Job Responsibilities:
Analyze and make recommendations to adjust network sizes to meet volume or capacity demands.
Supervise network operations maintenance repairs or upgrades.
Review and approve equipment configuration prototypes including network hardware software servers or server operation systems.
Review and approve solutions for network problems.
Review and approve conceptual logical or physical network designs.
Develop procedures to track project or report network availability reliability capacity or utilization.
Develop or recommend network security measures such as firewalls network security audits or automated security probes.
Skills:
Creativity verbal and written communication skills problem solving skills customer service and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and manage ones time.
Expert mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
Expert knowledge of computer hardware as it relates to data storage.
Expert knowledge of computer software such as configuration management software desktop communications software operating system software and internet directory services software.
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field required.
Role Background:
Network Infra Services NIS provides network expertise in design implementation and operations for lab environments across Meta. There is no one-size fits all when it comes to labs at Meta: there is complexity of multiple use cases security requirements and lab types spanning several geographic locations. Labs are supported by a cross functional group spanning teams across Meta. Network engineers need to collaborate well with other teams and understand the customer’s specific needs so scalable solutions can be developed and implemented. Our customers consider their lab environments to be business critical as such NIS commits to ensuring networks remain highly available.
Job Specific Description:
Work closely with network engineers and customers to develop scalable reliable and secure network solutions to aid in the development and testing of developing Meta software and hardware products
Provision implement test/validate and maintain networking services per solution design
Analyze and report metrics of network services [Optional]
Document network knowledge base and create operational processes in Run-Books
Root cause network issues IP DNS DHCP impacting reliability of network services to end customers
Collaborate with network operations team to improve alerting and reduce network outages
Experience with developing scripts to automate infrastructure deployment and collect metrics [Optional]
Function as a Tier 2-3 escalation point. Participate in on call rotation
10 travel required as necessary
Job Specific Technical Requirements:
5 years experience with mid-large global enterprise networking infrastructure
Extensive experience in IPv4 and IPv6 networking L2/L3 network protocols spanning-tree OSPF BGP TCP/IP DHCP DNS VLAN VRRP LACP MC-LAG EVPN with VXLAN ACL and infrastructure cabling.
Extensive experience with multi-vendor switching and routing technologies including Juniper Arista and Cisco
Experience working with code repositories and config templates for zero touch provisioning ZTP of network infra
Experience with documenting network diagrams process and technical documentation
Good understanding of Unix Linux systems and ability to modify scripts in Python bash scripting
Experience taking packet captures and working with WireShark to root cause network related issues
CCNP JNCIP preferred
Bachelor’s Degree