Senior Remote Telecom Network Administrator

Placements24; LegKraal Gate; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Home office allowance

Professional development

Health + retirement plans

Job summary

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a skilled Remote Telecom Network Administrator to manage and maintain a robust telecommunications infrastructure from anywhere in the country.

You will handle system administration, performance tuning, and troubleshooting of network services in a fully remote setup, collaborating with cross-functional teams and documenting configurations and disaster recovery plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/IT.
• Minimum 4 years as Network Administrator or similar role.
• Strong proficiency in routing, switching, firewalls, and VPNs.
• Experience with monitoring tools, scripting, and cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and maintain network devices, servers, and platforms.
• Monitor performance, identify issues, ensure high availability.
• Apply patches and security hardening to protect networks.
• Troubleshoot complex incidents and provide remote support.
• Document configurations, procedures, and disaster recovery plans.
• Collaborate on remote network projects with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Independent work

Remote communication

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Bash

Python

Network monitoring tools

Cloud-based network services

Job description

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a skilled Remote Telecom Network Administrator to manage and maintain a robust telecommunications infrastructure from anywhere in the country.

You will handle system administration, performance tuning, and troubleshooting of network services in a fully remote setup, collaborating with cross-functional teams and documenting configurations and disaster recovery plans.