Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

About Mesh At Mesh, our mission is to enable consumers to pay and be paid with any asset. Today, trillions of dollars in tokenized assets exist but remain largely unusable for everyday commerce. Mesh is bridging this gap by making crypto payments reliable, useful, and ubiquitous. We combine a powerful orchestration engine with a seamless consumer app to unlock liquidity for the world. Backed by leading investors like PayPal Ventures, Paradigm, and Galaxy Ventures, we are building the infrastructure for the next era of the global economy. Join us! Overview We are seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to join our team. Our ideal candidate should be based within the Eastern Time Zone (ET). We are open to experienced remote candidates based in an ET location that possess a robust background in cloud security and a strong capability in DevOps practices. This role will focus on developing secure, scalable infrastructure and automating processes to ensure high availability within our Azure environments. You will act as a bridge between security and operations, leading efforts to secure and optimize our systems while ensuring robust observability, monitoring, and proactive incident management. Responsibilities Infrastructure and Security Architecture: Design and implement secure, scalable infrastructure in Azure, integrating security best practices across the stack. Manage CI/CD pipelines with a focus on security, including Azure Policy enforcement and VM image hardening. SRE and DevOps Practices: Partner with the infrastructure team to enhance the reliability and performance of our systems. Implement and manage monitoring, alerting, and automation tools to ensure excellent system observability. Incident Response and Resilience: Lead security incident response efforts within the Azure ecosystem. Develop and maintain security incident response playbooks and automate responses to minimize impact and recovery time. Security and Compliance Management: Deploy and maintain tools like Azure Security Center to manage cloud security posture, identify vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards. Implement security policies within CI/CD pipelines to ensure secure software delivery. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, infrastructure, and IT teams to improve security practices across infrastructure and applications. Provide expertise on container security, role management, and policy enforcement within development workflows. Automation and Tooling: Develop automation scripts and workflows using Azure Logic Apps, Azure DevOps, Terraform, and Python to streamline security and operational tasks. Drive initiatives to reduce manual intervention and enhance system reliability and security. Requirements 8+ years in cloud security and SRE/DevOps roles, with a focus on Azure environments. Strong automation skills with Terraform and Bash scripting; Python and Terragrunt are a plus. Knowledge of containerization technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Proficiency in Azure technologies, including Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Storage Accounts, Azure API Management, Key Vault, Azure App Configuration, and Logic Apps. SQL and NoSQL knowledge, including Azure SQL, Azure Cache for Redis, and Azure Cosmos DB. Familiarity with Azure Governance, including Blueprints, policies, tagging, cost management, and savings plans. Strong monitoring knowledge, especially in Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Datadog. CI/CD skills in GitHub Actions and similar technologies. Networking proficiency, including Azure Front Door, Azure WAF, Cloudflare, Azure Firewall, and Azure VNet. Cloud Architecture & Design: Ability to develop secure, scalable, and highly available multi-region Azure cloud solutions aligned with business goals. Knowledge of .NET, Istio, Helm, KEDA, Dapr, and ArgoCD is a plus. Certifications: Preferred certifications include Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert and CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator, or similar. Why You’ll Love It Here At Mesh, you're not stepping into a typical role—you're joining a rocket ship in mid-liftoff. You'll tackle complex, meaningful problems that actually move an industry forward, working alongside a sharp, motivated team that moves quickly, collaborates deeply, and expects everyone to operate with ownership. This is the kind of place where you'll see your work ship fast, make real impact, and be able to point to something and say, "I built that." You'll grow fast, level up your skills, and get a front-row seat to how a high-growth company scales from the inside, with competitive comp, solid benefits, and room to stretch your craft all coming standard. If you're energized by building, learning, and shaping something big—this is where you'll want to be. In-Office Expectations Employees based in our San Francisco, New York, and Bangalore hubs are expected to work from the office at least 40% of the time (approximately two days per week). This expectation may vary slightly depending on role, team, and business needs. Certain roles that require closer cross-functional collaboration or operational support may have additional in-office requirements, which will be discussed during the interview process. Our hybrid approach is designed to balance meaningful in-person collaboration, team building, and real-time decision-making with the flexibility to work remotely. We believe this structure supports strong execution while preserving autonomy and focus time. How We Care For Our Team We believe great work happens when people feel valued and supported. That starts with competitive salary and equity that grows as you and the company grow, plus comprehensive health coverage for you and your family. We offer unlimited PTO—and we mean it. Take the time you need to recharge and show up at your best. We're invested in your growth with a dedicated budget for courses, conferences, and certifications. Work from wherever you're most productive with our remote-friendly approach, and count on having the top-tier tools and equipment you need to do exceptional work. Mesh Pay is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.