Remote Senior Telecoms Cloud Architect

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Telecoms Cloud Engineer to lead the design, build, and deployment of cloud-native infrastructure for telecom services. This fully remote role lets you work from anywhere in South Africa with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security.

You will architect multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP), drive CI/CD pipelines, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with product teams to deliver high-impact solutions in a remote-first company culture.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive infrastructure engineering experience with cloud technologies.
• Deep expertise in at least one major public cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Extensive experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Proficiency with IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible) and scripting (Python, Bash).
• Strong understanding of networking, distributed systems, and microservices in telecom context.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and deploy scalable cloud infrastructure for telecom workloads.
• Implement and manage Kubernetes and Docker Swarm orchestration.
• Design and automate CI/CD pipelines for efficient software delivery and infra management.
• Develop and enforce cloud security best practices and compliance.
• Troubleshoot cloud-related issues and optimize resource utilization for cost-efficiency.
• Lead technical discussions, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to architectural decisions.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Python

Bash

Networking

Distributed systems

Microservices

Education

Master's degree in Computer Engineering/Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Docker Swarm

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Telecoms Cloud Engineer to lead the design, build, and deployment of cloud-native infrastructure for telecom services. This fully remote role lets you work from anywhere in South Africa with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security.

You will architect multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP), drive CI/CD pipelines, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with product teams to deliver high-impact solutions in a remote-first company culture.