Information Security Engineer

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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 tech thinkers and future builders turn bold ideas into breakthrough experiences, we welcome your unique perspective.

Help us challenge assumptions, uncover bias, and remove barriers—because progress starts with fresh ideas. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.

Job Summary 

The Global Enterprise Information Security Program effectively manages the information security risks for Equinix. Responsible for information security policy and enforcement, information security projects and initiatives, management of information security incidents including SOC and SIEM operations, operations of firewalls and load balancing for enterprise, ITDC, SVC, and Data Center, operations of enterprise security infrastructure and applications, and regulatory security compliance including ISO, FISMA/FedRAMP, and PCI. The role also includes ownership and integration of secrets management platforms such as HashiCorp Vault to ensure secure handling of sensitive credentials and secrets across the enterprise. 

Responsibilities 

Security Architecture 

• Collaborate with Product Management and cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications

• Analyze and evaluate the technical capabilities and limitations of various applications within the Security Platform

• Research best technologies to publish the Security Platform APIs and integrate secure secrets management using HashiCorp Vault

• Identify how to leverage the capabilities of the Security Platform and HashiCorp Vault to fulfill Service APIs securely

• Design and implement secure secrets lifecycle management strategies using Vault, including dynamic secrets, access policies, and audit logging

Security Engineering 

• Develop the API layer, including orchestration components, security controls, and integration with HashiCorp Vault for secrets management

• Deliver fully functional APIs that leverage existing Security Platform and Vault optimally, ensuring SLA & SLO adherence and monitoring

• Conduct thorough testing and validation of APIs and Vault integrations to ensure reliability, performance, and security

• Implement Vault authentication methods (e.g., AppRole, Kubernetes, AWS IAM) and manage Vault namespaces and policies

Security Operations 

• Operate and troubleshoot Security Platform APIs and HashiCorp Vault to ensure delivery of required services in adherence with published SLAs & SLOs

• Monitor Vault performance, availability, and audit logs to ensure secure and compliant operations

Security Incident Response 

• Investigate, research, and analyze security incidents, including those involving secrets exposure or Vault misuse

• Collaborate with SOC and engineering teams to remediate Vault-related incidents and improve secrets hygiene 

Leadership Characteristics 

• Is a transformational member of the team who excels at driving bold and meaningful change at scale and across multiple dimensions

• Cultivates Innovation – Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful

• Fosters a climate where innovation can thrive. Encourages innovative risk taking and embraces failure as a part of innovation

Qualifications 

• BS in computer science or equivalent with 3+ years or MS in computer science or equivalent with 1+ years of hands on professional experience 

• Experience in performing software threat analysis, security analysis and risk analysis 

• Experience with development in Java or .NET and Python (an