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Lease Connectivity Engineer, Data Center Infrastructure

Meta· Data Center Design, Engineering, & Construction
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New Albany, OH$150k - $209kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Lease Connectivity Engineer to design and construct network and power connectivity infrastructure for leased data center facilities, acting as a subject matter expert on fiber, power, and network connectivity and coordinating with internal teams, landlords, utilities, and carriers.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end connectivity design and delivery for leased data center facilities, including fiber optic infrastructure, dark fiber procurement, carrier interconnection, and power utility coordination from site selection through commissioning
  • Serve as the primary technical liaison between Meta's network engineering teams, real estate and leasing teams, landlords, colocation providers, and external carriers to define and validate connectivity requirements for leased sites
  • Develop and review connectivity design packages, including pathway and conduit routing, meet-me room layouts, demarcation point specifications, and fiber plant documentation for leased and colocation facilities
  • Evaluate landlord and carrier proposals for technical compliance with Meta's connectivity standards, providing detailed gap analyses and negotiating technical remediation plans
  • Manage connectivity project schedules and milestones across multiple concurrent leased facility projects, proactively identifying risks to on-time delivery and driving resolution with internal and external stakeholders
  • Coordinate with utility providers and telecommunications carriers on service agreements, construction timelines, and technical specifications to ensure adequate power and fiber capacity at leased sites
  • Collaborate with construction management, network engineering, and operations teams to oversee installation, testing, and acceptance of connectivity infrastructure, including OTDR testing, fiber certification, and end-to-end circuit validation
  • Develop and maintain connectivity standards, design templates, and technical specifications for leased data center environments, incorporating lessons learned and evolving network requirements
  • Provide technical oversight during construction administration phases, reviewing submittals, responding to requests for information, and conducting site walks to verify connectivity infrastructure installation quality
  • Partner with cross-functional teams including real estate, legal, and network operations to support due diligence, lease negotiations, and capacity planning for new and existing leased data center sites

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in data center connectivity design, construction, or network infrastructure engineering within leased, colocation, or hyperscale data center environments
  • Experience with fiber optic infrastructure design and delivery, including outside plant (OSP) and inside plant (ISP) fiber systems, conduit routing, splice planning, and carrier interconnection
  • Experience coordinating with telecommunications carriers, dark fiber providers, and utility companies on service delivery, technical specifications, and construction timelines
  • Experience reviewing and interpreting connectivity design drawings, specifications, and construction documents including pathway plans, fiber schedules, and meet-me room layouts
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent infrastructure projects across geographically distributed leased or colocation data center sites
  • Knowledge of data center power and network infrastructure standards, including ANSI/TIA, BICSI, and relevant building codes applicable to critical facility connectivity systems
  • Experience communicating technical connectivity requirements and project status in writing to cross-functional stakeholders including real estate, legal, network engineering, and operations teams

Skills

Required:Fiber optic infrastructure designProject managementStakeholder communication

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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