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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director, Product Software Architecture and Eng - **Company:** Equinix - **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States - **Salary:** $240,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software Code Optimization, DevOps, Network Architecture, OpenShift, Software Product Management, Software Architecture, Reliability Engineering, Requirements Management, Service Design, Software Engineering, Containerization, Kubernetes - **Published:** October 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/director-product-software-architecture-and-eng-tampa-fl--7793a074-3787-49ce-b114-4757656b3971 ## About the Role Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Architecture, Requirements Management, Network Architecture/Engineering, Product Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software Engineering, Leadership, Best Practices, * Director-level experience managing managers, delivering multiple software products or services * Proven experience leading DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering teams. * Strong and demonstrable operational experience providing a highly available global service * Experience delivering Kubernetes or (preferred) OpenShift-based infrastructure and operating it at scale * 15+ years professional experience in a software development leadership role * Bachelor's in Engineering preferred ## Description We are seeking an experienced Director, Product Software Architecture and Engineering to build and lead a new dev-ops team offering an AI and container management service for Equinix Managed Solutions. Duties include: Partner with product management to define requirements, service level objectives, and operational goals for the service; Integrate the service with global ordering and back-office systems to provide self-service; Work closely with EMS operations, EMS fulfillment, and Equinix network architecture to ensure the service design is compatible and well-integrated with existing infrastructure; Operate the service at an enterprise availability level as it scales out., Service Strategy & Platform Leadership * Define and execute the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for Equinix's AI and Container Management Service. * Partner with Product Management to translate customer needs and market opportunities into platform capabilities. * Establish Service Level Objectives (SLOs), operational standards, and platform governance. * Drive adoption of cloud-native best practices across engineering and operations teams. Architecture & Engineering * Lead architecture and design decisions and DevOps processes for Kubernetes/OpenShift-based managed services. * Ensure platform scalability, resiliency, security, and operational readiness. * Drive automation across provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management. * Partner with network, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure seamless integration with Equinix's global platform. System Optimization * Drives and manages change across the organization by implementing improvements to internal processes and systems * Proactively identifies gaps, risks and issues and influence key stakeholders across the organization to resolve them Stakeholder Management * Responsible for providing objective and comprehensive input to senior leadership and executive decision makers * Solicits stakeholder input to define comprehensive improvement plans that are consistent and drive standardization across regions * Influences and collaborates with multiple stakeholders of multiple portfolios and projects to ensure effective release, change management and support plans are defined and communicated * Creates and drives broad stakeholder communications with respect to portfolio status and budget utilization System Optimization * Develop operational KPIs and continuously improve service availability, performance, and customer experience. * Is accountable for successful implementation of approved system improvement recommendations * Drives adoption of best practices and standards People Management * Build and lead a high-performing global engineering and DevOps organization. * Responsible for succession planning recommendations and contributing to and driving the people development strategy * Responsible for talent development, including quarterly conversations, career pathways conversations and individual development/growth plans * Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement., Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. 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