Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. To apply, click "Apply to Job" online on this web page.

Network Engineer Responsibilities

• Design and implement new network architectures.


• Participate in technical decisions to improve the network landscape.


• Help create and improve both existing and future alerting and monitoring systems.


• Develop and optimize processes and documentation as well as perform network configuration changes and optimizations across a multivendor, multiprotocol environment.


• Work on performance measurement to ensure improved efficiency and create process automation via scripting.


• Build out both Meta's datacenter and network footprint.


• Diagnose and correlate network problems, identify root causes, and develop/implement remediation strategies.


• Scale Meta's global network by building new infrastructure, analyzing and implementing new architectures, and developing and creating new operational procedures.


• Deploy, implement, and support a variety of network equipment.


• Configure and add capacity to server load balancers.


• Configure and add rack-switch capacity in the data center and add peers within established policy framework.


• Configure and add core switch and router interfaces and line cards as well as turn up data-center capacity in rack denominations.


• Perform fault isolation and trouble resolution on network hardware, software, and circuits.


• Maintain technical and training documentation, develop automation and tooling as needed.


• Design, deploy, and support large-scale service provider, datacenter, and enterprise network infrastructure.


• Configure and troubleshoot IP routing/switching technologies and protocols.


• Utilize knowledge of Linux OS and networking to provide insights and influence the roadmap for data center design and operational best practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Employer will accept a Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 3 years of work experience in job offered or in a computer- related occupation. Experience must include 3 years of experience in the following:


• Designing, deploying, and operating scalable networks


• Configuring and troubleshooting routing and switching protocols (BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP-TE, VRRP, or MACsec)


• Network protocols (TCP/UDP, DHCP, or DNS)


• IPv4 and IPv6


• Working in a multi-vendor environment with hands-on experience with networking hardware


• Physical infrastructure design including network racks, patch panels, power, cooling, and fiber-optic cabling


• Network security: firewalls, IDS/IPS, segmented network infrastructure, or multiple security zones.

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