Information Security (Infosec) Senior Engineer

Equinix

77d • $136,000 - $204,000

About The Position

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. A highly skilled Senior Security Engineer is responsible for enhancing our Security Platform. They will possess extensive experience across a broad range of technologies and security domains, enabling them to assess and determine the technical functional behavior and limitations of both first-party and third-party applications integrated within our platform. In this role, the Security Engineer will be tasked with designing and delivering a robust API that encapsulates a Security Platform service, effectively abstracting the underlying technologies used to meet service requirements.

Requirements

• 5 years progressive experience in system analysis, requirements gathering and application implementation
• Bachelor's degree in Systems, Computer Science, Business or Information Management or equivalent experience
• A deep understanding of security technologies, protocols, and best practices
• A deep understanding of technologies required in delivery of RESTful APIs, including containerization, API gateway, service orchestration, and IAM security protocols

Nice To Haves

• Enthusiasm for collaborating cross-functionally and cross-product to identify and lead the development of the API platform
• Excellent communication skills and cross-functional organizational ability to influence others
• Prioritizes platform requirements, influence roadmap, and strategy, and driving impact with the rest of the business stakeholders
• Strong technical skills and experience, as well as an extraordinary passion for software development and delivering high-quality products
• Extraordinary written and communication skills having worked with executive management
• Passion for providing technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and team members

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Management team and other 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 the best technologies to use to publish the Security Platform APIs
• Research security best practices for API and all related technology components required
• Identify how to leverage the capabilities of the Security Platform to fulfill the Service APIs
• Develop the API layer, including identifying the required technologies, orchestration components, and security controls for the APIs
• Deliver fully functional APIs (including all corresponding collateral) that leverage existing Security Platform optimally
• Ensure that the API adheres to publish SLA & SLOs, and includes instrumentation that allows monitoring adherence
• Conduct thorough testing and validation of the API to ensure reliability and performance
• Operate and troubleshoot the Security Platform APIs to ensure delivery of required service in adherence with the published SLAs & SLOs
• Investigate, research and analyze security incidents as they are escalated or reported

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program
• Health, life, disability and voluntary insurance plans
• Retirement plan contributions
• Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
• Healthcare coverage designed to complement the provincial healthcare system in Canada
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Tax-Free Savings Plan (TSFA) in Canada
• Vacation and personal time along with various paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees