Cybersecurity Analyst - CSIRT

The pay range is $69,800.00 - $125,700.00

Pay 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.

About Us
As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.

Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together.

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 Cybersecurity Analyst - CSIRT, you’ll take the lead as you detect and assess cyber security events and incidents across the Target environment. In this role, you will collaborate and utilize problem solving skills as you work among a team of skilled analysts to address complex or difficult problems within a 24x7 Cyber Fusion Center (CFC) environment. You will implement new processes and procedures as identified by the CSIRT and the CFC Leadership to ensure continuous improvements to monitor, detect and mitigation capabilities. You will use your expertise to monitor SIEM and logging environments for security events and alerts to potential (or active) threats, intrusions, and/or compromises. You will work to understand the global threat landscape by working with Target Cyber Threat Intel team to maintain awareness. You will assist with triaging service requests from customers and internal teams and will escalate cyber security events according to Target’s Cyber Security Incident Response Plan. Additionally, you will assist with containment of threats and remediation of environment during or after an incident. You’ll act as a participant during Cyber Hunt activities at the direction of one or more Target Incident Commanders. You will leverage your reporting expertise and document event analysis and will write comprehensive reports of incident investigations.

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

Note: This is a shift position eligible for 2 CSIRT shift openings. If you are applying for this role, you acknowledge and accept the days and times of the assigned shift.

Shift 1: 05:30 – 15:30 CT, Sunday to Wednesday

Shift 3: 05:30 – 15:30 CT, Tuesday to Friday

About You

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in a Security Operations Centers or Cyber Security Incident Response Teams in lieu of education requirement
• Security certification (e.g. Security+, GCIA, GCIH, CISSP)
• Experience managing cases with enterprise SOAR, SIEM and/or Incident Management systems
• Experience supporting network and host investigations
• Ability to demonstrate analytical expertise, close attention to detail, excellent critical thinking, logic, and adaptive learning
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Thorough understanding of fundamental security and network concepts (Operating systems, intrusion/detection, TCP/IP, ports, etc.)
• Willing to work in a team-oriented environment
• Experience with host and network-based security tools preferred
• Experience with network monitoring in a SOC environment preferred

Work Arrangement: 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.