Security Engineer (Bangkok Based, Relocation Support)
The full posting
About Agoda
At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world.
Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.
No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.
We are looking for a hands on Senior Security Engineer to secure our cloud and platform environments. This role works closely with engineering teams and focuses on building, reviewing, and operating security controls using Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, and custom security services written in Go and TypeScript.
Secure Cloud Deployment
- Design, implement, and manage secure cloud deployments across AWS and GCP environments using Terraform.
- Kubernetes & GitOps Security: Deploy and manage both internal and third‑party security products within the Kubernetes ecosystem.
- Work with GitOps workflows using tools like Argo CD and Flux, and Helm charts.
- Security Automation & Tooling: Design and build security tooling and services using Go and TypeScript.
- Misconfiguration Management: Proactively identify, analyze, and remediate cloud misconfigurations.
- Cloud Architecture Guidance: Provide guidance to Engineering teams on secure architecture.
- Threat Detection & Response: Build and optimize cloud-native detection rules and alerting pipelines to monitor for suspicious activities within the cloud and container workloads.
Required Skills & Experience
- 8+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud security, or platform engineering roles.
- Hands-on experience securing production workloads in AWS and GCP.
- Strong experience designing and securing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes security, including troubleshooting Helm deployments and GitOps-based workflows.
- Strong programming skills in Go and TypeScript, with Python used for automation where appropriate.
- Experience embedding security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
- Certifications (Required) Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) Certifications (Preferred) AWS Certified Security
- Specialty Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
- Nice-to-Have Experience with Policy-as-Code frameworks such as Open Policy Agent (OPA).
- Experience securing service mesh environments (Istio). Background in software engineering or platform engineering before moving into security.
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Equal Opportunity Employer
At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.
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Disclaimer
We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.
Text as Agoda published it; last compared with the original on 11 Nov 2026.
The application
Your details and CV, then 15 questions.
- 1.This position is in Bangkok, Thailand. Agoda will provide relocation assistance to you and your family. Would you be willing to relocate?Pick one: Yes · No · Relocation not required (Thai National)
- 2.What is your overall years of relevant experience?Pick one: 0-2 · 2-4 · 4-6 · 6+
- 3.Which tech stack have you had professional experience with? (Please select top 3 options)Pick any (13 options)
- 4.Do you as a candidate have a personal relationship with a current Agoda employee?Yes or no
- 5.If yes, please indicate how you know the employee?Pick one: Spouse/Domestic Partner · Family member · Friend · Colleague · Other · optional
- 6.What is the employee’s name?Short answer · optional
- 7.What is your highest academic level?Pick one: Highschool · Diploma · Bachelor's Degree · Master's Degree · Doctorate Degree
- 8.Do you agree to Agoda’s use of personal data from your application to improve our recruitment experience? We may collaborate and share your data with third-party providers for recruitment purposes and you may ask to remove your data at anyYes or no
- 9.To avoid actual or perceived impairment of our parent company’s independent auditor - Deloitte and to comply with applicable regulations of Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States, we need to seek approvals from our parent cYes or no
- 10.Are you presently employed by any company within the Booking Holdings group, including but not limited to Kayak, OpenTable, Booking.com, Rental Cars, RocketMiles, FareHarbor, HotelsCombined, CheapFlights, Momondo, Priceline, or Getaroom?Yes or no
- 11.In which country/region are you currently based?Pick one (197 options)
- 12.Do you allow us to provide you TEXT/SMS updates of your interview process? We may engage with a service provider to do so.Yes or no
- 13.Have you read our Engineering blog? (https://medium.com/agoda-engineering)Yes or no
- 14.Email me about other job openings within the Booking Holding’s entities and recruitment-related newslettersYes or no
- 15.Do you currently hold a Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification?Yes or no · optional
From Agoda's apply page, checked 11 Nov 2026.
The employer: Agoda
Agoda, part of Booking Holdings, sells hotel and travel bookings across Asia; its Bangkok security team covers application security, operations and AI security.
Pay and benefits: Full-time salaried roles with relocation support for some posts, plus a 2027 internship.
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