Network Engineer, Deployment & Support - Meta
Fremont, CA
About the Job
Meta is looking for a Network Engineer who will be responsible for supporting deployments and migrations on one of the world’s largest and most complex networks. As a member of this team, you will have a unique opportunity to be involved in projects related to planning, implementation & scaling of the Meta optical, backbone and edge network. The ideal candidate is an engineer who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and constantly evolving network. A quick learner, proactive, and highly motivated engineer that is not afraid to challenge the status quo, with a creative mind to find solutions and workarounds for day-to-day problems. As an Network Engineer, she/he is not afraid to propose new ideas, gather constructive feedback from others, and push forward to make these ideas a reality.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Network Engineer, Deployment & Support Responsibilities:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Qualifications:
RESPONSIBILITIES
Network Engineer, Deployment & Support Responsibilities:
- Deploy, Migrate, configure, and support a large-scale production optical network that spans longhaul terrestrial, regional metros and subsea networks, interconnecting data centers and Points of Presence (POP) sites across North and South America.
- Create and maintain Engineering Design Packages for subsea, metro, regional and long-haul DWDM rings/systems.
- Plan, schedule and perform complex network migrations.
- Generate implementation plans and provide technical leadership and guidance during deployment activities.
- Collaborate with vendors/manufacturers to evaluate new hardware/software and create optical standards for network deployment teams.
- Reviewing Acceptance Documents provided by vendors and subcontractors deploying equipment on our network.
- Provide technical expertise to network provisioning engineers for troubleshooting out-of-service or faulty circuits.
- Work closely with cross-functional team of Network Engineers, Planners, Logistics Vendors, and Fiber Providers to ensure seamless introduction of new optical technologies into the production network.
- Proactively contribute to documentation, automation and processes as they evolve.
- This role will involve some pre-planned travel from time to time.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications:
- Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.
- Demonstrated experience deploying and migrating optical networks.
- Experience with optical network design, installation and maintenance for service providers or enterprise networks.
- Knowledge of optical theory, transport technologies and the operation of optical transport systems.
- Experience with field-based work on Subsea Deployments, POPs, carrier hotels, data centers and central office environments.
- Experience with optical test equipment and optical troubleshooting experience using OTDR, OSA, BERT and optical power meters.
- Experience creating rack elevations and other planned/install/as-built documentation.
- Effective time management and organization.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of coding in at least one language (i.e. Python), preferably for network or systems automation with knowledge of scripting languages.
- Experience working in fast-paced and dynamic environments with limited supervision
- Knowledge of TCP/IP protocol, network management protocol, network routing protocol (like BGP), Layer 2 concepts (e.g. STP, VLANs etc.), ipv6 and network monitoring.
- Knowledge of Cable Landing Station & Data Center design and operational best practices.
- Experience working in a large cross functional global team environment.
Source : Meta