DevOps Engineer

Location: Boston

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Description Summary

For over forty years, HarbourVest has been home to a committed team of professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to deliver impactful solutions to our clients and investing partners. As our global firm grows, we continue to add individuals who seek a collaborative, open-door culture that values diversity and innovative thinking.
 

In our collegial environment that’s marked by low turnover and high energy, you’ll be inspired to grow and thrive. Here, you will be encouraged to build on your strengths and acquire new skills and experiences.
 

We are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion that promotes mutual respect among all employees. Understanding and valuing these differences optimizes the potential of both the individual and the firm.
 

HarbourVest is an equal opportunity employer.
 

This position will be a hybrid work arrangement. You will receive 18 remote workdays per quarter to use at your discretion, subject to manager approval. For example, you may choose to work in the office 4 days per week and take one remote day weekly (typically 13 weeks per quarter), leaving 5 additional remote days to be used as needed.
 

We are seeking a highly skilled, hands-on DevOps Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team. This role is ideal for a technology professional who is passionate about automation, infrastructure, and modern DevOps practices. They thrive in collaborative, high-impact environments.
 

The DevOps Engineer will play a key role in enhancing DevOps capabilities throughout the organization, driving continuous improvement, operational rigor, and engineering quality. Partnering closely with application engineers, data teams, vendors, and IT collaborators, you will compose, build, and support robust CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based platforms. This role supports the full application and data lifecycle—from development through production—within an Azure-based environment, directly improving delivery velocity, reliability, and operational effectiveness.
 

You deeply understand DevOps principles and actively apply them to improve flow, reduce toil, and cultivate collaboration. Inspired by The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, you champion fast feedback, continuous learning, and shared ownership—not just pipelines.
 

The ideal candidate is someone who is:

• Experience supporting applications and digital products using DevOps and automation practices

• Strong grounding in DevOps principles (The Three Ways, Five Ideals) with shown impact on delivery and operations

• Expertise administering Git-based repositories (GitHub), including branching strategies and repository governance

• Shown CI/CD pipeline development experience using platforms like Jenkins, including automation, orchestration, and approval gates

• Hands-on artifact management experience covering versioning, storage, promotion, and lifecycle governance

• Proficient in writing scripts with Bash, Python, and/or PowerShell

• Experience handling cloud infrastructure using infrastructure as code, preferably in Microsoft Azure

• Proficiency with container technologies such as Docker or Podman

• Shown background in configuration management, security, and operational rigor

• Shown success supporting production environments, resolving incidents, and fixing sophisticated issues

• Ability to deliver results in fast-paced, sophisticated environments

• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical collaborators

• A collaborative approach and commitment to elevating DevOps maturity across teams
   

What you will do:

Modernize and optimize automated build and deployment workflows to improve performance, reliability, and developer experience

• Organize migrations from Azure DevOps to GitHub, including repository restructuring and team enablement

• Implement and operate continuous integration and delivery systems using pipelines as code and coordinated tooling

• Build and maintain automated CI/CD workflows across development, test, and production environments

• Integrate DevOps tooling with ALM platforms such as ServiceNow to enable traceability and compliance

• Enable developer self-service capabilities for environment provisioning and deployments

• Implement source control standards, including branching, versioning, and promotion practices

• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code solutions for Azure compute, storage, and networking

• Leverage containerization to standardize and streamline deployments

• Apply configuration management and security guidelines aligned with enterprise standards

• Provide production support, including triage, root-cause analysis, and coordinated resolution

• Collaborate closely with engineering and platform teams on high-impact initiatives

• Continuously improve DevOps standards, tooling, and operational processes

• And other responsibilities as required
   

What you bring:

• High energy, collaboration skills, and a passion for DevOps environment

• Demonstrating a dedication to continuous improvement, shared ownership, and technical mastery

• Experience leading migrations across source control, CI/CD platforms, or infrastructure ecosystems

• Enterprise-scale experience handling DevOps practices, pipelines, and developer platforms

• Hands-on expertise administering tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub, and artifact repositories

• Strong scripting and prototyping skills in Bash, Python, or PowerShell

• A track record of delivering sophisticated initiatives through collaboration with multi-functional teams

• Ability to translate technical decisions into clear, compelling narratives for leadership

• Shows a genuine preference for mentoring and elevating others
   

Nice to Have:

• Experience planning container platform migrations (e.g., OpenShift, AKS)

• Familiarity with container orchestration strategies and platform evaluations

• Experience handling Infrastructure as Code software such as Terraform, Bicep, or OpenTofu

• Familiarity with Application Lifecycle Management tooling such as Jira
   

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a technology‑related field or equivalent experience

• 6+ years of enterprise DevOps experience in cloud‑based delivery environments

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Salary Range

This USD base salary range represents only one component of total compensation for this role and is provided in accordance with local requirements. This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, which is determined based on individual and overall firm performance. In addition to salary and bonus, total compensation may include eligibility for long-term reward programs and a comprehensive total rewards package that may include retirement, health, insurance, paid time off, and wellness programs. Our total rewards offerings are influenced by several business factors, and eligibility for certain components will vary by position and geography. Please note the posted ranges do not apply outside the U.S. and should not be converted to other currencies as a proxy for compensation in other countries.