Global Enterprise Security Architect — AI & Cloud Strategy

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG); Norwalk (CT); Hybrid; USD 218,700 - 267,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Fitness reimbursement

Discounts

Job summary

Booking Holdings in Connecticut/ NYC metro area is seeking a Global Sr Enterprise Security Architect (Director level) to shape the enterprise security architecture vision across brands. The role blends strategy with hands-on delivery and requires strong stakeholder influence across CISOs and the CSO.

You will drive AI security architecture, zero-trust, cloud and API security, and lead a new function with ownership of governance, architecture patterns, and real business impact in a fast-growing

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field
• Significant years of security enterprise architecture experience
• Experience building up a new function as an IC – strategy and influencing
• Strategic vision translating the mission into a resilient technical reality
• Advanced security expertise in Cloud/Hybrid Security, IAM, Zero Trust architectures, and Secure SDLC
• Certifications such as CISSP-ISSAP, CCSP, SABSA Chartered Architect preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead evolution of the Booking Holdings Security Architecture blueprint and ensure long-term viability
• Own governance lifecycle and drive remediation across brands
• Act as key advisor to Brand CISOs and the Global CSO to balance risk with business velocity
• Provide North Star guidance to security engineers and resolve complex architectural disputes
• Lead high-stakes vendor assessments and ensure strategic ROI and integration
• Identify opportunities for cross-brand security service sharing and unified defense posture across the enterprise

Skills

Cloud-native security

Identity & access management

API security

Zero trust

Threat landscape translation

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

AI security

Security architecture

M&A integration experience

Vendor assessments

Education

Master’s Degree

Job description

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the world's leading provider of online travel and related services, provided to consumers and local partners in more than 220 countries and territories through five primary consumer-facing brands: Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK and OpenTable. The mission of Booking Holdings is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. For more information, visit BookingHoldings.com and follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) @BookingHoldings.

This role is eligible for our hybrid work model: Two days in-office.

The Global Sr Enterprise Security Architect (Director level) is a high-impact, strategic leadership role responsible for the long-term security enterprise architecture vision across all Booking Holdings brands. This Senior role is an individual contributor role operates with extreme ownership, driving the end-to-end strategy from initial conceptualization to global adoption.

You will act as a primary security consultant to brand CISOs and the global Chief Security Officer, bridging the gap between complex technical safeguards and business-critical revenue protection. You are not just a designer; you are a change agent who balances high-level strategy with the pragmatic agility required in a world-class travel technology ecosystem. The ideal candidate must be current with leading industry developments and practices and bring thought leadership to the security team and BKNG overall.

We are looking for a collaborative executive with deep expertise in:

• Cloud-native security architecture (multi-cloud)
• Identity & access (human + machine identity)
• API and application security
• Zero trust architectures
• Strong understanding of modern attack surface (SaaS, xIoT, AI, third-party)
• Experience in building up a new security enterprise architecture function that was not there before (as an IC) - strategy, influencing,
• M&A, integration deployment experience is a plus
• Strategic Thinking
• Ability to translate threat landscape → architecture decisions → business outcomes
• Experience building scalable, repeatable architecture patterns. Are you ready to define the unified AI security architecture vision for the world's leading online travel ecosystem? Step into a collaborative leadership role where you will craft and execute the immediate and long-term AI security architecture strategy for Booking Holdings and all brands (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, Kayak, OpenTable). We are looking for an exceptional communicator and tech strategist with a proven track record in complex, globally federated organizations. You won't just design the blueprints; you will drive the hands-on deployment of AI security technologies to production, such as securing enterprise GenAI chatbots. If you already have experience in this and excel at accelerating business velocity while perfectly balancing central governance with local autonomy, this is your mandate at scale! You will drive the current and future AI security architecture, embed security by design principles into engineering, product, and AI development lifecycles and realize a measurable uplift in identity, cloud and API security and enable faster product delivery with embedded security guardrails!
  
  

In this role you will get to:

• Strategic Blueprinting & Ownership: Lead the evolution of the Booking Holdings Security Architecture blueprint. You are responsible for its long-term viability, ensuring it anticipates emerging threats and supports the 3-5 year business roadmap
• Autonomous Governance: Own the governance lifecycle. Independently identify gaps in current brand implementations and drive remediation without the need for day-to-day oversight
• Executive Influence: Act as a key advisor to Brand CISOs and the Global Chief Security Officer. Persuade and align senior leadership on security investments that balance risk with commercial velocity
• Architectural Guidance & Mentorship: Provide "North Star" guidance to security engineers across brands. Act as the final escalation point for complex architectural disputes or trade-offs
• Vendor Strategy & Ecosystem Leadership: Lead high-stakes vendor assessments. Ensure that chosen solutions don't just "fit" but provide a competitive advantage through superior ROI and integration
• Cross-Brand Synergy: Proactively identify opportunities for brands to share security services or tools, driving efficiency and a unified defense posture across the enterprise
  
  

What you have:

• Master's Degree
• Significant years of security enterprise architecture experience
• Experience in building up a new function that was not there before (as an IC) - strategy, influencing,
• Strategic Vision: Proven ability to translate the mission ("Making it easier for everyone to experience the world") into a resilient technical reality
• Advanced Security Expertise: Mastery of Cloud/Hybrid Security, Identity (IAM), Zero Trust architectures, and Secure SDLC. Experience with AI-driven security operations is highly preferred
• Someone who has started as an enterprise security architect and did this at more companies is highly preferred
• Stakeholder Mastery: Superb ability to communicate "Risk vs. Reward" to non-technical executives. You can turn "No" into "Yes, if..." through expert negotiation
• Extreme Ownership: A track record of taking complex, ambiguous problems and driving them to a successful conclusion with minimal guidance
• Critical Thinking & Agile Mindset: Ability to apply lateral thinking to solve global-scale security challenges while maintaining the speed of a high-growth tech company
• Certifications: CISSP-ISSAP, CCSP, or SABSA Chartered Architect preferred
  
  

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Through the Booking Holdings brands, we help our customers reach all corners of the earth. Our ability to provide great service rests on how well we understand our diverse customer base, which is why having a diverse team is so important to us. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration.

There are a variety of job related factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, roles are eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant.

The base salary range for Connecticut and the NYC-metro area is $218,700-$267,300.

We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program designed to keep you and your family healthy, plan for the future and make the most out of life. For a glimpse of our benefits offerings, please see here. In addition to competitive health and wellness benefits, we currently offer other perks to eligible employees, such as: tuition reimbursement, fitness reimbursement, discounts, and more!

If this role resonates with you, we encourage you to click the "apply" button!

EEO Statement:

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