Senior Manager, Network Architecture

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operatingover 260 data centers across the globe.Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

Our culture is based on collaboration and the growth and development of our teams. We hire hardworking people who thrive on solving challenging problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills and try new approaches, as we grow our product portfolio with new software and network architecture solutions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providingan equitable work environmentthat is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Job Summary

You will supervise a distributed team of (6-12) engineers, chartered with the development of Equinix’s next generation network infrastructure, in support of its diverse set of products and services. This role will collaborate with a diverse set of teams inside Equinix, included (but not limited to) operations, product, software development, procurement, finance, and executive leadership – in additional to external customers, vendors, and business partners.

Responsibilities

Foster a culture of innovation, excellence, and collaboration

Develop monthly reporting to objectively capture team performance and network efficiency, including any external blockers and paths towards resolution

Work cross-functionally across teams to develop and operationalize complex network topologies and product features. Ensure successful delivery of the portfolio on time and on budget.

Develop and curate rich technical documentation, including high and low-level design details

Maintain an empowered and autonomous engineering organization; serve as a facilitator and tiebreaker in the case of conflict

Drive innovation among the teams, recognize innovation, and help communicate new ideas across teams

Responsible for leading strategic and roadmap planning, influencing and driving prioritization of initiatives with functional stakeholders

Qualifications

15+ years of relevant engineering experience, including (5) years as a people manager or tech lead

Experience with agile development methodologies, Jira, and other relevant tooling / SaaS

Excellent written and verbal communications skills, for interacting with both engineers and executive leadership

Excellent collaboration and people skills

Experience leading hybrid distributed teams, maintaining a balance between execution and employee wellbeing

Deep knowledge of market for network products and services, including customer use cases

Experience with CapEx and OpEx budgeting; strategic vendor negotiation

Experience recruiting and coaching / mentoring engineers at all levels

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)

Substantive knowledge of network (function) disaggregation, including merchant silicon and ODM solutions

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

Passionate about infrastructure automation through software, together with solid hands-on experience of network automation

French Translation

Résumé du poste

Vous superviserez une équipe distribuée, composée d’ingénieurs (entre 6 et 12) et ayant pour mandat de développer l’infrastructure réseau de la prochaine génération d’Equinix pour son portefeuille diversifié de produits et de services. Le ou la titulaire du poste collaborera avec différentes équipes au sein d’Equinix, y compris celles des opérations, des produits, du développement logiciel, de l’approvisionnement, des finances et de la direction, en plus de clients, fournisseurs et partenaires d’affaires externes.

Responsabilités

Promouvoir une culture d’innovation, d’excellence et de collaboration.

Développer un système de rapports mensuels pour consigner, de manière objective, le rendement des équipes et l’efficacité du réseau, y compris les obstacles externes et les pistes de solution.

Travailler avec diverses équipes pour développer et opérationnaliser des topologies réseau complexes et des fonctionnalités de produits. Assure la livraison réussie du portefeuille dans les délais et le budget impartis

Développer et sélectionner une vaste documentation technique, incluant des éléments conceptuels détaillés et de haut niveau.

Veiller au maintien d’une organisation d’ingénierie autonome et outillée; agir comme facilitateur et voix décisive en cas de conflit.

Encourager l’innovation au sein des équipes, la reconnaître et aider à communiquer de nouvelles idées aux diverses équipes.

Diriger la planification stratégique et de la feuille de route, influencer et faire avancer la priorisation d’initiatives en collaboration avec les parties prenantes opérationnelles.

Qualifications

Plus de 15 ans d’expérience pertinente en ingénierie, dont cinq (5) ans comme gestionnaire d’équipes ou responsable technique

Expérience des méthodes de développement agile, de Jira ou d’autres outils pertinents / logiciel-service

Excellentes compétences en communication orale et écrite permettant d’interagir efficacement avec des ingénieurs et les membres de la direction

Excellentes compétences de collaboration et aptitudes relationnelles

Expérience de diriger des équipes hybrides distribuées, voir à l’équilibre entre l’exécution des mandats et le bien-être des employés

Excellentes connaissances du marché des produits et services réseau, incluant les cas d’utilisation de la clientèle

Expérience de la préparation de budgets d’investissement et d’opérations, de négociations stratégiques avec les fournisseurs

Expérience du recrutement et de l’accompagnement / du mentorat d’ingénieurs de tous les niveaux.

Expertise des technologies et protocoles de réseautique des fournisseurs de services, dont BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, routage de segments, RSVP, QoS, EVPN, VXLAN et l’ingénierie de trafic (dorsale et périphérie)

Connaissances approfondies de la désagrégation des fonctions réseau, incluant les solutions de silicium marchand et ODM

The United States targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are :

• San Francisco, CA / Bay Area : $179,000 to $269,000 per year
• California (Non-SF / Bay Area), Connecticut, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Washington state : $171,000 to $257,000 per year
• Colorado, Nevada, Rhode Island : $155,000 to $233,000 per year Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and / or training. This position may be offered in other locations. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process. The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position. As an employee, you become important to Equinix’s success. Details about our company benefits can be found at the following link :

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