Principal Open-Source Program Manager
Redwood City, CA 
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Who are we?

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, operating over 250 data centersacross 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 hirehardworking people who thrive on solvingchallengingproblems 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 providingan equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Principal Open-Source Program Manager

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, operating 240+data centers across the globe andproviding 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 area 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 providersin 32countries spanningsix 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 providingan 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-sourcefunding: 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 .

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.

Responsable principal des programmes Open Source

Leader mondial de l'infrastructure numerique, Equinix exploite plus de 240 centres de donnees a travers le monde et assure l'interconnexion de tous les nuages et reseaux principaux. Les entreprises ont besoin d'un endroit unique qui simplifie et consolide une infrastructure complexe et fragmentee couvrant des environnements cloud prives comme publics. Notre plateforme mondiale permet a notre clientele d'obtenir une infrastructure la ou elle en a besoin, et de la connecter a tout ce qu'il lui faut pour reussir.

Nous sommes une entreprise mondiale a la croissance fulgurante et forte de 20 ans de croissance soutenue. Notre gamme innovante de produits et services de pointe nous a permis de creer un ecosysteme mondial - le plus etendu et actif au monde - de plus de 10 000 societes, et comptant 2 100 reseaux et plus de 3 000 fournisseurs de services cloud et de TI repartis dans 32 pays, sur six continents.

En rejoignant Equinix, vous collaborerez a des travaux qui changent le monde, en plus de profiter d'une richesse d'avenues de perfectionnement et de specialisation dans divers domaines. Nous preconisons la diversite de pensee et de contribution, et avons a cur d'assurer un milieu de travail equitable, ce que nous jugeons fondamental a nos valeurs essentielles a titre d'entreprise, de meme que vital a notre reussite.

Resume de l'emploi

Le bureau du directeur des technologies (CTO) d'Equinix a pour vocation d'etre le moteur de l'innovation, de la planification et de la conception technologiques, de meme que d'assurer un leadership eclaire axe sur le resserrement des liens avec les communautes open source et de developpeurs.

Nous lancons l'Open-Source Program Office (OSPO) d'Equinix, lequel aura pour mission, sous l'egide de l'equipe du bureau du directeur des technologies, d'accelerer l'adoption interne de logiciels open source et d'accentuer les contributions et l'engagement actif des equipes de conception logicielle d'Equinix dans les communautes de developpeurs.

Nous sommes a la recherche d'un responsable principal des programmes open source afin de diriger la nouvelle fonction OSPO en etroite collaboration avec les intervenants cles et les equipes de conception logicielle a l'echelle de l'entreprise. Ce poste relevera directement du directeur des technologies d'Equinix.

A titre de responsable principal des programmes open source, vous contribuerez a la mise sur pied, a l'echelle de l'entreprise, d'un cadre de propulsion et de coordination de diverses initiatives open source, conseillerez et orienterez la communaute technique d'Equinix sur les questions touchant l'open source, et collaborerez etroitement avec des communautes de developpeurs externes, comme la Fondation Linux.

Ce role de direction est une occasion remarquable, pour un leader passionne, de se joindre a notre equipe et de faire sa marque sur notre vision technologique. Si vous croyez de tout cur que les technologies peuvent changer le monde, nous souhaitons faire votre connaissance.


Responsabilites

L'Open-Source Program Office (OSPO) d'Equinix est responsable de ce qui suit, directement ou indirectement :

  • Mise a profit de projets open source externes : Administration de la conformite aux politiques et licences, collaboration avec les equipes de conception logicielle, de la securite de l'information et de publication. Gestion des rapports avec les fournisseurs d'outils open source.
  • Publication et gestion de projets open source internes : Gestion des projets publics sur GitHub, collaboration etroite avec les parties prenantes internes, dont les Relations developpeurs, les Services juridiques, la Conception et les Produits.
  • Financement open source : Appui du processus de financement d'initiatives open source internes et externes.
  • Promotion interne de la mentalite et de pratiques open source : Formation des developpeurs sur les politiques et pratiques open source. Conception et prestation de contenu introductif a l'embauche.
  • Collaboration externe : Maintien des rapports avec les professionnels open source d'autres organisations, comme le Groupe TODO, la Fondation Linux, CHAOSS et l'OSSF.
  • Autres : Compilation et publication de donnees sur les contributions open source. Collaboration avec le Marketing pour publiciser les activites open source. Gestion des permissions, acces et parametres sur GitHub.

Qualites requises

  • Idealement, un baccalaureat en informatique ou dans un domaine de l'ingenierie connexe.
  • Plusieurs annees d'experience pertinente demontrees en technologies, en conception logicielle ou en logiciels open source, dont dans au moins un domaine technique pertinent a la pile technologique. Une preference est accordee aux annees d'experience demontrees.
  • Experience avec les technologies ouvertes, les ecosystemes cloud-native et les communautes open source et de developpeurs, comme la Fondation Linux.
  • Experience en conception de programmes deployes dans des infrastructures de grande echelle, par exemple en ingenierie d'infrastructure, en processus de developpement et d'exploitation, en developpement d'outils, de produits ou d'interfaces de programmation d'application (API) ou en contributions open source.
  • Comprehension technique robuste de l'infrastructure distribuee et de l'architecture hybride multicloud (experience en ingenierie et en operations un atout).
  • Excellentes competences en communication technique et administrative ecrite et verbale.
  • Excellentes competences interpersonnelles et de collaboration.

Equinix a a cur que son processus d'embauche soit ouvert a toutes les personnes, y compris celles souffrant d'un handicap. Si vous etes un candidat qualifie et avez besoin d'aide ou de mesures d'adaptation, veuillez nous en informer a l'aide de .

Equinix promeut l'egalite d'acces a l'emploi et, aux Etats-Unis, l'action positive. Tous les candidats qualifies verront leur candidature consideree sans egard illicite a leur ethnicite, a la couleur de leur peau, a leur religion, a leurs croyances, a leurs origines nationales ou ethniques, a leur ascendance, a leur lieu de naissance, a leur citoyennete, a leur sexe, au fait qu'elles soient ou non enceintes, ont ou non des enfants et a tout etat de sante connexe, a leur orientation sexuelle, a leur identite ou expression de genre, a leur etat matrimonial ou conjugal, a leur age, a leurs antecedents et leur statut militaires, a tout handicap physique ou mental, a leur etat de sante, a leurs renseignements genetiques, a leur affiliation politique ou organisationnelle, a leur eventuel statut de victime de violence ou d'abus ou de membre de la famille d'une telle victime, ou a tout autre etat protege par le droit applicable.

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.

As an employee, you become important to Equinix's success. Details about our company benefits can be found at the following link:

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 .

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.

As an employee, you become important to Equinix's success. Details about our company benefits can be found at the following link:


Equinix is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability

 

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Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
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