Senior Enterprise Telecom Solutions Architect (Hybrid)

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation

Learning & Certifications

Hybrid Work

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior Solutions Architect in Durban to design advanced telecom solutions for enterprise clients. You will translate complex requirements into scalable, secure architectures, working closely with sales and customers to deliver compelling proposals and demonstrations.

You will lead technical teams, mentor staff, and stay ahead of trends in networking, cloud, and UCaaS, ensuring high availability and cost efficiency on hybrid projects.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in designing and implementing complex enterprise telecom solutions.
• Proven track record as Solutions Architect or similar in telecom.
• Extensive knowledge of IP networking, VoIP, UCaaS, CCaaS, cloud infra (AWS/Azure/GCP), and cybersecurity.
• Experience with virtualization and SDN.
• Familiarity with API integrations and interoperability.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to translate complex tech to clear business value.
• Strong vendor management and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect end-to-end telecom solutions (voice, data, video, cloud).
• Collaborate with sales and clients to understand business needs.
• Develop technical proposals, presentations, and blueprints.
• Evaluate and integrate third-party technologies.
• Provide technical leadership across project lifecycle.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging tech.
• Conduct proof-of-concept trials and demos for clients.
• Ensure scalable, secure, high-availability, cost-efficient solutions.
• Mentor junior architects and technical staff.

Skills

IP Networking

VoIP

UCaaS

CCaaS

Cloud Infra

SDN

APIs

Vendor Management

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

virtualization technologies

software-defined networking

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior Solutions Architect in Durban to design advanced telecom solutions for enterprise clients. You will translate complex requirements into scalable, secure architectures, working closely with sales and customers to deliver compelling proposals and demonstrations.

You will lead technical teams, mentor staff, and stay ahead of trends in networking, cloud, and UCaaS, ensuring high availability and cost efficiency on hybrid projects.