Lead Infrastructure Engineer, Managed Kubernetes Platform (MEKS)
Core
Design, build, and operate high-scale container and service mesh infrastructure powering critical backend services across Grab.
Role type
Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Kubernetes & Service Mesh)
Builds
Multi-cluster AWS EKS environments, Istio service mesh, self-service developer tooling, and platform observability.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Kubernetes / Service Mesh
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes architecture, Istio/Linkerd service mesh, AWS/GCP/Azure cloud platforms, Terraform/Ansible IaC, GitOps/CI-CD pipelines, Linux/Unix administration, Python/Bash/Go scripting, Prometheus/Grafana/ELK observability
Preferred skills
Multi-cluster/multi-region topology design, node-pool optimization, custom scheduler strategies, policy-as-code guardrails, distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry/Jaeger), SLO/SLA management
Technologies
Kubernetes, AWS EKS, Istio, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, Go, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, Helm, Kustomize
Responsibilities
Design and deploy production-grade Istio service mesh infrastructure; Architect and manage large-scale AWS EKS clusters; Build and maintain self-service APIs and GitOps workflows; Implement telemetry, metrics, and distributed tracing; Mentor engineers on modern Kubernetes and distributed systems best practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities