Senior Remote Telecom Network Architect

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Telecommunications Network Engineer to join remotely from South Africa. This role focuses on design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable networks, with emphasis on high availability and security. You will lead troubleshooting, documentation, and cross-team collaboration while mentoring junior engineers.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in telecom networking, proficiency in BGP/OSPF, VPNs, and strong analytical and communication skills for remote teamwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years in telecommunications network engineering.
• Strong knowledge of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF) and switching.
• Experience with network security, firewalls, and VPNs.
• Proficient with network monitoring tools and IP networking.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and deploy telecom network infrastructure (routers, switches, firewalls).
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot, and ensure high availability.
• Develop and maintain network diagrams, configurations, and SOPs.
• Collaborate across teams for upgrades and enhancements.
• Provide expert technical support for incidents and outages.
• Stay current with telecom technologies and best practices.
• Participate in capacity planning and network expansion.
• Ensure implementation of security policies and procedures.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance.
• Evaluate new hardware/software and contribute to automation strategies.

Skills

Routing protocols

Switching

Network security

VPNs

Network monitoring

IP networking

Analytical skills

Communication

CCNP/CCIP desirable

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Telecommunications

Tools

Wireshark

SolarWinds / Nagios / SNMP tools

Cisco IOS / routing software

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Telecommunications Network Engineer to join remotely from South Africa. This role focuses on design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable networks, with emphasis on high availability and security. You will lead troubleshooting, documentation, and cross-team collaboration while mentoring junior engineers.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in telecom networking, proficiency in BGP/OSPF, VPNs, and strong analytical and communication skills for remote teamwork.