Meta is seeking an experienced network deployment manager to lead Optical backbone deployment supporting Meta's global infrastructure. In this role, you will manage a team of network engineers responsible for the end-to-end deployment, configuration, and support across Meta's network infrastructure. You will drive strategy for network rollout programs, coordinate cross-functional delivery with Planning, Network Engineering, Network Investments and Operations Teams. You will ensure operational excellence across a large-scale, distributed network environment.
Responsibilities
Lead the technical strategy, architecture, and execution for your team's projects within Edge Network Services (ENS), ensuring alignment with organizational vision and goals
• Manage, mentor, and support a team of 8+ engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, operational excellence, and inclusion
• Set clear goals, provide regular feedback, and support career development for direct reports, enabling team members to grow and succeed
• Ensure high standards for reliability, scalability, and performance in all deliverables, driving continuous improvement in engineering processes and technical quality
• Collaborate cross-functionally across ENS Pillars, Planning, Network Engineering, and Network Investment Teams to ensure successful execution of joint efforts and dependencies
• Represent your team in planning, reviews, calibrations, and organizational initiatives, advocating for team needs and company-wide improvements
• Manage key vendor relationships, including contract negotiations, pricing, and evaluation of current and potential partnerships
• A deep understanding of deployment processes and tools, working towards continuous improvement for all aspects
• Serve as an escalation point for partner teams, vendors, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs)
• Mentor and onboard new team members, raising the team's overall technical acumen and building internal community
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors by helping others, showing respect, connecting people and driving collaboration within the team and organization
• Drive hiring efforts: Partner with recruiting to define role requirements, participate in interviews, evaluate candidates, and make hiring decisions to build a high-performing team
• Lead retention initiatives: Foster a positive team environment, proactively address engagement and satisfaction, support career growth, and implement strategies to retain top talent
Minimum Qualifications
• 5+ years of experience in network engineering, network deployment or network operations with a track record of technical leadership in large-scale network or infrastructure projects
• 2+ years of experience managing teams of network engineers or technical operations professionals
• Experience planning and executing large-scale optical network infrastructure deployments
• Understand of Optical Networking Technologies including Long Haul, Metro and Subsea
• Experience communicating technical decisions to cross-functional stakeholders and resolving conflicts across teams to maintain project alignment
• Experience balancing hands-on technical work with people management and team leadership responsibilities
Preferred Qualifications
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• 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
• Prior experience as a Tech Lead Manager (TLM) or in a hybrid IC/manager role
• Experience in Network Deployment for both Optical Terminal and Route builds as well as Capacity Delivery
• Experience with process improvement and systems development, leveraging automation to streamline repetitive workflows
• Track record of implementing process improvements that measurably reduced deployment cycle time or operational incidents
• Experience managing network deployment programs at hyperscale or large enterprise environments with geographically distributed sites
• Working knowledge of data center power and cooling infrastructure and critical facility operational best practices;
