Cloud infrastructure
10 Equinix engineering leaders
These ten people hold or have held vice president, senior director, director and global head engineering roles at Equinix, across interconnection software, network platforms, security, data center infrastructure and hardware. A reader can learn how engineering leaders build and run their teams in data center and cloud infrastructure companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Arifulla Baig Mohammad
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Equinix
Director of Engineering at Equinix since 2024, a role the profile places in Redwood City; the headline reads Director of Engineering, Digital Interconnection. Former Equinix roles include Senior Engineering Manager (2022–2024), Engineering Manager (2020–2022) and Senior Staff Engineer (2018–2020).
Gema Gomez
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering, Hardware and Networking · Equinix
Director of Engineering, Hardware and Networking at Equinix since 2023, based in Cambridge, England; the profile says the role builds and manages the engineering team delivering hardware and networking services. Former Senior Engineering Manager, Systems Engineering at Equinix (2020–2023) and Engineering Manager at Weaveworks (2019–2020).
Husain Husna
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Data Center Services - Software Engineering · Equinix
Senior Director, Data Center Services - Software Engineering at Equinix since 2022, based in the San Francisco Bay Area; the profile headline reads Sr. Director, Software Engineering at Equinix. The source tags the role in the Engineering and Technical department at Director level, and it is the only work row the listing shows.
Igor Tarasenko
LinkedInExperience: VP, Engineering Interconnection · Equinix
VP, Engineering Interconnection at Equinix since 2026, leading software engineering for Equinix's interconnection platform. Former Equinix roles include Senior Director, Software Engineering and Architecture (2022–2026) and Director, Product Software Engineering and Architecture Interconnection (2020–2022); the profile also lists CTO, Cloud Networking at Bayware Inc. (2015–2020).
Ivan Benitez
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Infrastructure Engineering - Critical Asset Management · Equinix
Global Head of Infrastructure Engineering - Critical Asset Management at Equinix since 2025, leading a team that defines, governs and optimises the engineered systems and standards that sustain Equinix data center infrastructure. Former Director - Global Ops Engineering - Operational Sustainability at Equinix (2022–2025).
Jeelani Gulam
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Engineering · Equinix
Former Director of Product Engineering at Equinix (2010–2017), and Global Sr Director and Head of IT (APAC) - Enterprise Tech & Digital Platforms, Infra & InfoSec at Equinix since 2018, a role the profile says spans APAC, EMEA and the Americas with 300+ engineers. Also Senior Manager - Product Engineering at Equinix (2005–2010).
Nico Strina
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Network Platform Engineering · Equinix
Vice President, Network Platform Engineering at Equinix since 2024, a role the profile places in San Francisco. Former Equinix roles include Vice President, Network Software & Platform Architecture (2023–2024) and Senior Distinguished Engineer, Technology and Architecture, Office of the CTO (2022–2023); also Head of Super Network Infrastructure at Twilio (2019–2022).
Numair Malik
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Security Engineering · Equinix
Senior Director, Security Engineering at Equinix since 2025. Former Equinix roles include Director, Enterprise Security Engineering & Platform Architecture (2024–2025), Information Security Leader (2023–2024) and Director of Product Security (2020–2023); the profile also lists VP, Cloud Identity and Access Management at Axiad (2018–2020).
Pradipta Kumar Senapati
LinkedInExperience: Director - Product Software Architecture and Engineering · Equinix
Director - Product Software Architecture and Engineering at Equinix since 2026, based in Bengaluru. The profile also lists Senior Director IT Infrastructure at Boomi (2024–2026), Director - IT Infrastructure at Boomi (2022–2024) and Head - IT Service Management Operations at Equiniti (2018–2022).
Stephan Abraitis
LinkedInExperience: VP, Operations & Engineering · Equinix
VP, Operations & Engineering at Equinix since 2026, based in Toronto. The profile also lists Vice President Global Technology Service Management at Manulife (2022–2026), VP, Data Centre Infrastructure & Strategy at RBC (2018–2022) and Senior Director, Global Critical Environments at RBC (2013–2018).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a data center operator organize software engineering for products customers use to connect to clouds and partners?
- 02What standards and reviews keep data center infrastructure engineering reliable across many sites?
- 03How do engineering leaders balance new platform work against keeping existing network and facility systems running?
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