Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
The Edge & Network Services (ENS) team at Meta is seeking a Network Infrastructure Design Engineer to join the Foundation Design team. This role supports the capacity expansion of Meta's global Edge and Backbone network and compute presence, owning delivery across Meta's EMEA co-location estate while partnering with APAC counterparts. You will collaborate with cross-functional engineering, planning, and deployment teams to develop and execute space, power, cooling, and connectivity infrastructure design requirements within Meta's global colocation estate, including Points of Presence (POPs), Cable Landing Stations, and backbone midpoint sites.

Key responsibilities include designing, reviewing, and optimizing ICT physical infrastructure such as structured cabling systems, floor and rack layouts, network hardware placement, and integrated communications systems for large-scale data centre and network deployments. You will develop and enforce Meta ICT design standards and best practices, ensuring compliance with regional codes and industry standards (e.g., ISO/IEC 11801, EN 50173, EN 50600, TIA/EIA, BICSI).

The role involves managing space, power, cooling, structured cabling, and other inside plant infrastructure delivery requirements across owned and colocation facilities throughout EMEA, with support for APAC projects. You will engage with colocation providers to evaluate facilities and recommend corrective actions, lead site acceptance activities, manage project timelines and risks, and coordinate equipment delivery while aligning with network planning and investment teams.

This position requires regular collaboration across multiple time zones and approximately 20–30% travel, primarily within EMEA with occasional long-haul trips.

Experience
- 6+ years designing and constructing large-scale data centres or similar mission-critical infrastructure, including specifying suite-level space, power, cooling, and structured cabling connectivity for network and compute hardware
- Demonstrated project management experience including planning, execution, and delivery of complex technical projects
- Working knowledge of regional data centre electrical and cooling configurations, IEC, EN 50600, BS 7671/IET or equivalents, AC/DC power concepts, and power redundancy topologies
- Ability to interpret and analyze electrical/mechanical single-line diagrams
- Field experience in POPs, data centres, carrier-neutral facilities, or telecom exchanges
- Experience communicating with and directing carriers and colocation vendors
- Knowledge of internet networking technologies (routing, switching), optical transport technologies (DWDM, optical transceivers), and network redundancy/failover concepts
- Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, BIM 360, Procore, or similar tools
- Ability to define scope and drive progress on projects with evolving requirements across global teams and time zones
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with limited supervision
- Familiarity with Linux systems and scripting/automation (Bash, Python, Perl)
- Understanding of infrastructure engineering principles including space layout, airflow, and cooling systems
- Experience with optical network design, installation, and maintenance for service providers or global enterprise networks
- Experience with Cable Landing Stations and subsea infrastructure projects
- Experience delivering infrastructure projects across multiple regulatory regimes and translating global standards into region-compliant implementations
- Knowledge of ICT design and construction administration for hyperscale data centres and global backbone network capacity enablement
- Thorough knowledge of optical theory, transport technologies, and IP backbone network technologies
- Familiarity with construction health and safety regulatory frameworks (e.g., CDM 2015) and regional site safety requirements
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize workflows and drive measurable impact
- Ongoing AI skill development and familiarity with emerging AI technologies

About you
- Proactive and collaborative, able to work effectively across multiple time zones and with diverse teams
- Strong communication and leadership skills to manage vendor relationships and coordinate complex projects
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality and adherence to standards
- Adaptable and able to manage multiple concurrent projects prioritizing based on impact and deadlines
- Enthusiastic about continuous learning and applying responsible, ethical AI practices in engineering workflows

Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Advanced degree in an engineering discipline preferred
- Professional engineering registration (e.g., CEng, P.E., or regional equivalent) desirable
- Data centre design or structured cabling design certifications (e.g., BICSI RCDD) preferred