Principal Cloud Security Engineer

About the role

Progress is seeking a Principal Cloud Security Engineer to lead the design, automation, and enforcement of security controls across multi‑cloud environments. This senior technical leader will work in a hybrid model, splitting time between a home office and our Belen, Costa Rica location.

Key responsibilities

• Translate enterprise security policies into scalable, enforceable cloud security architectures.
• Architect secure multi‑cloud platform solutions aligned with compliance requirements.
• Partner with Security teams to evaluate and integrate security technologies.
• Implement and enforce controls through policy‑as‑code frameworks (e.g., OPA).
• Build reusable IaC modules and guardrails using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Embed security controls across IAM, encryption, networking, vulnerability management, and compliance auditing.
• Enable automated detection and remediation workflows.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Continuously improve the platform’s security posture at scale.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in cloud security engineering and architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Strong software engineering background.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Experience with industry standards such as ISO 27001 and SOC II.

Required skills

• AWS, Azure, GCP
• Terraform, Ansible (or similar IaC tools)
• Open Policy Agent (OPA) and policy‑as‑code
• ISO 27001, SOC II compliance
• Container and Kubernetes security
• Security tooling such as Wiz (or equivalent)