Remote Senior Network Architect & Cloud Security Lead

Placements24; South Africa; A distancia; ZAR 900.000 - 1.300.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Highly competitive salary

Health & wellness benefits

Retirement savings contribution

Online training access

Certification reimbursement

Virtual industry conferences

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Senior Network Infrastructure Specialist to design, deploy and manage a global enterprise network. This role focuses on routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and cloud networking to ensure high availability, security and performance across operations.

You will drive upgrades, DR strategies, and collaborate with cloud teams (AWS, Azure) in a 100% remote environment suitable for professionals in South Africa.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years in network engineering and infrastructure management.
• Expert knowledge of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF) and switching (VLANs, STP).
• Hands-on with major firewall vendors (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Fortinet) and VPN technologies.
• Cloud experience with AWS and Azure.
• Experience with network monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Nagios) and packet analysis.
• Certs like CCIE, CCNP, JNCIE or CISSP are preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and remote troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent communication in a remote team setting.

Responsabilidades

• Design, deploy, and manage enterprise network infrastructure (routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, wireless access points).
• Oversee security measures: IDS/IPS, VPNs, ACLs.
• Monitor performance and availability with advanced tools, resolve bottlenecks.
• Develop resilience and disaster recovery strategies.
• Lead network upgrade projects and lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with cloud teams to integrate hybrid cloud networking (AWS/Azure).
• Maintain network documentation, diagrams, SOPs.
• Provide Tier 3 support for complex incidents.
• Mentor junior network engineers.

Conocimientos

Routing & Switching

Network Security

Remote Troubleshooting

Incident Handling

Communication

Educación

Bachelors degree or equivalent

Certifications desirable

Herramientas

Palo Alto

Cisco ASA

Fortinet

VPN

SolarWinds

Nagios

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Senior Network Infrastructure Specialist to design, deploy and manage a global enterprise network. This role focuses on routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and cloud networking to ensure high availability, security and performance across operations.

You will drive upgrades, DR strategies, and collaborate with cloud teams (AWS, Azure) in a 100% remote environment suitable for professionals in South Africa.