Job Specifications
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Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.
A place where tech thinkers and future builders turn bold ideas into breakthrough experiences, we welcome your unique perspective.
Help us challenge assumptions, uncover bias, and remove barriers—because progress starts with fresh ideas. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.
Job Summary
The Global Enterprise Information Security Program effectively manages the information security risks for Equinix. Responsible for information security policy and enforcement, information security projects and initiatives, management of information security incidents including SOC and SIEM operations, operations of firewalls and load balancing for enterprise, ITDC, SVC, and Data Center, operations of enterprise security infrastructure and applications, and regulatory security compliance including ISO, FISMA/FedRAMP, and PCI. The role also includes ownership and integration of secrets management platforms such as HashiCorp Vault to ensure secure handling of sensitive credentials and secrets across the enterprise.
Responsibilities
Security Architecture
Collaborate with Product Management and cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications
Analyze and evaluate the technical capabilities and limitations of various applications within the Security Platform
Research best technologies to publish the Security Platform APIs and integrate secure secrets management using HashiCorp Vault
Identify how to leverage the capabilities of the Security Platform and HashiCorp Vault to fulfill Service APIs securely
Design and implement secure secrets lifecycle management strategies using Vault, including dynamic secrets, access policies, and audit logging
Security Engineering
Develop the API layer, including orchestration components, security controls, and integration with HashiCorp Vault for secrets management
Deliver fully functional APIs that leverage existing Security Platform and Vault optimally, ensuring SLA & SLO adherence and monitoring
Conduct thorough testing and validation of APIs and Vault integrations to ensure reliability, performance, and security
Implement Vault authentication methods (e.g., AppRole, Kubernetes, AWS IAM) and manage Vault namespaces and policies
Security Operations
Operate and troubleshoot Security Platform APIs and HashiCorp Vault to ensure delivery of required services in adherence with published SLAs & SLOs
Monitor Vault performance, availability, and audit logs to ensure secure and compliant operations
Security Incident Response
Investigate, research, and analyze security incidents, including those involving secrets exposure or Vault misuse
Collaborate with SOC and engineering teams to remediate Vault-related incidents and improve secrets hygiene
Leadership Characteristics
Is a transformational member of the team who excels at driving bold and meaningful change at scale and across multiple dimensions
Cultivates Innovation – Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful
Fosters a climate where innovation can thrive. Encourages innovative risk taking and embraces failure as a part of innovation
Qualifications
BS in computer science or equivalent with 3+ years or MS in computer science or equivalent with 1+ years of hands on professional experience
Experience in performing software threat analysis, security analysis and risk analysis
Experience with development in Java or .NET and Python (any additional language will be a plus)
Real-world experience with CI/CD i.e. GitHub Actions
Deep understanding of security technologies, protocols, and best practices
Experience with HashiCorp Vault including deployment, configuration, policy management, and integration with enterprise systems
Understanding of RESTful APIs, containerization, API gateway, service orchestration, IAM security protocols, and secrets management
Skills & Attributes
Enthusiasm for collaborating cross-functionally and cross-product to identify and lead the development of the API platform and secrets management strategy
Excellent communication skills and cross-functional organizational ability to influence others
Ability to prioritize platform requirements, influence roadmap and strategy, and drive impact with business stakeholders
Strong technical skills and experience, especially in secure software development and secrets management
Extraordinary written and communication skills, having worked with executive management
Passion for providing technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and team members
The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:
United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI : 103,000 - 155,000 USD / Annual
Our pay ranges reflect the minimum
About the Company
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.
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