Senior Remote Cloud Network Engineer

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Annual performance bonus

Retirement plan with company matching

Professional development access

Fully remote role (flexibility and Aut

Generous PTO

Job summary

Placements24 in Pretoria is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage complex cloud-based networks. This fully remote role supports our global operations and emphasizes automation and IaC.

You will work with AWS, Azure, and GCP, deploying VPCs/VNets, load balancers, firewalls, and VPN connections, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with distributed teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage secure and scalable network architectures within major cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Implement and maintain cloud networking services, including VPCs/VNets, load balancing, firewalls, and VPN/Direct Connect configurations.
• Develop and enforce network security best practices within the cloud, including access control, segmentation, and threat detection.
• Automate network provisioning, configuration, and management using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues across hybrid cloud and multi-cloud environments.
• Collaborate with application development and operations teams to ensure network requirements are met for new deployments and services.
• Monitor network performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimization strategies.
• Stay current with evolving cloud networking technologies and best practices.
• Document network designs, configurations, and operational procedures.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior cloud engineers.

Skills

Cloud networking

Network security

Troubleshooting

Automation

Remote teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Job description

Placements24 in Pretoria is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage complex cloud-based networks. This fully remote role supports our global operations and emphasizes automation and IaC.

You will work with AWS, Azure, and GCP, deploying VPCs/VNets, load balancers, firewalls, and VPN connections, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with distributed teams.