Remote Lead NOC Engineer - Network Reliability & Ops

Placements24

Stellenbosch

Remote

ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Lead Network Operations Center (NOC) Engineer to steer remote operations and oversee a large network infrastructure. You will lead a team of NOC engineers, ensuring incidents are resolved quickly to maximize uptime and performance.

This remote-first role supports collaboration across time zones and requires strong leadership and diagnostics expertise. The ideal candidate has extensive NOC experience, deep network knowledge, and proven ability to

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, or a related field.
  • 7–10 years in a Network Operations Center environment with 2–3 years in a lead role.
  • Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS and related routing/switching.
  • Experience with network monitoring platforms and incident management.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of NOC engineers, oversee daily operations and shift schedules.
  • Develop and implement best practices for monitoring, incident management, and problem resolution.
  • Ensure 24/7 availability, performance, and security of the network infrastructure.
  • Analyze performance data, identify trends, and implement preventive measures.
  • Manage escalations and coordinate response with other teams.
  • Maintain runbooks and SOPs; conduct post-incident reviews.

Skills

TCP/IP
BGP
OSPF
MPLS
Routing & Switching
Firewalls
Monitoring Tools
SolarWinds
Zabbix
Prometheus
ITIL
Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Telecommunications

Tools

SolarWinds
Zabbix
Prometheus

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Lead Network Operations Center (NOC) Engineer to steer remote operations and oversee a large network infrastructure. You will lead a team of NOC engineers, ensuring incidents are resolved quickly to maximize uptime and performance.

This remote-first role supports collaboration across time zones and requires strong leadership and diagnostics expertise. The ideal candidate has extensive NOC experience, deep network knowledge, and proven ability to

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