Security Operating System Lead Engineer

About this role

### Security Operating System Lead Engineer

• JR-160750
• Hybrid

• Dallas

• Technology

• Full time

Who are we?

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.

Job Summary

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.

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 a...