Remote Senior Telecom Systems Architect

Placements24; Paarl; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote first

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior Telecommunications Systems Engineer to join a distributed engineering team. This fully remote role allows contribution to critical projects from anywhere in South Africa.

You will design, deploy, test, and maintain advanced telecom systems, with emphasis on reliability and scalable architectures. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer/Telecommunications engineering (Master's preferred) with at least 8 years in telecom systems, deep knowledge of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in Electrical/Computer/Telecommunications or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in telecommunications systems engineering.
• Deep knowledge of core network elements and protocols (SIP, SS7, Diameter, GTP).
• Experience with SDN and NFV; system integration, testing, and performance analysis.
• Strong wireless (4G/5G) and IP networking understanding.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to guide remote teams and manage complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage complex telecommunications systems and platforms.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, specifications, and integration plans.
• Perform system testing, performance tuning, and root-cause analysis.
• Troubleshoot advanced telecom issues within the infrastructure.
• Collaborate with hardware/software teams to define requirements and roadmaps.
• Ensure reliability, availability, security, and scalability of systems.
• Document designs, configurations and 운영 procedures.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and standards.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers.
• Evaluate new technologies and vendor solutions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Python

SDN/NFV concepts

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior Telecommunications Systems Engineer to join a distributed engineering team. This fully remote role allows contribution to critical projects from anywhere in South Africa.

You will design, deploy, test, and maintain advanced telecom systems, with emphasis on reliability and scalable architectures. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer/Telecommunications engineering (Master's preferred) with at least 8 years in telecom systems, deep knowledge of