Remote Cloud Network Engineer - Secure, Scalable Infra

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Fully remote work model

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Cloud Network Engineer for a fully remote role. You will design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable network infrastructure across major cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and ensure seamless connectivity for cloud-based services.

Responsibilities include implementing secure connectivity, optimizing performance and cost, and enforcing cloud security policies while collaborating with architects, admins, and developers in telecom projects.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of cloud networking experience with hands-on in at least one major provider.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, BGP, VPNs in cloud contexts.
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage VPCs, subnets, routing, and security groups.
• Implement secure connectivity between on-premises and cloud via VPNs and dedicated links.
• Optimize cloud network performance, availability, and cost.
• Develop and enforce network security policies and firewall rules in cloud.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues across hybrid/multi-cloud.
• Collaborate with cloud architects, admins, and developers to support initiatives.

Skills

Cloud networking

Networking fundamentals

Kubernetes networking

Remote communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Cloud Network Engineer for a fully remote role. You will design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable network infrastructure across major cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and ensure seamless connectivity for cloud-based services.

Responsibilities include implementing secure connectivity, optimizing performance and cost, and enforcing cloud security policies while collaborating with architects, admins, and developers in telecom projects.