Principal Open-Source Program Manager

Principal Open-Source Program Manager

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, operating 240+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

We are a fast-growing global company with 20 years of continuous growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of 10,000+ companies, including 2,100 networks and 3,000+ cloud and IT service providers in 32 countries spanning six continents.

A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. 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.

Job Summary

The Office of the CTO (OCTO) within Equinix is chartered with driving technology innovation; technology roadmap & architecture; and thought leadership with a focus on building a closer engagement with the open-source and software developer communities.

We are launching the Equinix Open-Source Program Office (OSPO), homed within the OCTO organization, to accelerate the adoption of open-source software internally and expand contributions and active engagements in developer communities by Equinix's engineering teams.

We are looking for a "Principal Open-Source Program Manager" to lead the newly-created OSPO function in close collaboration with key stakeholders and engineering teams across the company. This role reports directly to the Chief Technology Officer at Equinix.

As Principal Open-Source Program Manager, you will have the opportunity to help develop a company-wide framework to drive and coordinate various open-source-related initiatives; serve as an advisor and thought leader to the technical community at Equinix on questions related to open source; and closely interact with the external developer communities, such as the Linux Foundation.

This is a senior role and an outstanding opportunity for a passionate leader to join our team and make a significant impact to our technology vision. If you fully believe in the power of technology to change the world, we would like to talk to you.

Responsibilities

The Equinix Open-Source Program Office (OSPO) is responsible (directly or indirectly) for the following:

• Inbound open source (use of external open-source projects): Manage policies and license compliance, collaborate with engineering, InfoSec and release teams. Manage relationships with open-source tool vendors
• Outbound open source (release and management of internal open-source projects): Manage public projects on GitHub, and collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, including Developer Relations, Legal, Engineering and Product
• Open-source funding: Support the funding process for internal and external open-source initiatives
• Promotion of open-source mindset and practices internally: Train developers on open-source policies and practices. Develop and provide introduction content for new-hire onboarding
• External collaboration: Maintain relationships with open-source practitioners at external organizations, including the TODO Group, the Linux Foundation, CHAOSS and OSSF
• Other: Develop and publish metrics on open-source contributions. Work with Marketing to publicize open-source activities. Manage GitHub permissions, access, and settings

Qualifications

• Preferably, a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related engineering field
• Proven years of relevant technology, software engineering and/or open-source experience, including within at least one technology domain across the infrastructure stack. Proven years' experience is preferred
• Experience with open technologies, cloud-native ecosystems, and open-source & developer communities such as the Linux Foundation
• Experience developing code deployed in large-scale infrastructures. Experience examples include infrastructure engineering, DevOps, tooling/product/API development, open-source contributions, etc.
• Solid technical understanding of distributed infrastructure and hybrid, multi-cloud architectures (engineering/operations experience a bonus)
• Excellent writing and verbal communications skills from engineering to executive
• Excellent collaboration and people skills

Equinix 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.

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:

• San Francisco, CA / Bay Area: $160,000 to $273,000

Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.

This position may be offered in other locations. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

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Equinix 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.