Edge Network Operations Engineer - Automation & Reliability

Meta; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Network Operations Engineer to join our Edge and Network Services Foundation NetOps team. You will apply expertise in hyperscale data center cabling, fiber connectivity, and IP networking to support field repair services and scalable operations.

You will collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and network designers to drive incident response, change management, and operational improvements, while leading cross-site initiatives and measuring performance with clear metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, completed before joining Meta.
• 4+ years operating large-scale network infrastructures.
• Hands-on with optical/network test gear and WDM equipment.
• Strong communication with vendors and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Incident Response: investigate and resolve major incidents across edge, caching, and network infrastructure.
• Change Management: implement changes to address security and business continuity issues.
• Operations: drive improvements across policies and procedures to boost efficiency and quality.
• Collaboration: partner with internal customers to address needs and influence data center designs.
• Team Leadership: lead cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes across global sites.
• Risk Management: design processes to identify and manage data and asset protection risks.
• Information and Data Assurance: ensure policies and data accuracy in systems.
• Automation: identify automation opportunities and implement lightweight solutions.
• Data Measurement: define metrics and track fault/event trends, capacity, and vendor performance.
• Communication: provide clear updates on goals and progress.
• Travel: travel may be required up to 25%.

Skills

Incident response

Change management

Operations optimization

Collaboration

Team leadership

Risk management

Data & metrics

Automation coding

Communication

Travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE

Tools

WDM equipment

Cisco/Nexus

Arista

Nokia

Ciena

Infinera

Juniper routers

Job description

Meta is seeking a Network Operations Engineer to join our Edge and Network Services Foundation NetOps team. You will apply expertise in hyperscale data center cabling, fiber connectivity, and IP networking to support field repair services and scalable operations.

You will collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and network designers to drive incident response, change management, and operational improvements, while leading cross-site initiatives and measuring performance with clear metrics.