Senior Fibre Network Engineer – Design, Deploy & Lead

Placements24

Pietermaritzburg

On-site

ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Provident fund

Performance bonus

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain a fibre optic network. The role emphasizes reliability, scalability, and performance of advanced network infrastructure in a dynamic telecom environment.

You will lead complex projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive improvements while mentoring junior engineers. A strong background in DWDM/GPON and monitoring tools is required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
5–7 years of network engineering with fibre optics focus.
CCNA/CCNP/CCIE desirable.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, and deploy complex fibre optic network solutions.
Monitor performance; troubleshoot to ensure high availability.
Develop and maintain network topology diagrams and guides.
Collaborate with PMs and field engineers to plan upgrades.
Conduct capacity planning and recommend enhancements.
Implement and manage security policies to protect the network.
Stay updated on telecom industry trends; mentor junior engineers.
Provide technical leadership to the team.

Skills

Fibre optics

Routing protocols (BGP/OSPF)

MPLS

DWDM/GPON

Network monitoring

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Telecommunications

Tools

SolarWinds

Nagios

Job description

You will lead complex projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive improvements while mentoring junior engineers. A strong background in DWDM/GPON and monitoring tools is required.

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