Principal Data Protection Engineer

Equinix is seeking a Principal Data Protection Engineer to lead the design, development, and automation of data protection capabilities across enterprise platforms. This role focuses on protecting sensitive data throughout its lifecycle, enabling privacy-by-design, and building developer-first APIs and AI-enabled solutions.

• Design and implement data protection controls across data lifecycle
• Define and operationalize privacy-by-design and secure-by-default patterns
• Evaluate and implement data governance, consent, residency, retention, and deletion mechanisms
• Design, develop, and deliver production-grade APIs for data protection
• Develop core services, tooling, and automation using Python and Go
• Integrate AI and open-source technologies to enhance data protection