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Job summary

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, operating 270 data centers across the globe. Platform Equinix helps the world's digital leaders scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver extraordinary experiences, and transform people's lives.

Equinix is seeking a strong hands-on technical leader to join our Strategic Service Management team. Strategic Service Management is chartered to provide end-to-end observability for the infrastructure at our Data Centers.

The candidate will be responsible for leading a strong team of engineers responsible for architecture, design, development and operations of platform/product.  The ideal candidate will have engineering leadership experience with Java development, cloud-based application development, and Agile-scrum methodology. The candidate will be responsible for operating in a DevSecOps environment and work with a globally distributed development team with minimal supervision. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and organization skills and exhibit a customer-focused mindset. They will be a team player, demonstrate a high level of curiosity and be driven to get results relentlessly.

Responsibilities

• Work with Product Management and other key stakeholders to develop effective and efficient business solutions

• Work with the executive leadership and technical leaders to define the product direction

• Hire, coach, and develop Software Engineers

• Establish technical standards and drive overall technical architecture and engineering practices

• Responsible for delivering solutions that meet business objectives in adherence to architectural principles & guidelines

• Responsible for architecture, design and development of highly available, scalable, secure, data intensive, globally distributed application

• Lead development of User Interface, Microservices & Restful APIs in line with industry standards

• Responsible for operating in DevSecOps environment with quality first mindset

• Participate in design & peer code review process

• Responsible for troubleshooting and fixing production issues with SLA compliance

• Participate in continuous grooming in collaboration with Product Owner

• Work in a Globally Distributed Development team environment with minimal supervision

• Responsible for analyzing, and evaluating new technologies

Qualifications

• Bachelor or master’s degree or equivalent with 10+ years of experience in the field of Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field of education

• 8+ years of experience leading engineering teams and building software products and platforms

• Strong mentorship and leadership skills

• Strong computer programming foundation with knowledge in Data Structures, Concurrency, Algorithms, Design Patterns and Best Practices

• 8+ years of strong Java development experience

• Expertise in data modeling, relational design using RDBMS and NoSQL such as Cassandra, Redis, MongoDB

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and Istio

• Experience with using public cloud such as AWS, Azure or GCP

• Hands-on experience with Agile-scrum methodology and Test-driven development

• Excellent communication, organization, and presentation skills

• Good knowledge of Agile/Scrum, continuous integration, and deployment

Successful candidate will

• "Keep Customer at the Center" of everything they do

• “Foster Belonging” and “Create Clarity Always” for their team and all stakeholders

• “Adapt With Speed" to the evolving landscape of opportunities and risks and "Take Accountability" of the outcomes

• Exhibit a high curiosity growth mindset and will keep tabs on the latest trends & technologies to drive innovation

• Show pride in ownership and strive for excellence

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 employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.