Remote Cloud Network Engineer | AWS, Azure, GCP Expert

Placements24; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote (SA)

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Cloud Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable cloud networking for our telecom client. The role focuses on AWS/Azure/GCP environments, VPCs, routing, security, and automation using Terraform and Ansible.

The successful candidate will work remotely within South Africa, collaborating with distributed teams to ensure secure, high-availability networking for cloud-native services and hybrid connectivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years in network engineering with 3+ years cloud networking.
• Proven design/management experience on AWS, Azure or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud networking infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Manage VPCs, subnets, routing, and security groups in cloud environments.
• Configure cloud-native networking services: load balancers, firewalls, VPN gateways.
• Automate network provisioning with IaC (Terraform, Ansible).
• Integrate on-prem networks with cloud via Direct Connect/ExpressRoute/VPN.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, optimize cloud deployments.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues in hybrid/multi-cloud setups.
• Uphold network security best practices in cloud contexts.
• Collaborate with development and infra teams to ensure service delivery.
• Stay updated on cloud networking trends.

Skills

Cloud networking

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Cloud Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable cloud networking for our telecom client. The role focuses on AWS/Azure/GCP environments, VPCs, routing, security, and automation using Terraform and Ansible.

The successful candidate will work remotely within South Africa, collaborating with distributed teams to ensure secure, high-availability networking for cloud-native services and hybrid connectivity.