Remote Telecom Network Architect: Scalable, Secure Networks

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Fully remote work

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plan contributions

Access to cutting-edge technologies

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a visionary Remote Telecom Network Architect to lead strategic design of telecommunications infrastructure. The role is fully remote, offering flexibility and high-impact opportunities to shape global connectivity from anywhere.

The successful candidate will design scalable, secure networks, set standards, evaluate new technologies, and provide technical leadership across remote teams. A senior background in SDN/NFV and cloud networking is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of telecommunications network design and architecture.
• Extensive knowledge of networking protocols, security, cloud networking, and modern architectures (SDN, NFV).
• Excellent communication and collaboration in a remote team.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop comprehensive network architecture blueprints for telecommunications systems.
• Define standards, policies, and best practices for network design and implementation.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and vendor solutions to ensure a leading-edge infrastructure.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure successful implementation of architectural designs.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on complex network projects and initiatives.
• Develop capacity planning strategies to ensure network scalability and performance.

Skills

Networking

Security

Cloud networking

SDN/NFV

Remote work

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a visionary Remote Telecom Network Architect to lead strategic design of telecommunications infrastructure. The role is fully remote, offering flexibility and high-impact opportunities to shape global connectivity from anywhere.

The successful candidate will design scalable, secure networks, set standards, evaluate new technologies, and provide technical leadership across remote teams. A senior background in SDN/NFV and cloud networking is essential.