Principal Cloud Security Engineer

Principal Cloud Security Engineer
Principal Cloud Security Engineer
Remote Type
Hybrid
Location
Belen,
Costa Rica
Job Category
Information Technology
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Job Summary
We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) - the trusted provider of software that enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI-powered applications and experiences with agility and ease.
We’re proud to have a diverse, global team where we value the individual and enrich our culture by considering varied perspectives because we believe people power progress. Join us as a Principal Cloud Security Engineer and help us do what we do best: propelling business forward. This will be a hybrid role working between your home office and our Belen Costa Rica location.
The Principal Cloud Security Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for driving the implementation, automation, and enforcement of cloud security controls across multi-cloud environments. This role combines deep hands-on cloud security expertise with platform-level leadership to ensure cloud environments are secure, scalable, and compliant with enterprise security policies. You will serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leadership, ensuring security is consistently embedded into infrastructure through automation and policy-as-code practices.
In this role, you will:
Translate enterprise security policies into scalable, enforceable cloud security architectures.
Architect secure multi-cloud platform solutions aligned with enterprise security and compliance requirements.
Partner with Security to evaluate and integrate security technologies.
Implement and enforce security controls through policy-as-code frameworks.
Build reusable IaC modules and guardrails for consistent enforcement.
Embed security controls across infrastructure and platform services.
Implement controls across IAM, encryption, networking, vulnerability management, and compliance auditing.
Enable automated detection and remediation workflows.
Provide technical leadership across engineering teams.
Mentor engineers and promote secure-by-default practices.
Continuously improve platform security posture.
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