Data Center Production Engineer - Hardware & Linux

Meta; Virginia; On-site; USD 71,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Data Center Production Operations Engineer to join the Production Operations team in our Virginia data centers. The role focuses on hardware and Linux OS support, tooling, and automation to keep our rapidly scaling infrastructure running smoothly.

You will work with break-fix technicians, participate in projects and process improvements, and contribute to the global data center knowledge base while supporting on-call rotations monthly.

Qualifications

• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at hire and maintain it.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience/certification.
• Knowledge of Linux and server hardware support.
• Working knowledge in Networking, Programming/Scripting, Hardware, or OS repair.
• Strong communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Work within Meta's ticketing system.
• First point of contact for break fix technicians.
• Assist with projects (retrofits, new process details) and repairs across the data center.
• Understand and debug hardware and Linux OS related issues.
• Identify and help create documentation for the global data center knowledge base.
• Assist with process improvements and best practices in data center operations.
• Participate in on-call rotation (monthly, after hours, first point of contact).

Skills

Linux

Server hardware

Networking

Programming/Scripting

OS repair

Documentation

Communication skills

On-call rotation

HTTP/DNS/RAID/DHCP basics

Python

SQL

Shell scripting

Linux system knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Master's degree in technical field

Job description

Meta is seeking a Data Center Production Operations Engineer to join the Production Operations team in our Virginia data centers. The role focuses on hardware and Linux OS support, tooling, and automation to keep our rapidly scaling infrastructure running smoothly.

You will work with break-fix technicians, participate in projects and process improvements, and contribute to the global data center knowledge base while supporting on-call rotations monthly.