Senior Application Security Engineer (Bangkok based, relocation provided)

Agoda; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly growing travel booking platform seeks an expert in application security to enhance its DevSecOps practices. In this role, you'll lead the development of security measures, engage in security testing, and help protect a dynamic environment with cutting-edge technology. This position is ideal for someone with a strong software engineering background willing to tackle complex security challenges while fostering an inclusive culture.

Benefits

Hybrid Working Model

WFH Set Up Allowance

30 Days of Remote Working from anywhere globally every year

Employee discount for accommodation globally

Free Headspace subscription

Free Odilo & Udemy subscriptions

Access to Employee Assistance Program

Enhanced Parental Leave

Qualifications

• Strong foundations in software engineering.
• 7+ years of technical experience including threat modeling and secure coding.
• Experience with multiple programming languages (Rust, Python, Go, etc.) and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design application-level security controls and standards.
• Perform code reviews and security testing across multiple platforms.
• Build internal security tools to address vulnerabilities.

Skills

Threat modeling

Secure coding

Analytical problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

OWASP tools

Automated dynamic scanners

Job description

About Agoda

Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership,enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.

Our Purpose - Bridging the World Through Travel

We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness.We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.

Get to Know our Team:

The Security Department oversees security, compliance, GRC, and security operations for all Agoda. We are vigilant in ensuring there is no breach or vulnerability threatening our company or endangering our employeesin order tokeep Agoda safe and protected. This would be a great challenge for those who want to work with the best technology in a dynamic and advanced environment.

The Opportunity:

You will be working in a fast paced DevSecOps environment where code change happens at a rapid speed and where it is paramount to control security testing into a continuous deployment/integration flow.

In this Role, you’ll get to:

• Play a lead role in developing and designing application-level security controls and standards.
• Perform application security design reviews against new products and services.
• Track and prioritize all security issues.
• Build internal security tools that help fix security problems at scale.
• Perform code review and drive remediation of discovered issues.
• Enable automated security testing at scale to measure vulnerability, and report on risk across all microservice, web and mobile platforms.
• Execute security tests on thousands of servers which are spread across on-premise and public cloud data centers.

What you'll Need to Succeed:

• Strong foundations in software engineering.
• Minimum of 7 years of technical experience with any combination of the following: threat modeling experience, secure coding, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, system administration and network security.
• Minimum 2 years experience with Software Development Life Cycle in one or more languages (Rust, Python, Go, Nodejs, etc.)
• Minimum 1 year experience with public/private cloud environments (Openshift, Rancher, K8s, AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
• Experience in running assessments using OWASP MASVS and ASVS.
• Working knowledge on exploiting and fixing application vulnerabilities.
• Strong background in threat modeling.
• In-depth knowledge of common web application vulnerabilities (i.e. OWASP Top 10).
• Familiarity with automated dynamic scanners, fuzzers, and proxy tools.
• An analytical mind for problem solving, abstract thought, and offensive security tactics.
• Highly effective communication skills, in both verbal and written forms, to effectively convey technical and non-technical concepts to a wide variety of audiences

*Relocation package is provided in case you prefer to relocate to Bangkok, Thailand. Our benefits are...

• Hybrid Working Model
• WFH Set Up Allowance
• 30 Days of Remote Working from anywhere globally every year
• Employee discount for accommodation globally
• Global team of 90+ nationalities
• 40+ offices and 25+ countries
• Annual CSR / Volunteer Time off
• Benevity Subscription for employee donations
• Volunteering opportunities globally
• Free Headspace subscription
• Free Odilo & Udemy subscriptions
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (third party for personal and workplace support)
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Life, TPD & Accident Insurance

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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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