Lead DevOps Engineer

Get to know our Team:

The SRE team is responsible for getting things to production in the most efficient and fastest way possible. We architect solutions, tools and platforms around provisioning, configuration, CICD, monitoring, SLA, performance and uptime. Our team is passionate about the details and we work very closely with a wide range of stakeholders.

Get to know the Role:

- Design and implement the architecture of next generation of automated infrastructure following Infrastructure as a Code model.

- Identify and resolve problems relating to critical service operations and to prevent their recurrence using different methods of automation

- Be involved in change, release and incident management

- Help improve reliability, stability and tackle scalability challenges with engineering teams

- Mentor other engineers, define our technical culture, and help build a fast-growing team

The day-to-day activities:

- Devise & implement solutions which will stop problems which are yet to happen (prevention is better than cure!)

- Everything as a code - if anything was done manually - find out the reason and fix it to ensure its never ever done manually again.

- Identify and resolve problems relating to critical service operations and to prevent their recurrence using different methods of automation

- Be involved in the design and subsequent implementation of software and service infrastructure

- Mentor other engineers, define our technical culture, and help build a fast-growing team

The must haves:

- Preferably a degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology or related fields

- 3 years of relevant experience with managing IT infrastructure with focus on the *nix platforms

- Possess a solid understanding of the Linux or FreeBSD/OpenBSD family of Operating Systems and their underlying components

- Possess analytical skills, mental resiliency and the ability to think systematically under stressful conditions

- Highly accountable and takes ownership. Outstanding work ethic, high-integrity, team player, and a lifelong learner

- Experience in one or more of: C, C++, Java, Perl, Python, Go, or scripting experience in Shell

- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and work effectively across the organization.

Nice to Have:

- Experience with cloud computing technologies from vendors such as Amazon Web Services, Google Compute Engine, Digital Ocean

- Configuration management tool experience such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet or SaltStack

- Experience with continuous integration and/or continuous deployment

- Experience with hardening systems and knowledge in information security

- Contributes to open source project Experience with performance analysis and debugging tools

Get to know Grab:

Grab is more than just the leading ride-hailing and mobile payments platform in Southeast Asia. We use data and technology to improve everything from transportation to payments and financial services across a region of more than 620 million people. We work with governments, drivers, passengers, merchants, and the community, to solve critical problems in Southeast Asia.

Grab began as a taxi-hailing app in 2012, but we have since extended our product platform to include GrabCar, GrabShare, GrabBike, GrabHitch, GrabExpress, GrabFood, GrabCoach, GrabShuttle, GrabCycle. We recently launched our fintech platform – GrabFinancial, which consists of payments, lending and insurance. Our latest addition is GrabVentures, an in-house incubation platform. We are focused on pioneering new commuting and payment alternatives for drivers and passengers with an emphasis on convenience, safety, and reliability. Currently, we offer services in 8 countries. Our R&D offices are in Singapore, Seattle, Beijing, Bangalore, Jakarta and Vietnam. We aspire to unlock the true potential of Southeast Asia and look for like-minded individuals to join us on this ride.

If you share our vision of driving South East Asia forward, apply to join our team today.

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