Remote Senior Wireless Network Engineer

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 2,001,000 - 3,168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonuses

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Home office setup allowance

100% remote work environment

Professional development and training

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Wireless Network Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize enterprise wireless networks in a fully remote role. You will lead RF planning, site surveys, and equipment configuration while ensuring robust security and high availability across large deployments.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in Wi‑Fi (802.11ax/ac/n), 4G/5G integration, and networking protocols, with strong communication skills for remote collaboration and cross‑team oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience designing, deploying, and managing enterprise wireless networks.
• Expert knowledge of Wi-Fi standards (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) with RF principles.

Responsibilities

• Design robust, scalable, and secure enterprise wireless networks.
• Develop site surveys, RF planning, and equipment configuration.
• Manage wireless LAN controllers, access points, and related infra.
• Optimize performance and troubleshoot connectivity for high availability.
• Enforce wireless security policies and best practices.
• Monitor, analyze, and report network performance using tools.
• Evaluate and integrate new wireless technologies.
• Collaborate with IT to integrate wireless with wired infra.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Wi-Fi standards 802.11ax/ac/n

4G/5G integration

Network security

TCP/IP, routing, switching

Remote collaboration

RF planning & spectrum analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cisco WLAN

Aruba WLAN

Ruckus WLAN

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Wireless Network Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize enterprise wireless networks in a fully remote role. You will lead RF planning, site surveys, and equipment configuration while ensuring robust security and high availability across large deployments.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in Wi‑Fi (802.11ax/ac/n), 4G/5G integration, and networking protocols, with strong communication skills for remote collaboration and cross‑team oversight.