Telecoms Solutions Architect - Hybrid & Cloud-Driven Design

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary bonus structure

Medical and dental insurance

Annual leave entitlement

Hybrid work arrangement

Professional development and training

Retirement fund contribution

Laptop and mobile phone provided

Job summary

Placements24 seeks an experienced Telecoms Solutions Architect to design end-to-end telecommunications solutions for clients in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. You will translate business needs into scalable, secure architectures, balancing cost and performance while collaborating with sales and delivery teams.

The role requires strong IP networking, cloud, and wireless knowledge, with 6+ years in telecoms. A hybrid work setup is offered to enable in-office collaboration and remote work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, Telecommunications or related field.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in telecommunications with focus on solution architecture and design.
• Strong knowledge of IP networking, MPLS, BGP, SDN and NFV.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and virtualization.
• Familiarity with 4G/5G and VoIP systems.
• Excellent presentation, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Cisco CCDE, TOGAF) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end telecommunications solutions covering network, compute, storage and security.
• Collaborate with sales and BD to understand client requirements and propose solutions.
• Develop technical proposals, architecture diagrams and PoCs.
• Evaluate and select technologies to meet solution requirements.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure and cost-effective.
• Provide technical leadership to implementation teams.
• Stay updated on emerging telecom and cloud trends.
• Conduct technical workshops and client presentations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of architecture framework.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Telecommunications

Tools

IP networking

MPLS

BGP

SDN

NFV

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Virtualization

Wireless techs (4G/5G)

VoIP

CCDE / TOGAF (certs)

Job description

Placements24 seeks an experienced Telecoms Solutions Architect to design end-to-end telecommunications solutions for clients in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. You will translate business needs into scalable, secure architectures, balancing cost and performance while collaborating with sales and delivery teams.

The role requires strong IP networking, cloud, and wireless knowledge, with 6+ years in telecoms. A hybrid work setup is offered to enable in-office collaboration and remote work.