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Facebook is looking for an Optical Deployment Engineer who will be responsible for supporting deployments of one of the world's largest and most complex networks. As a member of this team, you will have a unique opportunity to be involved in projects related to planning, implementation & scaling of the Facebook optical, backbone and edge network. The ideal candidate is an engineer who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and constantly evolving network. A quick learner, proactive, and highly motivated engineer that is not afraid to challenge the status quo, with a creative mind to find solutions and workarounds for day-to-day problems. As an Optical Deployment Engineer, she/he is not afraid to propose new ideas, gather constructive feedback from others, and push forward to make these ideas a reality.
- Deliver and deploy long haul terrestrial, regional metro, and subsea network dark fiber, connecting Facebook data centers together across North and South America.
- Manage fiber delivery from planning through sourcing and testing.
- Maintain tools and databases to accurately reflect the current state of Facebook's fiber footprint, including port assignments and patch panels.
- Determine and implement new standards for diversity and improved reliability. Track fiber provider performance and work on improvement plans when necessary.
- Lead a team of internal contractors and managed resources to carry out testing, acceptance, and handover.
- Act as a point of escalation for on-site testers and installers when issues arise.
- Work with the Network Engineering team to pipeline fiber data into network design tools.
- Determine and validate acceptance criteria for newly acquired fibers.
- Proactively contribute to documentation, automation and processes as they evolve.
- Plan, schedule and perform complex fiber migrations, coordinating with fiber providers, colo facilities, and internal operations teams.
- 10% of travel required.
- Demonstrated experience deploying optical networks.
- Experience with optical network design, installation, and maintenance.
- Knowledge of optical theory, transport technologies and the operation of optical transport systems.
- Experience with field-based work in POPs, carrier hotels, data centers and central office environments.
- Familiarity with modern DWDM network architectures and equipment.
- Hands-on experience with optical test equipment and troubleshooting experience using OTDR and optical power meters.
- Understanding of optical fiber characterization testing including Reflection, Loss, PMD, CD. Experience interpreting and understanding OTDR traces.
- Experience validating fiber handover packages from fiber providers.
- Experience interpreting, creating, and comprehending OSP/ISP network diagrams.
- Experience creating rack elevations and other install/as-built documentation.
- Proven communication skills both internally and externally.
- Project management and organization experience.
- Familiarity with different fiber and connector types. Understanding advantages and disadvantages of each.
- Experience working in a large scale global team environment.
- Experience working in fast-paced and dynamic environments with limited supervision.
- Knowledge of data center design and operational best practices.
- Technical knowledge of various regional Data Center electrical and cooling configurations, IEC, NEMA standards, AC/DC power, power redundancy scenarios.
- Experience with fiber construction: trenching, splicing, permitting.
- Experience with ordering and activating cross connects in colocation facilities.
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