4.3 KiB
4.3 KiB
Competences — blockchain architect
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/78faf623-2543-43a5-acb2-3c43a22d36e4).
Essential
- analyse blockchain use cases (skill/competence)
- analyse ICT system (skill/competence)
- blockchain application areas (knowledge)
- blockchain applications (knowledge)
- blockchain applications security principles (knowledge)
- blockchain architecture (knowledge)
- blockchain components (knowledge)
- blockchain concept application (knowledge)
- blockchain consensus mechanisms (knowledge)
- blockchain design patterns (knowledge)
- blockchain history (knowledge)
- blockchain mining principles (knowledge)
- blockchain openness (knowledge)
- blockchain platforms (knowledge)
- blockchain signature schemes (knowledge)
- blockchain terminology (knowledge)
- blockchain-based business models (knowledge)
- blockchain-based services regulation (knowledge)
- business processes (knowledge)
- create business process models (skill/competence)
- data security principles (knowledge)
- decentralised identifiers (knowledge)
- define roadmap for blockchain in applications (skill/competence)
- define software architecture (skill/competence)
- define technical requirements (skill/competence)
- design information system (skill/competence)
- design process for blockchain-based systems (skill/competence)
- design thinking (knowledge)
- develop blockchain innovative architectures (skill/competence)
- develop blockchain technology (skill/competence)
- digital identity management (knowledge)
- digital systems (knowledge)
- distributed ledger technologies consensus protocols (knowledge)
- distributed ledger technologies vulnerabilities (knowledge)
- distributed ledger technology (knowledge)
- evaluate blockchain architectures (skill/competence)
- explain blockchain implications (skill/competence)
- explain distributed ledger technologies principles (skill/competence)
- identify blockchain innovation opportunities (skill/competence)
- implement cryptographic constructs (skill/competence)
- interpret technical requirements (skill/competence)
- outline blockchain-based identity management (skill/competence)
- recognise blockchain application areas (skill/competence)
- recognise blockchain risks (skill/competence)
- smart contract (knowledge)
- systems development life-cycle (knowledge)
Optional
- cloud technologies (knowledge)
- cryptocurrency (knowledge)
- data analytics (knowledge)
- debug software (skill/competence)
- decentralized application frameworks (knowledge)
- design cloud architecture (skill/competence)
- develop software prototype (skill/competence)
- ICT encryption (knowledge)
- service-oriented modelling (knowledge)
- software components libraries (knowledge)
- statistics (knowledge)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 13 ads, as of 2026-07-09)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- blockchain architecture — 62 %
- cryptography — 38 %
- smart contract development — 38 %
- distributed systems design — 23 %
- ci/cd pipeline design — 15 %
- data structures and algorithms — 15 %
- decentralized networking — 15 %
- back-end development — 15 %
- software engineering — 15 %
- protocol design — 15 %
- security architecture — 15 %
- multi-chain development — 15 %
- web3 integration — 15 %
Methods
- zero-knowledge proofs — 15 %
- cross-chain bridges — 15 %
- decentralized storage — 15 %
Responsibilities
- code review — 23 %
- engineering team mentoring — 23 %
- system integration — 23 %
- technical documentation creation — 15 %
- technical implementation — 15 %
- technical roadmap definition — 15 %
- performance optimization — 15 %
- solution architecture — 15 %
- solution driving — 15 %
- blockchain advancement — 15 %
- blockchain platform architecture — 15 %
- architecting integrations — 15 %
- architecture review — 15 %