Remote Blockchain Network Engineer

Placements24; Rustenburg; Hybrid; ZAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Competitive salary

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a meticulous Blockchain Network Administrator to join our distributed operations team in a fully remote role. Based near Rustenburg, North West, you will ensure uptime, security and performance of our blockchain node infrastructure, manage keys, and drive network upgrades.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in network or systems administration with blockchain exposure, Linux mastery, and hands-on monitoring experience using Prometheus and Grafana.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of blockchain/network admin experience.
• Proficient in Linux/Unix administration and scripting.
• Experience with Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure and maintain blockchain nodes and infrastructure.
• Monitor network performance and address bottlenecks.
• Manage private keys and cryptographic assets securely.
• Apply network security measures and perform backups.
• Plan and execute network upgrades and hard forks.
• Document configurations and incident reports.
• Collaborate with dev teams on network deployment.
• Ensure compliance with security policies.

Skills

Blockchain concepts

Linux admin

Network monitoring

Scripting Bash/Python

Cloud platforms

Cybersecurity

Remote communication

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a meticulous Blockchain Network Administrator to join our distributed operations team in a fully remote role. Based near Rustenburg, North West, you will ensure uptime, security and performance of our blockchain node infrastructure, manage keys, and drive network upgrades.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in network or systems administration with blockchain exposure, Linux mastery, and hands-on monitoring experience using Prometheus and Grafana.