Blockchain Network Engineer — On-Site Rustenburg, Scale & Security

Placements24; Rustenburg; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

On-site in Rustenburg

Health & wellness benefits

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Blockchain Network Engineer to join our growing tech team in Rustenburg, North West, ZA. You will deploy and maintain blockchain nodes, monitor throughput, and implement security measures to protect the network.

The role requires Linux expertise, cloud familiarity, and scripting for automation. You will collaborate with developers to integrate new features and protocols, manage cloud resources, and contribute to documentation and incident response.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in network engineering and distributed systems.
• Strong blockchain protocol knowledge and Linux proficiency.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerisation.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain blockchain nodes and network infra.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, ensure uptime.
• Implement network security measures for the blockchain network.
• Troubleshoot issues and provide timely resolutions.
• Automate deployment with scripting and IaC tools.
• Collaborate with dev teams to integrate features/protocols.
• Manage cloud resources (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Document configurations and procedures.
• Participate in on-call incident response.

Skills

Blockchain concepts

Networking

Linux/Unix

Cloud platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

Python/Bash/Go scripting

Network security

Monitoring/observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Blockchain Network Engineer to join our growing tech team in Rustenburg, North West, ZA. You will deploy and maintain blockchain nodes, monitor throughput, and implement security measures to protect the network.

The role requires Linux expertise, cloud familiarity, and scripting for automation. You will collaborate with developers to integrate new features and protocols, manage cloud resources, and contribute to documentation and incident response.