Senior Cloud Security Engineer (Remote) @ Progressive Leasing

Cyber Crime; Hyde Park Township (IL); Remote; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to enhance cloud security strategies. This role involves designing, implementing, and managing security controls across cloud environments, collaborating with various teams to ensure secure solutions. You will advocate for best practices and monitor security risks while gaining diverse experience in a collaborative culture. Join a forward-thinking team where your contributions will significantly impact cloud security at scale, all while enjoying a fully remote work environment and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Fully Remote

Competitive Compensation

Full Health Benefits

Company Matched 401k

Employee Resource Groups

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Charitable Gift Matching

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud security or infrastructure security.
• Deep expertise in AWS and familiarity with cloud-native security services.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enforce cloud security policies and standards.
• Lead implementation of cloud security controls and compliance.

Skills

Cloud Security

AWS

Infrastructure Security

Automation Tools

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS GuardDuty

Azure Defender

Job description

Progressive Leasing is a leading provider of in-store and e-commerce lease-to-own solutions. As an almost 20+ year old FinTech company that has gone from start-up to industry leader, we know how to innovate, simplify, and value all people. We are a company founded on our grit and we are constantly looking to the future. As an ever-evolving group of entrepreneurs and technologists, we strive to do the right thing period in all aspects of our work. We are a subsidiary of PROG Holdings (NYSE: PRG), an exciting FinTech holding company, with three business segments including Progressive, Vive Financial, and Four, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform.

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to drive the development, implementation, and management of cloud security strategies. You will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining robust security controls across our cloud environments (AWS, Azure). You’ll collaborate with DevOps, Engineering, and Compliance teams to build secure-by-design solutions and continuously improve our cloud security. If you thrive in both strategic planning and hands-on execution, we want to hear from you!

This role is a work from home position and can be performed remotely anywhere in the continental US or in our corporate headquarters in Utah.

Your Day-to-day:

• Support the development and enforcement of cloud security policies, standards, and governance processes.
• Create solutions and processes to identify, resolve and mitigate cloud security risk.
• Lead the implementation of cloud security controls, ensuring compliance with best practices and industry standards.
• Ensure comprehensive logging, monitoring, and alerting coverage for cloud-based workloads and services.
• Evaluate and support both 3rd party and cloud native security capabilities to enhance visibility and protection.
• Collaborate with Security Operations on cloud incident response efforts and threat detection tuning.
• Perform threat modeling and security reviews for new and existing cloud services.
• Monitor and assess cloud security risks, ensuring adherence to compliance standards (NIST, SOC 2, PCI DSS).
• Work cross-functionally with IT to enhance cloud security.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate automation of security controls into CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps).
• Design cloud security metrics, dashboards, and reporting for senior leadership.
• Advocate for cloud security best practices across the organization.

You’ll Bring:

• 5+ years of experience in cloud security, infrastructure security, or a related field.
• Deep expertise with AWS preferred.
• Strong understanding of automation tools and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with CNAPP and other related 3rd party cloud security capabilities.
• Familiarity with cloud-native security services (e.g., AWS GuardDuty, Azure Defender).
• Strong knowledge of IAM, network security, encryption, data protection, and logging and monitoring best practices in AWS and Azure.
• Experience with container security (Kubernetes, Docker, EKS).
• Exposure to governance and policy development aligned with standards like NIST, SOC 2, PCI DSS, or CIS Benchmarks.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to lead cloud security initiatives independently.
• Excellent communication skills to present cloud security insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Why Join Us

• Enterprise Impact – Partnering to develop cloud security strategy and influence security at scale.
• Collaborative Culture – Join a team that offers the opportunity to collaborate with outstanding people, while promoting innovation and security best practices.
• Gain well-rounded experience - Progressive Leasing offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work across multiple areas of the business.

What We Offer

• Fully Remote
• Competitive Compensation
• Full Health Benefits; Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance + Paid Parental Leave
• Company Matched 401k
• Employee Resource Groups (Black Inclusion Group, Women in Leadership, PRIDE, Adelante)
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Charitable Gift Matching

Progressive Leasing welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Progressive Leasing does business.