Information Security Engineer

Job description

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 Mid-level InfoSec Engineer with experience in IT security areas including applications, systems and network. May also have experience in audit, compliance and governance. Responsibilities Security Architecture Fields, receives and reviews security architecture requests from internal customers Assists in reviewing and assessing adherence of new security architectures to guidelines and rejecting if said architectures do not meet requirements Researches security best practices for networks, systems and applications Reports and makes recommendations to senior members of the architecture team for policy revisions, changes and additions Security Engineering Executes proofs of concepts Evaluates and scores vendor solutions against use cases for final vendor selection Manages towards project timelines, executing on deliverables in partnership with internal networking and infrastructure teams Provides technical status reports to management Responsible for anticipating technical roadblocks and escalating issues Responsible for managing all technical aspects of implementation Executes on the implementation of new security solutions for the enterprise Security Operations Responsible for day-to-day security operations, 24/7/365 Operates and troubleshoots next-generation firewalls, cloud web proxy, mobile device management systems, endpoint security, vulnerability management systems, intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS) systems, and security incident event management (SIEM) Security Incident Response Responsible for day-to-day security incident response, 24/7/365 Investigates, researches and analyzes security incidents as they are escalated or reported Uses established procedures for remediation of incidents, escalating as needed for additional guidance Security Policy & Compliance Responsible for following process to publish gl…