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Job Summary
Equinix is seeking a world-class Senior Director of Network Platform Engineering to define how one of the world’s most interconnected digital infrastructure platforms is designed, built, and evolved. This executive will lead the architecture, design, technology selection, and validation of Equinix’s global network across the full interconnection stack, from optical transport and Metro Connect to software-defined Equinix Fabric® and Fabric Cloud Router. The role will establish the technical foundation that enables Equinix to deliver secure, resilient, automated, and increasingly intelligent connectivity worldwide.
This is not a traditional network engineering role. It is an opportunity to shape the future of digital interconnection at a moment when applications and AI agents are beginning to provision and optimize infrastructure through software. The successful candidate will set architectural direction, make critical technology bets, engage the world’s leading cloud and AI companies, and build the team that architects the next generation of Equinix infrastructure.
The role may be based at Equinix headquarters in Redwood City, California, or in another major Equinix metro.
The Opportunity
Equinix is advancing from foundational connectivity toward an intelligent, software-defined interconnection platform. Fabric One is being developed as an intent-driven, any-to-any connectivity platform that enables applications and AI agents to provision their own networks. Fabric Intelligence introduces an AI-native operations layer designed to manage and optimize network performance. Fabric Geo Zones extends this architecture further by enabling compliant data paths across jurisdictions.
The Senior Director of Network Architecture will determine how these capabilities come together as a secure, scalable, and coherent global platform. This leader will balance the demands of today’s production network with the emerging requirements of distributed AI, autonomous infrastructure, data sovereignty, and real-time digital services.
Responsibilities
What You Will Own
Define the Future of the Equinix Network
Own the end-to-end architecture for the Equinix interconnection portfolio, including:
Equinix Fabric
Fabric Cloud Router
Metro Connect
Internet Exchange
Network Edge
Precision Time
Internet Access
Future software-defined and AI-enabled interconnection services
Create an architectural foundation that supports the company’s long-term product ambitions and enables a seamless, multiyear roadmap of differentiated products and services
Architect the Next Generation of Interconnection
Serve as the design authority for the network supporting Fabric One and future intent-driven connectivity capabilities
Translate product vision into a secure, resilient, and scalable network architecture capable of supporting increasingly dynamic applications, distributed AI workloads, autonomous services, and machine-to-machine infrastructure consumption
Lead Technology Strategy and Critical Design Decisions
Set Equinix’s strategy across optical transport, network fabrics, routing, software-defined interconnection, automation, and emerging infrastructure technologies
Lead the evaluation, selection, and validation of technologies across:
Network silicon
Optical and coherent systems
DWDM and OTN
IP/MPLS and BGP
Software-defined networking
Network orchestration
Automation and telemetry platforms
Vendor and open technology ecosystems
Make…