Manager, Network Deployment & Support
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Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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.
Required Skills:Manager, Network Deployment & Support 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…
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