Senior Data Center Network Engineer

Meta; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 162,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Network Engineer for the Edge & Network Services (ENS) team to design, deploy, and optimize data center infrastructure. The role emphasizes fiber/cabling expertise, physical infrastructure SME duties, and collaboration with software teams to ensure accurate design reflectance in tooling.

You will lead cross-functional builds, drive standardization, and advance automation across deployment and operations with 25–40% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8–10+ years designing and deploying large-scale data center networks.
• Structured cabling and fiber optics knowledge with design/installation best practices.
• Experience leading cross-functional data center projects.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of data center construction and network deployment.
• Collaborate with teams to generate network design packages for deployment.
• Be SME for physical infrastructure and BMS networks and deployments.
• Partner with software teams to reflect design intent in tooling and management systems.
• Perform site validation of cabling per Meta standards.
• Develop automation to improve consistency and efficiency in design/deploy/ops.
• Oversee vendor field teams and ensure milestones are met.
• Travel 25–40% as required by project demand.

Skills

Data center design

TCP/IP networking

Fiber optic infrastructure

Automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Project leadership

Programming experience (Python/C++/Go)

Networking hardware

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field or equivalent experience

Tools

Python

C++

Go

Fiber Infrastructure Management tool

Job description

Meta is seeking a Network Engineer for the Edge & Network Services (ENS) team to design, deploy, and optimize data center infrastructure. The role emphasizes fiber/cabling expertise, physical infrastructure SME duties, and collaboration with software teams to ensure accurate design reflectance in tooling.

You will lead cross-functional builds, drive standardization, and advance automation across deployment and operations with 25–40% travel.