Remote Azure Cloud Engineer

Description:

• Mesh is seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer to join their team, focusing on building and maintaining highly reliable, scalable systems with strong cloud security expertise.
• The role will ensure the reliability, performance, and availability of Azure infrastructure while implementing SRE best practices.
• Responsibilities include designing and managing scalable Azure infrastructure, defining and tracking SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets, and building self-healing systems.
• The engineer will design observability solutions, monitor production systems, and participate in on-call rotations.
• The position involves owning and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform and Azure DevOps, as well as developing automation to improve operational efficiency.
• The engineer will conduct performance analysis, implement auto-scaling strategies, and integrate security measures into CI/CD pipelines.
• Responsibilities also include leading incident response, developing runbooks, and mentoring team members on infrastructure management and reliability engineering.
• Collaboration with engineers across different time zones and partnering with development teams to establish SRE practices is essential.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 8+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure roles, with significant Azure experience.
• Knowledge of the .NET framework and .NET Core for application troubleshooting and performance optimization is required.
• Strong automation skills with Terraform and Bash scripting are necessary; knowledge of Python and Terragrunt is a plus.
• A deep understanding of SRE principles, including SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, and blameless post-mortems, is essential.
• Expertise in observability tools and practices such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Datadog is required.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is necessary.
• Proficiency in Azure services, including App Service, Functions, and Key Vault, is required.
• Candidates should have database experience with Azure SQL, Azure Cache for Redis, and Azure Cosmos DB.
• Azure Governance expertise, including blueprints and cost management, is necessary.
• CI/CD proficiency with GitHub Actions and GitOps practices is required.
• Networking skills with Azure Front Door, WAF, and Azure Firewall are necessary.
• Experience with multi-region architectures and disaster recovery planning is required.
• Strong communication skills for cross-timezone collaboration and incident communication are essential.
• Knowledge of Istio, Helm, KEDA, Dapr, and ArgoCD is a plus.
• Preferred certifications include Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator.

Benefits:

• Mesh offers a competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development are available.
• The company provides an exciting opportunity to help build a rapidly growing company and make a significant impact in the fintech sector.