We are looking for a Senior Staff Network Architect to help design, develop and evaluate next-generation networking capabilities and architectures that will help shape the evolution of Equinixs network and infrastructure stack. We are looking for someone with a passion for developing modern, world-class networking solutions that are scalable, reliable, and programmable through software.
As a Senior Staff Network Architect, you will provide network design and engineering expertise and technical leadership across critical and pivotal initiatives focusing on scaling, modernizing, and automating Equinix’s global network infrastructure. You will have the flexibility to work on different projects to utilize new technologies as we continue to explore new areas and drive innovation across the infrastructure space. It presents a great opportunity for a passionate, technical leader to make a tangible impact to the future-state technology stack of Equinix’ global networks and infrastructure. If you believe in the power of technology to change the world, and if you value creativity, work comfortably in a fast-paced environment and are eager to learn new technologies, we would like to talk to you.
responsibilities :
Responsibilities
Provide senior thought leadership and significant technical contributions to help develop target software defined network architectures and recommendations, for the evolution of the network technology stack at Equinix, in close collaboration with stakeholders
Drive cross-stakeholder alignment on network requirements and design trade-offs
Help identify technical debt and drive continual improvement by partnering with associate organizations
Provide in-depth technical expertise to identify and evaluate innovations in networking and assess their impact on the network infrastructure of future at Equinix
Contribute to next-generation networking proof-of-concept projects to deliver tangible outcomes that guide new technology investments and implementation decisions to evolve the network technology stack
Serve as an orchestrator of thinking internally and externally, including in interactions with customers, partners, forums, and open-source/developer communities
Other Responsibilities
Responsible for driving innovative architectures in line with the latest network technology trends, and completeness of architectural changes that meet Product Management and/or Network and Systems Engineering requirements
Maintains relationships with senior leadership and collaborates with a broad range of stakeholders globally
Establishes key performance metrics
Drives a culture of innovation, excellence & collaboration with other business functions
Provides strategic direction in planning/execution
Within Equinix, the Network Platform Engineering (NPE) team is chartered with:
Designing, implementing, deploying and operating the company’s global network infrastructure to deliver the best possible performance and experience to customers and internal users
Evaluating next-generation networking technologies and developing an evolution roadmap and target architectures for the network technology stack (spanning optical, routing, switching, software networking)
Delivering industry thought leadership and building closer engagement with the developer community in areas relevant to networking
requirements-expected :
Proven years of relevant experience
Demonstrable, extensive experience in developing next generation networking technologies and architectures implemented in large-scale, critically important deployments. Examples include: a proven background in network infrastructure design, engineering, DevOps/operations, security, tooling, networking products/solutions
Top-tier relevant network design or network engineering leadership with software-defined, cloud-native networking technologies and ecosystems is essential with detailed knowledge across layers 2-3 control and network data planes and ideally networking operating systems as well
Substantive knowledge of network (function) disaggregation, including merchant silicon and ODM solutions
Expert level knowledge with service provider networking technologies and protocols, including BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, Segment Routing, RSVP, QoS, EVPN, VXLAN, traffic engineering (backbone & edge)
Passionate about infrastructure automation through software, together with solid hands-on experience of network automation
Experience of engineering with programming languages (such as C, C++, Go, Python, Rust) for network automation
Experience with network configuration tools such as Netconf, yang
Experience with open networking technologies and ecosystems, such as Routing Daemons (FRR, Bird, GoBGP), Linux Networking (eBPF, VPP, XDP), and SONiC, or other Linux-based open Network Operating Systems
Involvement with modern observability platforms (Prometheus/PromQL, Grafana, gNMI, etc)
Experience with network flow export (Netflow, IPFIX, sFlow) and analysis
Solid understanding of full networking stack (routing, switching and optical networking), including key protocols & standards, Linux networking and open-source solutions, vendor ecosystems and implementation best practices
Excellent written and verbal communications skills, for interacting with both engineers and executive leadership
Excellent collaboration and people skills
Experience working on hybrid distributed teams
Experience recruiting and coaching/mentoring engineers at all levels
offered :
Employment in a stable company with an established position in the market
Possibility to work within fast growing world’s 500 Fortune digital infrastructure company
Challenging job in a dynamic, professional, international and multicultural environment
Possibility to participate in company sponsored trainings package
Employee Assistance Program – assess to free counselling legal and financial consultations and crisis intervention
Paid employee referral program
Opportunity to work in supportive, inclusive environment with People-Centric Culture
Competitive salary and yearly bonus as well as a well-defined career path shaped to the individuals career focus & priorities
Attractive benefits package
benefits :
sharing the costs of sports activities
private medical care
sharing the costs of professional training & courses
