platform and automate previously manual processes.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate and maintain DLP technologies across endpoints, network sensors, cloud platforms, and email systems.
• Conduct root cause analysis, recommend remediation actions, and institute blocking procedures as needed to prevent similar risk moving forward.
• Integrate DLP tools with SIEM, UEBA, CASB, and endpoint detection platforms.
• Conduct continuous improvement of custom rules based on tradecraft knowledge, anomaly detection hunts, threat intelligence, and previous cases.
• Work closely with Employee Relations, Human Resources, Security Architecture, and policy teams to improve Target’s overall security posture and move from detection to prevention.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree