Network Engineer, Foundation and Support (Edge/Backbone Infrastructure Design)

Responsibilities

• Designs, reviews, and optimizes ICT physical infrastructure — including structured cabling systems, floor/rack layouts, network hardware placement, and integrated communications systems — for large-scale data center and network deployments
• Develops and enforces Meta ICT design standards, best practices, and compliance with relevant industry standards (e.g., TIA/EIA, ISO/IEC, BICSI)
• Develops optimized layouts of edge/backbone midpoint site floorplans, allocates space assigned to network functions, optical, backbone, IP, and compute
• Delivers on time Engineering Design Packages related site infrastructure scope for sourcing and capacity planning teams
• Manages global space, power, cooling, structured cabling, and other inside plant infrastructure delivery requirements to support Meta edge/backbone network deployments across owned and colocation facilities
• Engages in system level facility sizing of utilities, switchgear, UPS/DC power plant, PDUs, mechanical cooling, and Low Voltage power distribution
• Proactively engages with various data center colocation providers in evaluating their facilities and recommends corrective actions to meet Meta standard design requirements
• Collaborates with internal and external design and planning engineers to execute projects related to cage and suite network/compute infrastructure build-outs
• Led weekly syncs with external colocation vendors and provides technical support and progress reporting on cage and suite build-outs and acceptance
• Manages and tracks project timelines, risks, and successfully navigate projects to on-time completion
• Leads site acceptance activities with various colocation providers as per Edge network facility acceptance standards
• Coordinates multiple projects in parallel and efficiently executes work through vendors at scale
• Collaborates closely with Meta business and technical teams to provide input on space/power delivery and associated deployment projects, as well as other major initiatives that may affect capacity delivery
• Updates Meta’s internal tooling and data record keeping in support of edge/backbone midpoint cage and suite build-outs
• Coordinates related Owner Furnished/Contractor Installed equipment delivery from Meta’s inventory to colocation facilities
• Proactively works and aligns with network planning and investment teams on the roadmap and material forecasting needs for on-time delivery of projects

Requirements

• 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
• 5+ years of work experience with designing and constructing large scale data center or similar mission critical infrastructure including specifying suite level space, power, cooling, and structured cabling connectivity requirements for network and compute hardware
• Demonstrated experience in project management, including planning, execution, and delivery of complex technical projects
• Working knowledge of interpreting and analyzing electrical/mechanical single line diagrams
• Working knowledge of various regional data center electrical and cooling configurations, IEC, NEMA standards, AC/DC power concepts, power redundancy scenarios
• General knowledge of fiber optic components, structured cabling, pathways, and interconnect products, technologies, and design concepts
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering principles related to infrastructure architecture, including space line up, air flow, cooling, etc
• General knowledge of data center, colocation, and isolated hut environments, including engineering principles related to power and infrastructure
• Demonstrated experience with field-based work in POPs, data centers, Carrier-neutral facilities, or telecom exchanges
• Experience with communication and directing tasks with carriers and colocation vendors
• Experience working effectively in an ambiguous environment
• Collaborate with global teams to drive business results. Must possess proven planning, prioritization, and communication skills, with the experience to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing business needs
• Proven skill to analyze technical situations, troubleshoot issues, and solve problems with limited supervision
• Working knowledge of internet networking technologies (TCP/UDP, DHCP, DNS, routing, switching concepts), optical transport technologies (DWDM and Optical transceivers), and network redundancy and failover concepts

Skills

• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience integrating AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Proficient in Revit/AutoCAD/Bluebeam/BIM360/ACC/Procore etc
• Experience with optical network design, installation, and maintenance for service providers or global enterprise networks
• Experience with ICT design and construction administration for hyperscale data centers and global backbone network capacity enablement

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
• 5+ years of work experience with designing and constructing large scale data center or similar mission critical infrastructure including specifying suite level space, power, cooling, and structured cabling connectivity requirements for network and compute hardware
• Demonstrated experience in project management, including planning, execution, and delivery of complex technical projects
• Working knowledge of interpreting and analyzing electrical/mechanical single line diagrams
• Working knowledge of various regional data center electrical and cooling configurations, IEC, NEMA standards, AC/DC power concepts, power redundancy scenarios
• General knowledge of fiber optic components, structured cabling, pathways, and interconnect products, technologies, and design concepts
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering principles related to infrastructure architecture, including space line up, air flow, cooling, etc
• General knowledge of data center, colocation, and isolated hut environments, including engineering principles related to power and infrastructure
• Demonstrated experience with field-based work in POPs, data centers, Carrier-neutral facilities, or telecom exchanges
• Experience with communication and directing tasks with carriers and colocation vendors
• Experience working effectively in an ambiguous environment
• Collaborate with global teams to drive business results. Must possess proven planning, prioritization, and communication skills, with the experience to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing business needs
• Proven skill to analyze technical situations, troubleshoot issues, and solve problems with limited supervision
• Working knowledge of internet networking technologies (TCP/UDP, DHCP, DNS, routing, switching concepts), optical transport technologies (DWDM and Optical transceivers), and network redundancy and failover concepts