Senior Blockchain Platform Engineer - Hybrid (Sandton)

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Performance-based incentives

Hybrid work model

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Blockchain Platform Engineer in Sandton to design, build, and scale the core blockchain infrastructure powering our decentralized applications. You will ensure reliability, performance, and security while collaborating with development and operations teams in a hybrid work setup.

The role requires hands-on experience with node operations, IaC (Terraform/Ansible), containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience building and managing blockchain infrastructure with node operations.
• IaC with Terraform/Ansible and containerization using Docker/Kubernetes.
• Strong cloud knowledge (AWS/Azure/GCP) and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable blockchain infrastructure and platforms.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for blockchain apps and services.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging for blockchain networks.
• Ensure security and integrity of the platform, including access control.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate new features onto the platform.
• Automate operational tasks and infrastructure management processes.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and optimize performance.
• Stay updated on blockchain infrastructure trends and DevOps practices.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical roadmaps.

Skills

Blockchain infra

DevOps

Site Reliability

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Blockchain Platform Engineer in Sandton to design, build, and scale the core blockchain infrastructure powering our decentralized applications. You will ensure reliability, performance, and security while collaborating with development and operations teams in a hybrid work setup.

The role requires hands-on experience with node operations, IaC (Terraform/Ansible), containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).