Network Engineer, Deployment & Support

Meta; Temple (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an Optical Network Deployment Engineer to plan, implement, and scale network migrations across its AI backbone and edge networks. You will partner with backbone engineering, capacity planning, and operations to deliver scalable infrastructure across data centers and PoP sites.

Responsibilities include planning complex deployments, producing reliable migrations, and handing off production-ready configurations with thorough testing and validation.

Qualifications

• Experience with optical transport networks and backbone deployments.
• Ability to plan complex migrations across data centers and PoPs.
• Strong collaboration with backbone engineering, capacity planning, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Proactively partner with backbone engineering, capacity planning, business, and operations teams to synthesize complex cross-functional requirements into scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Plan, schedule, and execute complex deployments and migrations across Meta's optical backbone network, including long-haul terrestrial, regional metro, and subsea segments connecting data centers and PoP sites.
• Make independent, high-impact technical and planning decisions affecting backbone network deployment and operations.
• Provide technical expertise on network deployment and migration across data centers and POPs, spanning space & power, configuration, testing, and production handoff.
• Collaborate on strategic road mapping and organizational initiatives to prioritize scalable, efficient, and reliable network migrations aligned with business goals.
• Contribute to Optical Transport Network (OTN) deployment/migration strategies of network architecture spanning data centers, backbone, edge, and cloud platforms

Skills

Optical networking

Network deployment

Cross-functional collaboration

Planning & scheduling

Production handoff

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

OTN deployment tools

Job description

# Network Engineer, Deployment & SupportTemple, TX+5 locationsData Center Operations+ 4 moreApply nowMeta is looking for an Optical Network Deployment Engineer to join a team responsible for planning and executing network deployments and migrations across one of the world's largest and most complex backbone, edge, and optical networks. As a member of this team, you will have a unique opportunity to work on projects related to the planning, implementation, and scaling of Meta's AI network infrastructure. This team is responsible for planning and executing network migrations for one of the world's largest AI backbone and edge networks. As a Network Deployment Engineer, you will propose new ideas, gather constructive feedback from stakeholders, and drive implementation of improvements.---## Network Engineer, Deployment & Support Responsibilities* Proactively partner with backbone engineering, capacity planning, business, and operations teams to synthesize complex cross-functional requirements into scalable infrastructure solutions* Plan, schedule, and execute complex deployments and migrations across Meta's optical backbone network, including long-haul terrestrial, regional metro, and subsea segments connecting data centers and PoP sites* Make independent, high-impact technical and planning decisions affecting backbone network deployment and operations* Provide technical expertise on network deployment and migration across data centers and POPs, spanning space & power, configuration, testing, and production handoff* Collaborate on strategic road mapping and organizational initiatives to prioritize scalable, efficient, and reliable network migrations aligned with business goals* Contribute to Optical Transport Network (OTN) deployment/migration strategies of network architecture spanning data centers, backbone, edge, and cloud platforms