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Target Corporation

Lead Engineer - Cloud Security (Software Developer)

7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445 Posted today $132,000

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Sponsorship verdict

Sponsorship possible

One solid signal, not two. Worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.

  • Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 107 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first.
  • The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
  • No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area.
  • What Target Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles46 certified filings for “Lead Engineer” (Software Developers) in MN: $135k–$145k, median $145k.
  • Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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Employer is on a government sponsor record
The US Department of Labor certified 107 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
No salary bar for this route
H-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
What Target Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles
46 certified filings for “Lead Engineer” (Software Developers) in MN: $135k–$145k, median $145k. Most were filed at wage level IV (83%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).

US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).

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About the role

The pay range is $132,000.00 - $238,000.00 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 Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here . Target is one of the world's most recognized brands and one of America's leading retailers. But behind the brand our guests love, is a culture of continual innovation and right now, we are up to big things! Target's security team is a place where innovation happens daily. Interested in a culture that combines ongoing learning, engineering excellence, and stellar outcomes? We are too – that's why we work here. Join our team to improve Target's security and move the business forward. As a Lead Engineer on the Cloud Security team, you'll be the senior software developer building and owning the services that turn Target's cloud security signal into action. Cloud Security at Target is one team with two engineering disciplines — platform engineers who deploy, tune, and operate the cloud security controls (CSPM/CNAPP, IaC scanning, admission control, SSPM, workload protection), and software engineers who build the services that aggregate, attribute, enrich, and distribute the findings those controls produce, plus the broader backend that the team's capabilities depend on. You will lead the software engineering side of that partnership. Beyond deep technical expertise, you have a strong bias for action and a builder's mindset. The team's software sits between the controls that produce findings and the product and platform engineers who have to act on them, and you are comfortable operating in that realm – translating security requirements into reliable, well-tested backend services; owning the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of the findings pipeline and adjacent services; coordinating APIs, data contracts, and developer-experience tradeoffs with the platform engineers on your team and with the consumers of your services; and partnering with peers so cloud security findings flow into the enterprise remediation lifecycle. You have the engineering credibility to set technical direction for other software engineers on the team and the communication and partnership skills to make the services land well across Target. and partnership skills to make the controls land well across Target. Expect to: • Serve as the senior software engineering lead and hands-on owner of the Cloud Security team's software portfolio — setting the technical direction, standards, and roadmap that other software engineers execute against. • Lead the design, development, and operation of the finding pipeline: services that ingest cloud security signal from CSPM/CNAPP, IaC scanning, admission control, SSPM, and workload protection; deduplicate and normalize it; enrich it with ownership attribution, severity, and business context; and route it to Target's enterprise remediation and governance workflow

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