Remote Telco Cloud Architect — 5G & NFV Expert

Placements24; LegKraal Gate; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Professional growth opportunities

Certifications support

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Telecommunication Cloud Solutions Architect for a fully remote role. You will design and implement cloud-based telecom solutions, including 5G core, NFV, and edge computing, collaborating with global teams.

Lead end-to-end architecture, evaluate cloud services, and craft implementation roadmaps while ensuring security, performance and cost efficiency across multi-cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of designing cloud solutions with focus on telecommunications.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP services for telcos.
• Extensive experience with Docker and Kubernetes and orchestration platforms.
• Strong understanding of NFV/SDN and telecom network architectures (5G core, IMS).
• Scripting proficiency (Python, Ansible) for automation and infra management.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end cloud solutions for telecom workloads (5G core, vRAN, IMS).
• Lead migration of telecom functions to cloud-native environments.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud services, technologies, and vendors.
• Create architectural blueprints and implementation roadmaps.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and operations for deployment and integration.
• Define requirements for cloud infra focusing on performance, security, and cost.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Telecom domain expertise

Remote work experience

CI/CD practices

DevOps mindset

Python scripting

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Python

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Telecommunication Cloud Solutions Architect for a fully remote role. You will design and implement cloud-based telecom solutions, including 5G core, NFV, and edge computing, collaborating with global teams.

Lead end-to-end architecture, evaluate cloud services, and craft implementation roadmaps while ensuring security, performance and cost efficiency across multi-cloud environments.