Sr Cybersecurity Specialist

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.

Every time a guest enters a Target store or browses , they experience the impact of

Target's investments in technology and innovation. We're the technologists behind one of the most

loved retail brands, delivering joy to millions of our guests, team members, and communities.

Join our global in-house technology team of more than 4,000 engineers, data scientists, architects,

coaches, and product managers striving to make Target the most convenient, safe, and joyful place

to shop. We use agile practices and leverage open-source software to adapt and build best-in-class

technology for our team members and guests and we do so with a focus on diversity and inclusion,

experimentation, and continuous learning. Professionals in this group specialize in client due

diligence, enhanced due diligence, and customer identity management programs. Responsibilities

also include monitoring customer activity, flags and patterns, and investigation of potential fraud

and abusive behavior. The process involves loss prevention and minimizing the organization's

exposure to illegal credit card payments/transactions, policies and abuse of external fraudulent

activity.

As a Sr. Cybersecurity Specialist, you'll analyze real-time transactions placed on for

suspicious fraudulent activity to minimize Target Corporation's fraud losses. You'll collaborate with

the team to identify changing fraud trends and present new strategies to prevent

unauthorized activity. You'll be working closely with peers, leaders, internal business

partners, and external partners on special projects that expand fraud knowledge and skills, as well

as pioneer process updates. You will understand risk in the context of its role and escalate

identified issues as applicable. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

In this position, you will:

• Develop expertise within the Fraud and Abuse Prevention domain – processing orders in an

eSicient, accurate, and timely manner through critical thinking and attention to detail. This

will all happen in a fast-paced environment to ensure authorized orders are processed and

fraudulent orders are prevented.

• Consistently deliver strong productivity metrics, through ever-changing processes and

leadership initiatives beyond baseline expectations

• Initiate new strategies and collaborate with partners to identify and propose solutions to

problems with current system and processes

• Field tips and escalations from other teams and use critical thinking and investigational

mindset to deliver confident and thorough resolutions

• Develop checks and balances to ensure accuracy and identify and escalate potential

threats

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university
• 0 – 1 yr of experience
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including listening, negotiating and

decision-making skills

• Ability to interact with peers professionally, give and receive feedback and make critical

decisions on escalations

• Ability to use various information sources to answer questions, verify and

confirm activity, work in grey areas, willingness to dig deep and investigate and

hunt thoroughly

• Strong technical skills, ability to work within multiple systems, high proficiency with

PC/Microsoft applications

• Open to work in 24/7 shifts, preferably working in US time zones

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