Network Engineer, Deployment & Support

Meta; Bowling Green (OH); On-site; USD 135,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta's Edge & Network Services (ENS) team is seeking a Network Engineer to deploy and support edge, backbone, optical, and CDN networks worldwide. You will work with data center infrastructure and collaborate with partner teams across regions.

The role requires 6+ years of hands-on experience with large-scale networks, multi-vendor environments, and knowledge of BGP/IS-IS/MPLS, IPv4/IPv6, and network protocols.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years designing, deploying, and operating large-scale networks.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP-TE, and VRRP.
• Working knowledge of TCP/UDP, DHCP, DNS; IPv4 and IPv6 experience.
• Experience with multi-vendor networking hardware and data-center cabling.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and manage network infrastructure on the data center campus.
• Collaborate with partner teams and vendors for daily operations and reliability.
• Schedule maintenance, upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning of networks.
• Create deployment packages and maintain as-built docs and asset database.
• Establish global best practices and design scalable network solutions.
• Support development, testing, and integration of new hardware/software.
• Participate in on-call rotation to support the network 24x7.
• Travel 10-30% based on project demands.

Skills

Network design

Routing & switching

BGP/IS-IS/MPLS

IPv4/IPv6

Multi-vendor

Structured cabling

On-call support

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/Eng or related field

Job description

Summary:

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

Required Skills:

Network Engineer, Deployment & Support Responsibilities:

1. Deployment, configuration, and management of all network infrastructure on our data center campus

2. Work with partner teams and vendors to manage day‑to‑day operations and reliability of the regional network

3. Schedule and perform maintenance including upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning of production networks

4. Create deployment install packages and maintain as‑built documentation and asset database for network and computing equipment

5. Establish and implement global best practices and contribute to the design of new scalable network solutions

6. Support the development, testing and integration of new hardware and software platforms into the network

7. Participate in an on‑call rotation to support the network infrastructure 24x7

8. 10‑30% travel based on project

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

2. 6+ years of work experience responsible for designing, deploying and operating large‑scale networks

3. Experience configuring and troubleshooting routing and switching protocols (BGP, IS‑IS, MPLS, RSVP‑TE, VRRP)

4. Working knowledge of network protocols (TCP/UDP, DHCP, DNS) and experience with IPv4 and IPv6

5. Experience working in a multi‑vendor environment with hands‑on experience with networking hardware

6. Working knowledge of physical infrastructure design including structured cabling and fiber‑optic cabling

7. Proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and deliver against mission critical deadlines

8. Proven experience working in a global team environment and solving problems with limited supervision

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Working knowledge of 40/100G Ethernet and CWDM, DWDM and optical transport network technologies

2. Experience with field‑based work in Data Centers, Colocation Facilities, Internet Exchanges, or Central Offices

3. Working knowledge of data center power and cooling infrastructure and critical facility operational best practices

4. Familiarity with the Linux based systems. Experience with scripting and automation (Bash, Python, Perl)

5. Technical leadership and people management experience

6. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

7. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

8. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Public Compensation:

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

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

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