IT

Tempo; Thaba Chweu Local Municipality; Remote; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading blockchain company is seeking an IT specialist to oversee and optimize IT infrastructure. The ideal candidate thrives in dynamic environments, has strong technical skills, and is comfortable under pressure. Responsibilities include vendor management, troubleshooting IT requests, and building automation workflows. This is a remote-friendly position based in South Africa, specifically in Mpumalanga, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of networking, endpoint management, and security best practices.
• Experience with administering Okta, Google Workspace, and Apple devices.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, operate, and optimize our IT infrastructure.
• Build workflows and automation to scale faster.
• Rapidly troubleshoot IT support requests.

Skills

Networking knowledge

Endpoint management

Security best practices

Excellent communication

Prioritization skills

Tools

Okta

Google Workspace

Apple devices

Scripting languages

AI tools

Job description

Overview

Tempo is a layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins and real-world payments, born from Stripe’s experience in global payments and Paradigm’s expertise in crypto tech.

Tempo’s payment-first design provides a scalable, low-cost predictable backbone that meets the needs of high-volume payment use cases. Our goal is to move money reliably, cheaply, and at scale. Our north star is simplicity for users: fintechs, traditional banks, merchants, platforms, and anyone else looking to move their payments into the 21st century.

We\u2019re building Tempo with design partners who are global leaders in AI, e-commerce, and financial services: Anthropic, Coupang, Deutsche Bank, DoorDash, Mercury, Nubank, OpenAI, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, Visa, and more.

We\u2019re a team of crypto-optimists, building the infrastructure needed to bring real, substantial economic flows onchain. We like to move fast and swing for the fences 1 join us!

The Role

Tempo is growing rapidly and we are looking for a trusted IT specialist who thrives in dynamic environments, loves problem solving under pressure, and can keep us operating at peak performance while building out our in-house IT expertise from 0 to 1 and beyond. This role is remote friendly

Responsibilities

• Oversee, operate, and optimize our IT infrastructure

• Build workflows and automation to help us move faster as we scale

• Rapidly troubleshoot IT support requests for a fast-moving team primarily based in the US and EU

• Evaluate, negotiate, onboard, and manage new vendors and tools for our growing team

• Manage onboarding and permissions access across our internal systems and cloud environments

Qualifications

• Knowledge of networking, endpoint management, and security best practices

• Experience with administering Okta, Google Workspace, and Apple devices, as well as use of scripting languages and AI tools

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and able to operate effectively under ambiguity, with excellent communication and prioritization skills

• Familiarity with contract negotiation and procurement processes

Attributes

• Strong service mentality with a bias towards action

• Simplifier - you easily translate IT solutions to help unblock issues for both technical and non-technical audiences

• Able to seamlessly context-switch across short-term tasks and long-term projects