Meta is seeking a forward thinking leader with advanced technical and operational expertise to join the Edge & Network Service (ENS) Foundation team. In this role, you will oversee a portfolio of data center infrastructure services and lead initiatives to improve reliability, efficiency, and risk management in one of the most dynamic fast-paced networks in the world. The right candidate will enjoy digging into complex problems in order to align and implement technical and business solutions via hands-on network engineering leadership, automation, process improvement, and data analysis. They will also have proven experience operating in a fast-moving organization working across a wide-range of stakeholders within physical infrastructure, network design, engineering, deployment, and operations, strategy, security, policy, and legal teams to solve urgent and long-term initiatives.Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 10+ years of work experience with designing, deploying, and/or operating large-scale data center network infrastructure. 10+ years of work experience with structured cabling and fiber optic infrastructure including design and installation best practices, industry standards, application and limitations 5+ years of work experience partnering with enterprise and service provider network hardware platforms and architectures, such as Cisco, Juniper, Ciena, Infinera, Nokia, and Arista platforms Knowledge of the data center design, construction, and start-up/commissioning processes Project Leadership: Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving large-scale data center projects at strategic and tactical levels. Network Protocol Expertise: Demonstrate Intermediate level subject matter expertise in TCP/IP, IPv4/v6, BGP, ISIS, OSPF, and/or MPLS via network certifications, such as CCNA/CCNP, JNCIA/JNCIS, RHCSA or equivalent experience. Optical and Transport Expertise: Demonstrate Intermediate level subject matter expertise in terrestrial telecommunication networks including DWDM, network infrastructures, optical testing, and optical measurement principles. Experience successfully collaborating across their own team and with cross-functional partners at all levels to include organizational leaders to influence, align, and execute on goals. Experience leading and managing technical teams as both an individual contributor and a people manager Experience partnering with Original Device Manufacturers (ODMs) for network hardware platforms and architectures to engage and translate performance issues into requirements. Expert level knowledge of network protocols or Optical and Transport. Software Systems Leadership: Experience in organizational and digital transformation initiatives at both the strategic and tactical levels. Demonstrate Expert level knowledge of inside/outside plant cable design and working knowledge of dark fiber builds Experience working with onsite construction teams and managing contractor Data center design or relevant telecommunications certifications