Network Engineer, Deployment & Support

Meta; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta's Edge & Network Services (ENS) team seeks seasoned Network Engineer to deploy and support global edge, backbone, and CDN infrastructure. You will work with project management and network engineering to plan implementations, document configurations, and ensure timely resolution of complex issues.

Responsibilities include leading deployments in POPs, developing installation packages, and advancing automation efforts, while coordinating with vendors and internal teams to meet business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a technical field.
• 8+ years of IP networking experience with deploying, migrating, and supporting service provider, data center, or enterprise networks.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting routing and switching protocols (BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP-TE, VRRP).
• Experience coordinating and executing hardware installation and configuration.
• Working knowledge of TCP/UDP, DHCP, DNS; IPv4/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 problem solving under pressure.
• Proven ability to execute network deployment and migration projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience interacting with vendors and external parties to drive projects to completion.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and support global production networks including edge, backbone, and CDN infrastructure.
• Create implementation plans with MOP, BOM, EDP, SOW and RFE.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues across multiple teams.
• Provide technical leadership during deployments in POPs (power, cooling, rack layout, cabling, installation, configuration, testing).
• Drive problem management initiatives across infrastructure reliability, policy, security, compliance, and business strategy.
• Contribute to workflow management tool requirements and automation roadmaps.
• Manage partner engineering relationships to meet business needs.
• Create deployment install packages and maintain as-built documentation and asset databases.
• Establish and promote global best practices and scalable network design.
• Support development, testing, and integration of new hardware/software platforms.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation for network infrastructure and services.
• Travel 10% to 30%.

Skills

IP networking

Routing & switching protocols

Vendor coordination

Problem solving under pressure

AI workflow integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

Linux OS

Automation scripting (Bash, Python, Perl)

Field-based deployment experience

Network hardware deployment

CCIE/CCNP/JNCIP or equivalent

Job description

Meta's Edge & Network Services (ENS) team is looking for skilled engineers to help us tackle the unique set of challenges and opportunities we face, while contributing to our company mission of building community and bringing the world closer together. Our team is the execution arm of the Meta network team and is responsible for the deployment and support of all Edge production networks (Edge, Backbone, Optical) across the globe. This truly global team offers a unique career opportunity to work with all of the latest network technologies and engineers solving some of the most complex problems in the industry.

Network Engineer, Deployment & Support Responsibilities

• Deploy and support our global production including edge, backbone, 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)
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, collaborate as needed to ensure timely resolution
• Provide technical leadership and guidance during network deployment activities in our 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
• Drive problem management initiatives to solve complex issues that span multiple organizations. Initiatives exist globally across technical infrastructure reliability, policy, security, compliance, and business strategy
• Help drive and align on workflow management tool requirements - efficiency and automation roadmaps
• Manage partner engineering team relationships to enable the teams to effectively meet business needs
• Create deployment install packages and maintain as-built documentation and asset database for network and computing equipment
• Establish and implement global best practices and contribute to the design of new, scalable network solutions
• Support the development, testing, and integration of new hardware and software platforms into the network
• Develop and maintain technical documentation for network infrastructure and services
• 10% to 30% travel required

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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, leveraging automation to streamline repetitive workflows
• Experience with scripting and automation (Bash, Python, Perl)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, 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/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

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 2D 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.

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$135,000/year to $191,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.