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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 ownersh
About the Company
HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets firm with over 43 years of experience and more than $146 billion assets under management as of June 30, 2025. Our interwoven platform provides clients access to global primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets and infrastructure, and private credit. Please note that all other Key Firm Stats, where provided, are as of June 30, 2025, unless otherwise noted.
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