Head of Engineering – Physical Infrastructure Director

Equinix

110d • $202,000 - $304,000

About The Position

We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Head of Engineering for Physical Infrastructure to lead the strategy, architecture, and operations of our global physical compute, storage, and data center infrastructure. This role is pivotal in aligning hardware design, deployment, and operations with the evolving needs of our software and platform ecosystems. You will lead cross-functional engineering teams responsible for capacity planning, hardware lifecycle management, facilities integration, and operational excellence in physical environments.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering or data center operations, with at least 7 years in a leadership role
• Deep expertise in physical infrastructure systems—compute, networking, power, cooling, and data center design
• Proven track record managing global data center or colocation deployments at scale
• Strong understanding of integration between hardware, virtualization, and orchestration platforms
• Experience in hardware lifecycle management, logistics, and infrastructure supply chain operations
• Familiarity with monitoring, telemetry, and automation tools for physical infrastructure
• Excellent leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to align technical operations with business goals

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end strategy and execution for global physical infrastructure—including hardware platforms, data center IT footprint deployment and management, and capacity planning
• Lead teams responsible for hardware engineering, deployment automation, rack/stack configuration, and physical network integration
• Partner closely with cloud platform, SRE, networking, and infrastructure software teams to ensure seamless integration between physical and virtual layers
• Drive reliability, availability, and efficiency across data center operations through monitoring, automation, and infrastructure standardization
• Develop lifecycle management programs for compute, storage, and network hardware—from procurement to decommissioning
• Establish and track KPIs for performance, utilization, power efficiency, and cost optimization
• Evaluate emerging hardware technologies and vendor ecosystems to drive innovation and scale
• Ensure compliance with operational, security, and environmental regulations

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program
• Health, life, disability and voluntary insurance plans
• Retirement plan contributions
• Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees