Distinguished Network Architect – Edge & VNF Platform

Equinix; New York (NY); On-site; USD 246,000 - 370,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equinix Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Equinix, a world-leading digital infrastructure company, is seeking a Distinguished Engineer to serve as the definitive technical authority for network architecture across the Network Edge product line.

You will own the network designs underpinning Equinix's VNF platform, drive high-impact initiatives, and act as the primary technical bridge between product engineering and Architecture/Operations organizations.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in network engineering, with deep expertise in large-scale, high-performance network architecture and operations.
• Proven ability to influence technical direction at the company level, across engineering, product, and operations organizations.
• Experience engaging directly with enterprise or carrier-grade customers in a technical advisory or escalation capacity.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the multi-year network architecture vision for Network Edge, ensuring designs are scalable, resilient, and aligned with Equinix's global infrastructure strategy.
• Lead network architecture and design for critical platform initiatives, including high-throughput VNF enablement and dual-Data Center connectivity.
• Establish authoritative design patterns, reference architectures, and standards for virtual network functions, overlay networking, and carrier-grade performance tuning across on-prem and cloud environments.

Skills

Network architecture

Leadership

Customer engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

CCIE / JNCIE or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes networking

SDN/NFV

VXLAN/MPLS/Segment Routing

Job description

Equinix, a world-leading digital infrastructure company, is seeking a Distinguished Engineer to serve as the definitive technical authority for network architecture across the Network Edge product line.

You will own the network designs underpinning Equinix's VNF platform, drive high-impact initiatives, and act as the primary technical bridge between product engineering and Architecture/Operations organizations.