Senior Manager, Network Architecture

Work set-up: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
Work from: 
United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Over 15 years of relevant engineering experience., At least 5 years of experience as a people manager or technical lead., Deep knowledge of network products, protocols, and open networking technologies., Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills..

Key responsibilities:

  • Supervise a distributed team of engineers developing next-generation network infrastructure.
  • Develop monthly reports on team performance and network efficiency.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement complex network topologies and features.
  • Lead strategic planning and prioritize initiatives with stakeholders.

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Equinix Internet XLarge http://www.equinix.com/
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Job description

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinixs 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 worldclass 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 providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Job Summary

You will supervise a distributed team of (612) 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 crossfunctionally 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 lowlevel 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 toolingSaaS

      • 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 coachingmentoring engineers at all levels

      • Expert level knowledge with service provider networking technologies and protocols, including BGP, ISIS, 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 Linuxbased open Network Operating Systems

      • Passionate about infrastructure automation through software, together with solid handson 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.


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Experience

Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
Industry :
Internet
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • People Management
  • Budgeting
  • Mentorship
  • Coaching
  • Team Management
  • Collaboration
  • Communication

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