Principal Solution Engineer, Equinix

$131-272k

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AWS

GCP

Python

Terraform

Azure

Expert level

Remote from US

Digital infrastructure company

Job no longer available

Digital infrastructure company

1001+ employees

B2BCommunicationSaaSCloud Computing

Job no longer available

$131-272k

AWS

GCP

Python

Terraform

Azure

Expert level

Remote from US

1001+ employees

B2BCommunicationSaaSCloud Computing

Company mission

To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

The ideal candidate has a DevOps mindset, is curious, loves learning new tech and is comfortable digging in, hands-on, including coding, with everything from APIs, hypervisors, networking, operating systems
Bachelor's degree in an engineering or technical discipline; MBA or advanced degree is a plus
10+ years of experience in solution engineering; creating solution blueprints and reference architectures to enable partners to build joint solutions
Strong hands-on experience with enterprise-level, cloud infrastructure services, and Edge Infrastructure, especially compute and storage environments (VMware, Nutanix, Pure, Netapp, etc.) and solutions
Strong hands-on experience with enterprise-level, Network as a Service (NaaS), Multi-cloud networking (L4-L7), and Network Security solutions
Current or recent hands-on experience with programming, scripting and IaC tools (Python, Shell Scripting, and Terraform etc.)
Current or recent experience developing POCs, demos, websites and apps, and technical enablement content, including videos, webinars, podcasts, presentations, demos, blogs, and hands-on labs to educate partner sales teams on our solutions
Create and maintain the official live demo environments and video library of Equinix and partner solutions portfolio
An excellent understanding of developer workflows, CI/CD pipelines, API integrations, and IDE/GitHub/GitLab integrations
Understanding of developer-centric cloud computing environments (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)

What the job involves

The Equinix Digital Services Partnerships and Ecosystem Strategy team is seeking an accomplished, forward-thinking Principal Solution Engineer to enable, support and grow our strategic technology and route to market partners
In this role, you will create and build, from scratch, demos, POCs, validated solution blueprints, live environments to drive adoption of the Equinix digital services portfolio with and through partners
You will play a pivotal role in shaping our solutions strategy, propelling product innovation, and delivering unmatched value to our valued customers
This is an individual contributor role reporting to the VP of Partnerships and Ecosystem Strategy Digital Services
Create solution blueprints and reference architectures to enable partners to build joint solutions on top of our products
Develop technical enablement content including videos, webinars, podcasts, presentations, blogs, and hands-on labs to help guide and explain solutions to customers, partners, and internal stakeholders
Develop, code and evangelize compelling proofs of concept and demos (including apps and scripts) that showcase our joint solutions
Build certification training programs and help partners achieve technical competency in selling and supporting our solutions
Collaborate with core product management and engineering teams to build APIs, tools, and resources to technically enable our partner ecosystem
Track and report on partner certification attainment, solution development progress, and key technical blockers

Our take

Equinix is a veteran player in the digital infrastructure market, connecting industry-leading organizations in finance, manufacturing, retail, transportation, government, healthcare, and education.

The company provides a range of services within the categories of digital, support, data center, and interconnection, with capabilities including, for example, simplifying hybrid cloud deployments or securing on-site deployments. It has an extensive range of partners, granting its clients access to a vast range of industry-leading technologies atop its own offerings.

With a wide global presence, Equinix has secured a path to continued success by its ability to keep abreast of developments in the space. The company is comfortably positioned to remain a robust and leading player across multiple growth avenues and can be expected to make more smart developments and partnerships in the future.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Led by a woman

9% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.1)

Trustpilot (2.5)

Company

Company HQ

Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA

Leadership

Adaire Fox-Martin

(CEO & President)

Prior to becoming CEO of Equinix in 2024, Adaire spent nearly 3 years at Google in various roles, including Head of Google Ireland and President of Google Cloud Go to Market. She also spent nearly 14 years at SAP and over 18 years at Oracle Corporation.

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