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Head of Engineering – Physical Infrastructure Director
Equinix
Global leader in data center and interconnection services, enabling digital transformation.
19d ago
202,000 - 304,000
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Onsite
Company Size
10,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Data center colocation
Interconnection services
Smart Hands / remote support
Software-defined interconnection
Network Edge services
Equinix Metal (bare metal)
Equinix Fabric (cloud routing)
Managed services (integration & advisory)
Sector Specialisms
No specialisms available
Role
What you would be doing
infrastructure strategy
global infrastructure
hardware procurement
data center operations
kpi tracking
technology evaluation
Partner closely with cloud platform, SRE, networking, and infrastructure software teams to ensure seamless integration between physical and virtual layers
Own the end-to-end strategy and execution for global physical infrastructure—including hardware platforms, data center IT footprint deployment and management, and capacity planning
Develop lifecycle management programs for compute, storage, and network hardware—from procurement to decommissioning
Drive reliability, availability, and efficiency across data center operations through monitoring, automation, and infrastructure standardization
Establish and track KPIs for performance, utilization, power efficiency, and cost optimization
Lead teams responsible for hardware engineering, deployment automation, rack/stack configuration, and physical network integration
Ensure compliance with operational, security, and environmental regulations
Evaluate emerging hardware technologies and vendor ecosystems to drive innovation and scale
What you bring
data center
integration
leadership
logistics
automation
collaboration
Proven track record managing global data center or colocation deployments at scale.
Strong understanding of integration between hardware, virtualization, and orchestration platforms
12+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering or data center operations, with at least 7 years in a leadership role
Experience in hardware lifecycle management, logistics, and infrastructure supply chain operations
Familiarity with monitoring, telemetry, and automation tools for physical infrastructure
Excellent leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to align technical operations with business goals
Deep expertise in physical infrastructure systems—compute, networking, power, cooling, and data center design
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