Manager, Network Deployment & Support

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Competitive salary

Job summary

A leading technology company is looking for a Manager, Network Deployment & Support in Menlo Park, California. You will lead a team, managing technical strategy and fostering collaboration on large-scale network projects. Candidates should have extensive experience in network engineering and team management, along with a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. This full-time position offers a competitive salary range of $161,000–$225,000 per year, and includes comprehensive benefits and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in network engineering with large-scale deployments.
• 3+ years leading engineering teams focused on network reliability.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise and carrier-class technologies.
• Knowledge of data center best practices and vendor interaction.
• Experience executing network deployment and migration projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of engineers to foster collaboration.
• Lead technical strategy and execution for network deployment projects.
• Ensure high standards for reliability and performance in deliverables.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Manage vendor relationships and contract negotiations.

Skills

Network engineering

Team management

Project execution

Vendor management

Technical mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or relevant field

Tools

Routing and switching platforms

Scripting languages

Job description

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Base pay range

$161,000.00/yr - $225,000.00/yr

Manager, Network Deployment & Support Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and support a team of engineers fostering an environment of collaboration, innovation, and operational efficiency.
• Set clear goals, provide regular feedback, and support career development for direct reports, empowering team members to grow and succeed.
• Lead the technical strategy, architecture, and execution for your team’s projects within Edge Network Services (ENS) on network deployment and migrations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Provide hands‑on technical contributions (design, code reviews, troubleshooting, etc.) on large‑scale complex programs at the experienced engineer level, demonstrating in‑depth domain expertise and technical impact.
• Ensure high standards for reliability, scalability, and performance in all deliverables, driving continuous improvement in engineering processes and technical quality.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally across Network Engineering, Data Center, Edge, and Planning teams to ensure successful execution of shared goals on Network Capacity and Reliability.
• Represent your team in planning, reviews, calibrations, and organizational initiatives, advocating for team needs and company‑wide improvements.
• Deploy, migrate and support our global production network including edge, backbone, and data center infrastructure.
• Manage key vendor relationships including contract negotiations, pricing, and evaluation of current and potential partnerships.
• Manage partner engineering team relationships to enable the team(s) to effectively meet business needs.
• Mentor and onboard new team members, raising the team’s overall technical acumen and building internal community.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors by helping others, showing respect, connecting people, and driving collaboration within the team and organization.
• Drive hiring efforts: partner with recruiting to define role requirements, participate in interviews, evaluate candidates, and make hiring decisions to build an effective team.
• Lead retention initiatives: foster a team environment that proactively addresses engagement and satisfaction, support career growth, and implement strategies to retain top talent. Monitor and act on team feedback to ensure team members are empowered, growing, and happy.
• 10% to 30% of travel.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in network (IP/Optical) engineering in large‑scale network deployment, including hands‑on responsibility for planning, building, or migrating production networks.
• 3+ years of people‑management experience leading engineering teams responsible for network deployment, reliability, or site infrastructure.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands‑on experience with enterprise and carrier‑class routing, switching, and optical transport platforms.
• Knowledge of data center design and operational best practices.
• Proven experience leading and executing network deployment and migration projects.
• Experience interacting with vendors and external parties to drive projects to completion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Network certifications such as CCIE, CCNP, JNCIE, JNCIP.
• Experience in data center, edge, or large‑scale network environments.
• Knowledge of various scripting languages.
• Experience with process improvement and systems development, leveraging automation to streamline repetitive workflows.

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2‑D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Technology, Information and Internet

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