Senior Cloud Security Engineer (Remote)

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/Lif Insurance + Paid Parental Leave
• Company Matched 401k
• Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays + Paid Volunteer Hours
• Employee Resource Groups (Black Inclusion Group, Women in Leadership, PRIDE, Adelante)
• Employee Stock Purchase Program<