DevOps Cloud Engineer

About HarbourVest Partners HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets firm with 44 years of experience and more than $160 billion assets under management as of March 31, 2026. Our interwoven platform provides clients access to global primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets and infrastructure, and private credit. Our strengths extend across strategies, enabled by more than 1,200 team members across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Please note that all other Key Firm Stats, where provided, are as of March 31, 2026, unless otherwise noted.

HarbourVest Partners

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harbourvest.com

1,001-5,000 employees

Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

Boston, MA

Privately Held

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• 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.
• 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 DevOps Cloud Engineer to join our Quantitative
• Investment Science organization. This role is ideal for a technology
• professional with a strong passion for data, automation, and modern DevOps
• practices who thrives in sophisticated, high-impact environments.
• The successful candidate will collaborate with quantitative researchers, data
• and application engineers, vendors, and IT partners. They will develop, deploy,
• and support robust CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based environments. You will play a
• critical role in supporting the full application and data lifecycle—from
• development through production—within our Azure-based Investment Data Analytics
• Platform. Your contributions will directly enhance development efficiency,
• system reliability, and operational excellence across the organization.
• Enjoys building software, automation, and platforms that improve developer
• productivity and system reliability with a strong engineering mindset.
• Has strong experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, release
• automation, and Git based development workflows.
• Writes clean, maintainable scripts in Bash, PowerShell, and Python for
• automation and operations.
• Has experience with cloud infrastructure and Infrastructure as Code,
• preferably in Microsoft Azure, along with containerization and deployment
• practices.
• Can support production systems through troubleshooting and root cause
• analysis, and collaborates effectively across engineering and business
• teams..
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, approval, and
• deployment workflows.
• Build internal tools, services, and automation to improve developer
• experience and operational efficiency.
• Design and support IAC solutions for Azure cloud resources, networking,
• storage, and compute.
• Implement and manage containerized application deployments using technologies
• such as Docker.
• Drive observability, incident response, and production support while
• partnering with engineering teams to improve reliability and release
• processes.

Required

• Strong experience with scripting and automation (Bash, PowerShell, Python),
• CI/CD systems, and Git-based workflows.
• Experience with Azure cloud services, IAC tools (Terraform, Bicep, or
• similar), and container technologies.
• Solid understanding of observability, monitoring, logging, and operational
• support for production systems.
• Experience with modern data platforms, including Snowflake and analytics
• focused environments.
• Strong testing, communication, and collaboration skills with a track record
• of delivering complex engineering initiatives.
• Experience working within the financial services or investment management

Preferred

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A) / Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree or equivalent
• $150,000.00 - $160,000.00
• 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
• eligibility, total compensation may include participation in long-term reward
• programs (typically for more senior-level roles). We also offer a comprehensive
• total rewards package that may include retirement contributions, health
• insurance, income protection, paid time off and leave benefits as well as
• well-being 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.

• Retirement Contributions
• Health Insurance
• Income Protection
• Paid Time Off
• Leave Benefits
• Well-Being Programs
• Discretionary Annual Bonus
• Long-Term Reward Programs