Remote Senior Network Engineer: Secure, Scalable Infra

Placements24; George; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote

Health insurance

Professional development

Generous leave

Job summary

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a highly experienced Senior Network Engineer for a fully remote role. You will design, deploy, and manage enterprise-grade networks, ensuring security, reliability, and scalable performance for distributed operations.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in network engineering, hands-on Cisco or Juniper hardware, expertise in TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VPNs, and network monitoring.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in network engineering.
• Experience designing and managing enterprise-level networks.
• Strong understanding of core routing protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS).
• Hands-on experience with Cisco/Juniper hardware and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable network architectures across platforms.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize uptime.
• Implement and manage security measures including firewalls and VPNs.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support deployments and upgrades.
• Develop and maintain network documentation and procedures.

Skills

Network design

Troubleshooting

Remote collaboration

Security mindset

Tools

Cisco hardware

Juniper hardware

Network monitoring tools

Job description

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a highly experienced Senior Network Engineer for a fully remote role. You will design, deploy, and manage enterprise-grade networks, ensuring security, reliability, and scalable performance for distributed operations.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in network engineering, hands-on Cisco or Juniper hardware, expertise in TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VPNs, and network monitoring.