Vice President, Product Architecture & Security Platforms

Equinix, Inc; United States; Remote; USD 260,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinix, Inc. is seeking a Vice President of Product Architecture & Security Platforms to lead AI-powered security initiatives across Layer 7 and application security, while driving platform strategies that differentiate the business.

This executive will coordinate architecture, security, and software platform efforts with cross-functional teams to accelerate innovation and secure rapid growth. Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, the role centers on sovereignty, cloud-native engineering, and

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field.
• 15+ years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership roles at startups and mid to large enterprise app companies. Proven record of launching and building early security app or security platform-like products.
• Networking domain knowledge essential; ability to lead a team of network architects.

Responsibilities

• Lead incubation of AI-powered security applications and services across L7 and application security domains.
• Own the strategy and roadmap for sovereign security platforms supporting trusted AI, data sovereignty, and regulated workloads.
• Establish architecture standards, frameworks, and engineering practices across product areas.
• Drive engineering performance through measurable outcomes, governance, and continuous improvement.
• Own APIs strategy for programmable infrastructure services and enable customer automation via scalable interfaces.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Cloud-native architecture

DevSecOps

NetOps

SRE

Agile methodologies

Education

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Job description

Vice President, Product Architecture & Security Platforms

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 bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact. You'll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward. You'll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you-because when you feel valued, you're empowered to do your best work.

Role Summary / Opportunity

Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, the Vice President, Product Architecture & Security Platformserves as a critical catalyst for technology transformation, platform modernization, and strategic differentiation.

The VP is a key member of the Global Product senior leadership team responsible for defining and driving the architecture, security, and advanced software platform strategy that enables the company's next generation of digital products and services.

The VP will oversee three strategic areas:

• architectural leadership and incubation of Network and Security Platform capabilities
• creation and scaling of an AI-native Product Security and Application Security engineering organization
• development of Layer 7 networking applications and agentic AI capabilities that create new customer-facing software and platform opportunities.

Combining deep technical expertise with strong business and organizational leadership, this executive will establish architecture standards, build critical security talent and capabilities, and partner across Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, and Information Security teams to accelerate innovation, strengthen the company's security posture, and unlock higher-value software growth opportunities.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

AI software incubation for Security Applications

• Lead incubation of AI-powered security applications and services across L7 and application security domains.
• Build agile engineering capabilities that rapidly assess, prototype, and scale emerging AI market opportunities.
• Drive innovation in intelligent traffic management, endpoint routing, and secure application connectivity.
• Develop revenue-generating adjacencies with Fabric and security platform offerings.
• Identify and accelerate new AI-driven product opportunities that strengthen Equinix's competitive differentiation.

Sovereign security platforms

• Own the strategy and roadmap for sovereign security platforms supporting trusted AI, data sovereignty, and regulated workloads.
• Build security-attested automation, certification, and compliance capabilities that enable enterprise AI training, fine-tuning, and inference deployments.
• Drive industry partnerships and standards participation to position Equinix as a leader in trusted AI and sovereign infrastructure ecosystems.
• Identify and scale new market opportunities in secure AI, confidential computing, and sovereign cloud services.

Architecture leader for Global Products

• Establish and govern architecture standards, frameworks, and engineering practices across product areas.
• Drive engineering maturity through capability assessments, coaching, and continuous improvement.
• Lead adoption of cloud-native, agile, DevSecOps, and quality engineering practices while ensuring security and compliance. Define long-term technology strategy and platform roadmaps aligned to business priorities.
• Govern architectural risk, technical debt, and platform sustainability across the portfolio.

Engineering performance, governance and continuous improvement

• Drive engineering performance through measurable outcomes, operational metrics, and delivery excellence.
• Establish governance frameworks for technology investments, risk mitigation, and architectural compliance.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that increase engineering productivity, quality, reliability, and efficiency.
• Develop data-driven insights and accountability mechanisms to optimize organizational performance and execution.
• Align engineering operations and investments with business strategy, customer needs, and growth objectives
• Own the strategy, architecture, and roadmap for APIs related to programmable infrastructure services.
• Establish API governance, security, and lifecycle standards across the portfolio.
• Enable customer automation and self-service through scalable, reliable, and developer-friendly interfaces.
• Drive innovation in network, security, and infrastructure programmability to accelerate platform adoption. Expand ecosystem partnerships and developer engagement to grow platform consumption and revenue.

Critical Leadership Competencies

Visionary Platform Builder: Creates and delivers 0-to-1 platform capabilities in Layer 7, security, and application security, inspiring teams to pursue bold technical visions that drive strategic business value.

Architectural Excellence & Technical Leadership: Establishes enterprise architecture principles, frameworks, and standards while teaching and scaling architectural capability across leaders, teams, and domains.

Systems Thinker with Deep Technical Judgment : Anticipates complex dependencies, failure modes, and security risks to design resilient, scalable, and secure software services.

Transformational Enterprise Leader: Leads large-scale technology and organizational change, aligning strategy, people, processes, and platforms to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Enterprise Influencer & Global Collaborator: Builds alignment across Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, and Security organizations, leading effectively through influence in highly matrixed, global environments.

Talent Multiplier & Innovation Catalyst: Develops exceptional technical leaders, fosters a culture of experimentation and continuous learning, and creates the conditions for innovation to thrive at scale.

Knowledge and experience required

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field
• 15+ years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership roles at both startups and mid to large complex enterprise app companies Proven record of launching and building early security app or security platform-like products.
• Networking domain knowledge essential as is the ability to lead a team of network architects

Skills and attributes required

• Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset, passion for innovation, entrepreneurial drive and the ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Deep understanding of emerging technologies, and product development.
• Deep expertise in modern software engineering practices across DevSecOps, NetOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), cloud-native architecture, and agile methodologies.
• Experience driving architectural standardization across a federated or product-aligned technology organization.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence and partner cross-functionally, including product, security, data, and infrastructure teams.
• Exceptional communication and organizational change skills; able to engage at all levels from executive leadership to engineers.

As an employee, you become important to Equinix's success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure we're providing you with the best package possible. So, wherever you are in your career and life, you'll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.

Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.US Benefits: - Insurance: You may enroll in health, life, disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members. - Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future. - Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms.

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.

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Equinix, Inc

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company that shortens the path to connectivity to enable innovations that enrich work, life, and planet. The company operates as a leading interconnection platform, enabling businesses, clouds, and networks to connect and scale globally. Equinix operates one of the world's largest data center portfolios, with advanced facilities across multiple regions including EMEA. The company focuses on operational excellence, reliability, and sustainability, providing critical infrastructure that powers the digital economy and serves as the backbone for digital transformation.