Vice President, Product Architecture & Security Platforms

About Equinix Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, enabling digital leaders to harness a trusted platform to bring together and interconnect the foundational infrastructure that powers their success. Equinix enables today’s businesses to access all the right places, partners and possibilities they need to accelerate advantage. With Equinix, they can scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value.

Equinix

The world's digital infrastructure company®

Business EcosystemsCloud ServicesColocationData ExchangeData SecurityEnterpriseFinancial ServicesInterconnectionInternational Business Exchange (IBX®) Data CentersInterconnection Oriented Architecutre

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equinix.com

10,001+ employees

IT Services and IT Consulting

Redwood City, California

1998

Public Company

616k LinkedIn followers

Raised $6.3B

• Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, the Vice President, Product Architecture
• & Security Platform serves as a critical catalyst for technology transformation,
• platform modernization, and strategic differentiation.
• The VP is a key member of the Global Product senior leadership team responsible
• for defining and driving the architecture, security, and advanced software
• platform strategy that enables the company's next generation of digital products
• and services.
• architectural leadership and incubation of Network and Security Platform
• capabilities
• creation and scaling of an AI-native Product Security and Application
• Security engineering organization
• development of Layer 7 networking applications and agentic AI capabilities
• that create new customer-facing software and platform opportunities
• Combining deep technical expertise with strong business and organizational
• leadership, this executive will establish architecture standards, build critical
• security talent and capabilities, and partner across Product, Engineering,
• Infrastructure, and Information Security teams to accelerate innovation,
• strengthen the company's security posture, and unlock higher-value software
• growth opportunities.
• Lead incubation of AI-powered security applications and services across L7
• and application security domains
• Build agile engineering capabilities that rapidly assess, prototype, and
• scale emerging AI market opportunities
• Drive innovation in intelligent traffic management, endpoint routing, and
• secure application connectivity
• Develop revenue-generating adjacencies with Fabric and security platform
• offerings
• Identify and accelerate new AI-driven product opportunities that strengthen
• Equinix's competitive differentiation
• Own the strategy and roadmap for sovereign security platforms supporting
• trusted AI, data sovereignty, and regulated workloads
• Build security-attested automation, certification, and compliance
• capabilities that enable enterprise AI training, fine-tuning, and inference
• deployments
• Drive industry partnerships and standards participation to position Equinix
• as a leader in trusted AI and sovereign infrastructure ecosystems
• Identify and scale new market opportunities in secure AI, confidential
• computing, and sovereign cloud services
• Architecture leader for Global Products
• Establish and govern architecture standards, frameworks, and engineering
• practices across product areas
• Drive engineering maturity through capability assessments, coaching, and
• continuous improvement
• Lead adoption of cloud-native, agile, DevSecOps, and quality engineering
• practices while ensuring security and compliance.  Define long-term
• technology strategy and platform roadmaps aligned to business priorities
• Govern architectural risk, technical debt, and platform sustainability across
• the portfolio
• metrics, and delivery excellence
• Establish governance frameworks for technology investments, risk mitigation,
• and architectural compliance
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that increase engineering
• productivity, quality, reliability, and efficiency
• Develop data-driven insights and accountability mechanisms to optimize
• organizational performance and execution
• Align engineering operations and investments with business strategy, customer
• needs, and growth objectives
• Own the strategy, architecture, and roadmap for APIs related to programmable
• infrastructure services
• Establish API governance, security, and lifecycle standards across the
• portfolio
• Enable customer automation and self-service through scalable, reliable, and
• developer-friendly interfaces
• Drive innovation in network, security, and infrastructure programmability to
• accelerate platform adoption. Expand ecosystem partnerships and developer
• engagement to grow platform consumption and revenue

• Visionary Platform Builder:  Creates and delivers 0-to-1 platform capabilities
• in Layer 7, security, and application security, inspiring teams to pursue bold
• technical visions that drive strategic business value.
• Architectural Excellence & Technical Leadership: Establishes enterprise
• architecture principles, frameworks, and standards while teaching and scaling
• architectural capability across leaders, teams, and domains.
• dependencies, failure modes, and security risks to design resilient, scalable,
• and secure software services.
• organizational change, aligning strategy, people, processes, and platforms to
• deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Enterprise Influencer & Global Collaborator: Builds alignment across Product,
• Engineering, Infrastructure, and Security organizations, leading effectively
• through influence in highly matrixed, global environments.
• Talent Multiplier & Innovation Catalyst:  Develops exceptional technical
• leaders, fosters a culture of experimentation and continuous learning, and
• creates the conditions for innovation to thrive at scale.
• Knowledge and experience required
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field
• 15+ years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership
• roles at both startups and mid to large complex enterprise app companies
• Proven record of launching and building early security app or security
• platform-like products.
• Networking domain knowledge essential as is the ability to lead a team of
• network architects
• Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset, passion for innovation,
• entrepreneurial drive and the ability to navigate ambiguity
• Deep understanding of emerging technologies, and product development
• Deep expertise in modern software engineering practices across DevSecOps,
• NetOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), cloud-native architecture, and
• agile methodologies
• Experience driving architectural standardization across a federated or
• product-aligned technology organization
• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence and partner
• cross-functionally, including product, security, data, and infrastructure
• teams
• Exceptional communication and organizational change skills; able to engage at
• all levels from executive leadership to engineers
• The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is /
• United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI : 272,000 - 408,000 USD / Annual
• United States - Redwood City Office GHQ : 272,000 - 408,000 USD / Annual
• United States - New York (Metal) Office : 272,000 - 408,000 USD / Annual
• Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the
• full-time position determined by role, level, and location.The pay range shown
• is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may
• be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on
• additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant
• education and/or training.
• The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include
• bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be
• offered depending on the position.

• As an employee, you become important to Equinix’s success. We ensure all your
• benefits are in line with our core values: competitive, inclusive, sustainable,
• connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace
• to ensure we’re providing you with the best package possible. So, wherever you
• are in your career and life, you’ll be able to enhance your experience and bring
• your whole self to work.
• Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all
• employees.
• US Benefits: - Insurance: You may enroll in health, life, disability and
• voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members. -
• Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan
• for your financial future. - Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will
• receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid
• holidays for you to rest and recharge. Eligibility requirements apply to some
• benefits. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or
• program terms.
• Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all
• individuals, including those with a disability.  If you are a qualified
• candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by
• completing this form
• Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative
• Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for