Manager, Product Software Architecture and Eng

Who are we?Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 250 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's 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 world-class 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. Manager, Product Software Architecture and EngJob SummaryEngages Product Management to analyse business requirements and then transpose into technical designs, and then be responsible for the engineering team to implement the designs within the budgetary and timeline parameters.ResponsibilitiesTeam LeadershipRecruit, mentor, and develop an excellent engineering technology team and provide opportunities for growth to ensure continuity of leadership successionLead an expert team of engineers, and responsible for growing and developing the team while encouraging them to achieve the goals of EquinixLead & guide the team towards achieving the annual interpersonal goals and quarterly objectives and key resultsFacilitates quarterly performance evaluations of the teamCasts the engineering vision for the team and collaborating with the Product Management partners and achieving the visionRequirements AnalysisLeads discussions and reviews of requirements/functional designsChairs and facilitates requirement definition meetingsExercise rigor in prioritizing the roadmap, both functional and technical, to deliver high-quality software capabilities for Equinix customersSoftware/Application ArchitectureLeads architecture design and reviewsCollaborate closely with Product Management partners, and other engineering managers delivering high-quality, scalable, and reliable functionalitiesSoftware DesignLeads designs of large requirements for improvements, projects, and cross system/functionalLeads design reviews and provides technical advisory to theDeep understanding of software architecture and design principlesExperience in web design/development and an understanding of Web 2.0 conceptsDevelopment/CodingLead and guide the engineering team to write high-quality codeAble to conduct code reviews and provide mentorship on code qualityLead and manage the end-to-end SDLCEstablish coding standard methodologies andconsistencydherenceLeads in the research and evaluation of new and emerging software technologiesApplication QAEstablish the strategy for quality, drives automation (across high-impact test areas) and decreases manual efforts, and sets definitions for quality gates for software deliveryContinuously strives to simplify and reduce the time for automation test suites to achieve a high level of continuous testingProvides mentorship on the test frameworks to embrace and direct focus towards delivering the high return on investment value by automating the high-impact test areasDevSecOpsDefines roadmap of automation tools and its value to software engineering practicesDrives infrastructure requirementsReviews release planning and deployment listsEnsures quality and completeness of deploymentsDrives SSDLC, adopts standard processes on vulnerability management and has a strong focus with delivering secure software capabilitiesSoftware Reliability & Support EngineeringDefines roadmap of production change control and its value to software engineering practicesTakes accountability of the Operational SLAsBuild a strong engineering culture around Quality, Security, Engineering Excellence and Operational ExcellenceReportingDefines and drives release management planningResponsible for management reporting on key engineering, operational and delivery metricsTechnical Project ManagementLead estimations of level of effort (LOE) or SWAGLeads assigned development tasks to schedule/plan, provides leadership and planning for completing development for large improvements and projectsQualifications7+ years of full stack expertise in cloud-based application development on a microservice architecture with in-depth knowledge of Java with at least 2 years in a management capacityExperience leading and coordinating cross cutting initiatives in a product organization and engaging with multi-functional Product Management and Engineering teamsPossess hands-on experience working directly with Product Managers to provide technology solutions and have owned the technical implementations from design to deliveryHands-on experience with UI technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ReactJSHands-on experience with frameworks and tools including Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, JPA, Junit, NodeJS, Express & SQL/PLSQL, GitPossesses hands-on experience and technical know-how on AWS/GCP and technologies like Ansible, Containers, K8, etc.Sound understanding of Identity concepts such as SAML, JWT, OAuth, and also microservices based architectures, SOA, application integration & messaging, security standard processes and Web 2.0Strong understanding of design patterns and standard methodologies in Java platform including UI, Application & Frameworks developmentPossesses experience with data modelling (RDBMS, XSD, JSON), Database/XML interaction, SQL, Stored Procedure, ORM, and hands-on experience with RDBMS databases like Postgres, Oracle and RDSExperience with Open-Source API Gateway Frameworks, Mulesoft/Apigee API Gateway is a huge plusWorking experience with Swagger (Open API Spec), OAuth, REST, JSONExcellent understanding of CI/CD systems and Container based deployments on DockerPossesses strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skillsEnvision and build design documents, development specifications, and other development related documentation from scratch. Able to provide leadership to the team on crafting related documentationEquinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.