Security Operating System Lead Engineer

Equinix • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

The Digital Information Security Engineering team is seeking a deeply technical Security Engineer to join our team to help build and evolve the Security Operating System— a foundational platform that powers security services, automation, and data-driven decision-making across the enterprise.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering, platform engineering, or secure software development
• Strong grounding in security fundamentals: IAM, application security, data protection, credential management, endpoint and cloud security
• Deep experience designing and delivering RESTful APIs and service-based architectures
• Practical expertise with containers, orchestration, and infrastructure abstractions (Docker, Kubernetes, API gateways, service meshes)
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, C++, or similar (polyglot experience is a plus)
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) and modern DevSecOps practices
• Cloud-native delivery experience on AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
• Awareness of threat modeling, security architecture reviews, and risk analysis

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with security data analysis, ML, or AI-enhanced security workflows is a bonus

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core security platform services that expose reliable, well-instrumented APIs consumed by internal teams and security products
• Translate security and product requirements into architecture and code—from proof of concept to hardened, production-ready services
• Design automation-first workflows, integrating security services and telemetry from diverse tools and data sources
• Build integrations, plugins, and hooks across the security ecosystem (IAM, app sec, endpoints, cloud, data protection)
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, including AI-driven and open-source security tooling, where they add measurable value
• Define and evolve service APIs, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and aligned with platform capabilities
• Ensure platform reliability by designing for SLA/SLO compliance, observability, and fault tolerance
• Own technical delivery end to end: architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and operational readiness
• Proactively identify technical risks and bottlenecks, driving resolution before they impact delivery or reliability

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Voluntary plans
• Retirement plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed