Remote Cloud Network Architect: AWS/Azure/GCP Expert

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Annual performance bonus

Professional development budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud network infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP. This fully remote role in South Africa emphasizes autonomous work in a distributed team and strong networking foundations.

You will manage VPCs, networking services, and hybrid connectivity while advocating security, performance, and reliability for diverse enterprise clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or an equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in network engineering with at least 3 years in cloud networking.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP networking constructs.
• Proficiency in network automation tools and scripting (Python, Ansible, Terraform).
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, DNS, HTTP/S and security principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable network architectures in public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Configure and maintain VPCs, subnets, routing tables, security groups, NACLs, and load balancers.
• Implement and manage hybrid cloud connectivity (VPNs, Direct Connect/ExpressRoute).
• Develop and automate network provisioning with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot connectivity, and optimize latency and throughput.
• Ensure network security best practices, including firewall rules and DDoS mitigation.
• Collaborate with admins, DevOps, and app teams to support deployments.
• Maintain documentation of cloud network designs and procedures.
• Participate in on-call rotations for 24/7 incidents.
• Stay current with cloud networking technologies and best practices.

Skills

Cloud networking

Network automation

Python

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud network infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP. This fully remote role in South Africa emphasizes autonomous work in a distributed team and strong networking foundations.

You will manage VPCs, networking services, and hybrid connectivity while advocating security, performance, and reliability for diverse enterprise clients.