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Meta is looking for a Network Engineer to join the Edge and Network Services team. This team is responsible for deploying and supporting one of the world’s largest and complex networks. As a member of this team, you will have a unique opportunity to be involved in all aspects of networking at Meta.

Network Engineer, Deployment and Support Responsibilities:

• Deploy and support our global production and corporate network including edge, backbone, data center, campus, and content delivery network (CDN) infrastructure.
• Work cross-functionally with project management, network engineering to generate implementation plans including Method of Procedure (MOP) and Bill of Materials (BOM), Engineering Design Packages (EDP), Scope of Works (SOW), Network equipment and server Rack Face Elevations (RFE).
• Provide technical leadership and guidance during deployment activities in our data centers and POPs, including in the areas of facility power, cooling, rack layout and cable management, physical equipment installation, network equipment configuration, testing and handoff for production traffic.
• Calculate and document equipment power/space requirements and consumption for multiple PoP sites. Work with Colocation Vendors, local Engineering, Facilities Operations, to meet these requirements.
• Perform fault isolation and trouble resolution on network hardware, software, and circuits.
• Schedule and perform network maintenance including repairs, upgrades, and migrations.
• Maintain asset database for installed network gear and work with Logistics on vendor RMAs.
• Maintain technical and training documentation, develop automation and tooling as needed.
• Participate in on call activities and follow escalation process to support the infrastructure 24/7.
• 10% to 30% of travel.
• Proactively contribute to documentation, automation and processes improvement.
• Create cage and rack designs and understand the overall needs of current and future POP infrastructure.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6+ years of IP networking experience with designing, deploying, and supporting service provider, data center, and/or enterprise network infrastructure.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting IP routing/switching technologies and protocols including TCP/IP, BGP, ISIS, OSPF, MPLS, RSVP, and VRRP in a dual-stack IPv4/6 environment.
• Experience coordinating and executing hardware installation and configuration.
• Working knowledge of fiber-optic communications technology including CWDM and DWDM.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise and carrier class routing, switching, and optical transport platforms.
• Knowledge of data center design and operational best practices.
• Experience with Linux OS/networking.
• Experience analyzing situations and utilizing problem solving experiences under pressure.
• Proven experience leading and executing network deployment projects.
• Experience working with limited supervision.
• Experience interacting with vendors and external parties to drive projects to completion.
• Time and project management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a multi-vendor network environment.
• Experience with field-based work in Collocation Facilities, Internet Exchanges, or Central Offices.
• Scripting experience with Python or Perl.
• Network certifications such as CCNP, CCIE or JNCIP, JNCIE Expert level certifications.