Network Engineer, Deployment & Support

Meta•Boston, MA

14h•$135,000 - $191,000

About The Position

Meta's Edge & Network Services (ENS) team is seeking engineers to deploy and support production edge, backbone, optical, and content delivery network infrastructure worldwide. The team executes deployments and support for Meta's global Edge production networks and works with modern network technologies on complex industry problems. The role involves coordinating network deployment projects, preparing implementation plans and technical packages, resolving complex network issues, and providing technical leadership at points of presence (POPs). It also contributes to global best practices, scalable network solutions, hardware and software integration, automation roadmaps, and technical documentation. Travel of 10% to 30% is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of IP networking experience deploying, migrating, and supporting service-provider, data-center, and/or enterprise network infrastructure.
Experience configuring and troubleshooting routing and switching protocols, including BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP-TE, and VRRP.
Experience coordinating and executing hardware installation and configuration.
Working knowledge of TCP/UDP, DHCP, and DNS, and experience with IPv4 and IPv6.
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 and analyzing situations and applying problem-solving skills under pressure.
Proven experience executing network deployment and/or migration projects simultaneously.
Experience interacting with vendors and external parties to drive projects to completion.

Nice To Haves

Experience with field-based work in collocation facilities, internet exchanges, and central offices.
Familiarity with Linux-based systems.
Experience with process improvement and systems development, using automation to streamline repetitive workflows.
Experience with scripting and automation using Bash, Python, or Perl.
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices, such as risk assessment, bias mitigation, and quality and accuracy reviews.
Experience working in a multi-vendor network environment.
Network certifications such as CCIE, CCNP, or JNCIP.
Working knowledge of data center power and cooling infrastructure and critical-facility operational best practices.
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and drive measurable impact, such as efficiency gains or quality improvements.
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development, such as prompt/context engineering and agent orchestration, and staying current with emerging AI technologies.

Responsibilities

Deploy and support global production edge, backbone, and content delivery network (CDN) infrastructure.
Work cross-functionally with project management and network engineering to generate implementation plans and related materials, including Method of Procedure (MOP), Bill of Materials (BOM), Engineering Design Packages (EDP), Scope of Works (SOW), and Network equipment and server Rack Face Elevations (RFE).
Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, collaborating as needed to ensure timely resolution.
Provide technical leadership and guidance during network deployment activities in POPs, including facility power, cooling, rack layout and cable management, physical equipment installation, network equipment configuration, testing, and handoff for production traffic.
Drive problem-management initiatives to solve complex issues spanning organizations and relating to technical infrastructure reliability, policy, security, compliance, and business strategy.
Help define requirements for workflow-management tools and align on efficiency and automation roadmaps.
Manage partner engineering team relationships to help teams meet business needs.
Create deployment installation packages and maintain as-built documentation and the asset database for network and computing equipment.
Establish and implement global best practices and contribute to designing new, scalable network solutions.
Support development, testing, and integration of new hardware and software platforms into the network.
Develop and maintain technical documentation for network infrastructure and services.