Remote Network Architect: Secure, Scalable Enterprise Infra

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Retirement plan

Performance bonuses

Flexible work from home

Certification support

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly motivated Remote Network Infrastructure Specialist to join their IT department. This role is fully remote across South Africa and focuses on design, deployment, maintenance, and troubleshooting of LANs, WANs, firewalls, routers, switches and wireless networks.

The candidate should have 5+ years of experience with Cisco/Juniper hardware, TCP/IP, BGP/OSPF, and firewall management. CCNA/CCNP are desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years in network administration and infrastructure management.
• Proven expertise with Cisco, Juniper, or similar hardware.
• Hands-on firewall management experience (Fortinet, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA).
• Experience with network monitoring tools like SolarWinds, PRTG, Nagios.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, MPLS.
• Excellent remote troubleshooting and documentation skills.
• Certs such as CCNA or CCNP are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and manage enterprise network infrastructure.
• Monitor performance and security; proactively resolve issues.
• Implement and maintain network security practices and access controls.
• Provide remote support to end-users and IT staff.
• Develop and maintain network diagrams, configs, and procedures.
• Plan upgrades and migrations for performance and scalability.
• Stay current with networking technologies and trends.
• Collaborate with IT teams for seamless integration.
• Manage bandwidth and optimize traffic for critical apps.
• Respond to network emergencies with rapid resolution.

Skills

Network administration

Remote support

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent

Tools

SolarWinds

PRTG

Nagios

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly motivated Remote Network Infrastructure Specialist to join their IT department. This role is fully remote across South Africa and focuses on design, deployment, maintenance, and troubleshooting of LANs, WANs, firewalls, routers, switches and wireless networks.

The candidate should have 5+ years of experience with Cisco/Juniper hardware, TCP/IP, BGP/OSPF, and firewall management. CCNA/CCNP are desirable.