Remote Senior Network Infrastructure Architect

Placements24; Midrand; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Certification reimbursement

Home office allowance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and maintain robust network environments across South Africa. You will ensure high availability, performance, and security while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a remote-first setting.

The role requires deep expertise in TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, and hands-on Cisco/Juniper hardware, with strong security and monitoring skills. Remote work within SA is offered with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 7+ years of network engineering experience with enterprise-level design and implementation.
• Strong routing/switching protocol knowledge (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS).
• Hands-on with Cisco/Juniper hardware and firewall tech (Palo Alto, Fortinet).
• Experience with monitoring tools and cloud networking concepts (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable network infrastructure (routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers).
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize uptime.
• Develop and maintain network diagrams, configurations, and runbooks.

Skills

TCP/IP

BGP

OSPF

MPLS

Cisco

Juniper

Security

Monitoring

Cloud networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SolarWinds

PRTG

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and maintain robust network environments across South Africa. You will ensure high availability, performance, and security while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a remote-first setting.

The role requires deep expertise in TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, and hands-on Cisco/Juniper hardware, with strong security and monitoring skills. Remote work within SA is offered with competitive benefits.