Senior Core Network Engineer FTTH & Backhaul (On-Site)

Ilitha Telecommunications; Rosebank; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-call allowances

Site travel opportunities

Professional growth

Job summary

Ilitha Telecommunications seeks a Core Network Engineer to lead advanced backbone routing, backhaul expansion, and PoP design on-site in Rosebank, Gauteng, with travel to Eastern Cape regions. You’ll own core routing, capacity planning, and complex troubleshooting, coordinating with field teams and internal recruitment colleagues.

You will forward your CV to [e-mail] with the subject line 'Core Network Engineer' prior to the 20 November 2026 deadline.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum of 5+ years in ISP/FTTH/telecom network ops.
• CCNP/HCIP/MTCRE/JNCIS or equivalent certification.
• Strong operational expertise in GPON, DWDM, PPPoE, RADIUS and enterprise firewall.
• Proficient with BGP, OSPF, MPLS and advanced routing optimization.
• Experience in capacity planning, backhaul design, and tier-3 incident troubleshooting.
• Legal work authorization, SA driver's license, and willingness to travel on-site.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, deploy, and optimize scalable backbone routing architectures, backhaul routes, and PoP facilities for FTTH and WTTX.
• Plan and forecast network capacity to accommodate rapid subscriber growth.
• Own, configure, and maintain BGP, OSPF, and MPLS routing protocols for high-speed, secure forwarding.
• Provide tier-3 escalation support and resolve complex network incidents beyond runbooks.
• Manage GPON, DWDM, PPPoE, RADIUS and enterprise firewall administration.
• Participate in on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 backbone availability.
• Collaborate with field engineering, planners, and contractors during site installations and regional expansions.
• Maintain network documentation, topology diagrams, capacity reports, and post-mortems.

Skills

BGP

OSPF

MPLS

Capacity planning

NOC escalation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Engineering or related field

Tools

CCNP

HCIP

MTCRE

JNCIS

Job description

Ilitha Telecommunications seeks a Core Network Engineer to lead advanced backbone routing, backhaul expansion, and PoP design on-site in Rosebank, Gauteng, with travel to Eastern Cape regions. You’ll own core routing, capacity planning, and complex troubleshooting, coordinating with field teams and internal recruitment colleagues.

You will forward your CV to [e-mail] with the subject line 'Core Network Engineer' prior to the 20 November 2026 deadline.