Lead NOC Engineer: Hybrid Role, Remote Days & Growth

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonuses

Medical aid

Provident fund

Life insurance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Network Operations Engineer in Sandton, Gauteng, to head the NOC and ensure high network availability, performance, and security. You will guide incident response, upgrades, and documentation, while mentoring junior engineers.

The role demands a strong background in routing, switching, and security, plus expertise with SolarWinds, Nagios, and Zabbix. Hybrid work flexibility is offered with on-site duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field.
• 6–8 years of experience in network operations or network engineering.
• Proven experience in lead or supervisory role within a NOC.
• In-depth knowledge of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), switching and network security.
• Proficiency with network monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Nagios, Zabbix).
• Experience with firewall management and VPN technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Hybrid work environment with on-site presence for critical operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Network Operations Center (NOC) team.
• Oversee monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting of core network infrastructure.
• Respond to and resolve network incidents and outages in a timely manner.
• Implement network changes, upgrades, and configurations per procedures.
• Develop and maintain network documentation and runbooks.
• Ensure adherence to network security policies.
• Manage vendor and service provider relationships.
• Identify areas for network improvement and propose solutions.
• Mentor and train junior NOC engineers.
• Participate in capacity planning and performance tuning.

Skills

Leadership

NOC operations

BGP

OSPF

Network security

Monitoring tools

Firewalls

VPN technologies

Vendor management

CCNA/CCNP

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/Telecom

Tools

SolarWinds

Nagios

Zabbix

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Network Operations Engineer in Sandton, Gauteng, to head the NOC and ensure high network availability, performance, and security. You will guide incident response, upgrades, and documentation, while mentoring junior engineers.

The role demands a strong background in routing, switching, and security, plus expertise with SolarWinds, Nagios, and Zabbix. Hybrid work flexibility is offered with on-site duties.