Remote Senior Telecom Solutions Architect - Cloud & 5G

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Fully remote work

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development opportunities

Global network of experts

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Telecoms Solutions Architect to lead the design of innovative telecom solutions for nationwide clients. This remote role lets you work from anywhere while engaging with clients to translate needs into scalable architectures.

You'll craft end-to-end designs, stay ahead of trends like 5G and NFV, and guide projects from pre-sales through handover. Strong communication skills and 10+ years in telecom are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, CS or related field required.
• 10+ years of experience designing and implementing complex telecom solutions.
• Excellent ability to communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale telecom projects in remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end telecommunications solutions (voice, data, cloud, mobility) tailored to client needs.
• Collaborate with sales to articulate technical value propositions and win business opportunities.
• Develop high-level and low-level design documents, diagrams, equipment specs, integration strategies.
• Stay updated on industry trends and technologies like SDN, NFV, 5G core.
• Provide technical guidance across the project lifecycle from pre-sales to handover.

Skills

IP Networking

Cloud Infrastructure

Unified Communications

Mobile Networks

Cybersecurity

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Telecoms Solutions Architect to lead the design of innovative telecom solutions for nationwide clients. This remote role lets you work from anywhere while engaging with clients to translate needs into scalable architectures.

You'll craft end-to-end designs, stay ahead of trends like 5G and NFV, and guide projects from pre-sales through handover. Strong communication skills and 10+ years in telecom are essential.