Remote Principal Telecom Architect: Strategy & Cloud

Placements24; Rustenburg; Hybrid; ZAR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive salary

Bonus

Stock options

Global health benefits

Home office stipend

Professional development budget

Fully remote

Flexible hours

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Principal Telecommunications Architect to lead the vision, design, and deployment of the company’s global telecommunications infrastructure. This senior role drives platform strategy, standards, and secure, scalable networking across a fully remote team.

You will guide major network transformations, mentor engineering staff, and engage with executives to align network architecture with business goals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in telecommunications network architecture, design and implementation.
• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or related field, or equivalent extensive experience.
• Deep expertise in networking technologies including MPLS, BGP, SDN/NFV, IPv6, and cloud networking.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term telecommunications network strategy and architecture roadmap.
• Design and oversee enterprise-wide telecommunications solutions including voice, data, and video networks.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, platforms, and solutions to enhance network capabilities.

Skills

Telecom architecture

VoIP/UC

MPLS/BGP/SDN/NFV

IPv6/cloud networking

Education

Master's or PhD in EE/CS/Telecom

Tools

MPLS

BGP

SDN/NFV

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Principal Telecommunications Architect to lead the vision, design, and deployment of the company’s global telecommunications infrastructure. This senior role drives platform strategy, standards, and secure, scalable networking across a fully remote team.

You will guide major network transformations, mentor engineering staff, and engage with executives to align network architecture with business goals.