Senior Data Center Network Engineer & Automation

Meta; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 162,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta’s Edge & Network Services (ENS) team seeks a Network Engineer with deep data center experience to design, build, and automate cabling and fiber infrastructure. You’ll collaborate across engineering, design, and construction to ensure scalable, standards-aligned deployments while enhancing operations through tooling and automation.

This role requires extensive hands-on leadership of large-scale projects, extensive travel (25%–40%), and a focus on integrating AI-driven improvements to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience.
• 8–10+ years designing and deploying large-scale data center network infrastructure.
• Knowledge of structured cabling and fiber optic infrastructure.
• Experience leading cross-functional data center projects.
• TCP/IP, routing, switching and optical transport knowledge.
• Experience with IP + Optical network hardware platforms.

Responsibilities

• Support data center construction and deployment including new greenfield sites, collocation builds, and retrofits.
• Collaborate to generate network design packages for deployment teams.
• Act as SME for physical infrastructure, BMS networks, and related services.
• Partner with software teams to reflect network design in infrastructure tools.
• Perform bootstrap and ensure internal tools reflect hardware and circuits.
• Build relationships with stakeholders, partners, and vendors.
• Drive initiatives to improve efficiency and standardization of build processes.
• Visit sites to validate cabling and builds per Meta standards.
• Influence future data center and network design for scalability.
• Develop automation and tooling for consistency across design, deployment, and operations.
• Oversee vendor field teams to deliver construction milestones.

Skills

Data center networking

Structured cabling

Fiber optics

Automation & scripting

Python/C++/Go

Project leadership

Vendor management

TCP/IP routing switching

BMS networks

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience

Tools

IP + Optical hardware

Enterprise networking gear

Job description

Meta’s Edge & Network Services (ENS) team seeks a Network Engineer with deep data center experience to design, build, and automate cabling and fiber infrastructure. You’ll collaborate across engineering, design, and construction to ensure scalable, standards-aligned deployments while enhancing operations through tooling and automation.

This role requires extensive hands-on leadership of large-scale projects, extensive travel (25%–40%), and a focus on integrating AI-driven improvements to