Remote Telecom Network Engineer | 5+ yrs + Proactive Monitoring

Placements24; Stellenbosch Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work setup

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Generous PTO

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a dedicated Remote Telecom Network Specialist to join our expanding team. This remote role supports operations across regions, focusing on remote management, monitoring, and support of complex networks to ensure uptime and performance.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in telecom network operations, strong IP networking knowledge (BGP/OSPF) and experience with Nagios or Zabbix. Remote collaboration and on-call flexibility are required.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in telecom network operations or support.
• Strong knowledge of IP networking, routing (BGP/OSPF), and VPNs.

Responsibilities

• Remotely monitor network performance and implement proactive fixes.
• Provide Tier 2/3 technical support for network incidents.
• Perform configuration changes on network devices via remote access.
• Collaborate with field teams and other tech units to resolve issues.
• Maintain network documentation and update knowledge bases.
• Participate in on-call rotations for emergency support.

Skills

IP networking

BGP

OSPF

VPNs

Nagios

Zabbix

Ticketing systems

Troubleshooting

Remote teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Telecom

Tools

Nagios

Zabbix

Remote access tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a dedicated Remote Telecom Network Specialist to join our expanding team. This remote role supports operations across regions, focusing on remote management, monitoring, and support of complex networks to ensure uptime and performance.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in telecom network operations, strong IP networking knowledge (BGP/OSPF) and experience with Nagios or Zabbix. Remote collaboration and on-call flexibility are required.