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Network Engineer - Optical Deployment (Capacity)

Meta· Connectivity
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London, UKFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Optical Deployment Engineer (Subsea, LH & Metro) responsible for deployment and support of Meta's large-scale optical network, with focus on capacity delivery across ULH terrestrial, regional metro and subsea networks, spanning data centers and POPs in EMEA.

Responsibilities

  • Deploy, configure, and support a large-scale production optical network that spans ULH terrestrial, regional metro and subsea networks, interconnecting data centers and Points of Presence (POP) sites across EMEA
  • Deliver Capacity across both Optical and IP Infrastructure to support Meta’s product portfolio. Collaborate with both internal and external partners to drive improvements across deployment velocity and quality
  • As part of a global capacity delivery team, partner with other regions to align on best practices and support cross-regional projects as demands require. Create and maintain engineering design packages for subsea, metro, regional, and long-haul DWDM rings/systems
  • Generate implementation plans and provide technical leadership and guidance during deployment activities
  • Collaborate with vendors/manufacturers to evaluate new hardware and software and create optical standards for network deployment teams
  • Reviewing acceptance documents provided by vendors and subcontractors deploying equipment on our network
  • Provide technical expertise to network provisioning engineers for troubleshooting out-of-service or faulty circuits
  • Plan, schedule, and perform network maintenance, repair, and upgrade tasks as needed
  • Work closely with Network Engineering, Logistics and equipment vendors and fibre providers to ensure a seamless introduction of new optical technologies into the production network
  • Proactively contributes to documentation, automation, and processes as they evolve
  • This role will involve some pre-planned travel from time to time

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated hands-on experience deploying optical networks
  • Experience with optical network design, installation and maintenance for service providers or enterprise networks
  • Experience in capacity delivery connecting Optical and IP infrastructure to deliver end to end capacity
  • Knowledge of optical theory, transport technologies and the operation of optical transport systems
  • Experience with optical test equipment and optical troubleshooting experience using C-OTDR, OTDR, OSA, BERT and optical power meters
  • Experience creating rack elevations and other planned/install/as-built documentation

Skills

Required:optical network deploymentoptical network designcapacity deliverydocumentation
Nice to have:vendor collaboration
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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