What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal DevOps Architect position at Harvard Business Review?
Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) - the leading destination for innovative management thinking. We reach lifelong learners to improve the practice of management in a changing world. This mission inspires each of us to unlock the leader in everyone - including you!
The opportunity :
Do you thrive at the crossroads of development, operations, and infrastructure? Are you passionate about delivering business values with increase software delivery velocity and improve service reliability? If so, we want you on our team!
We are seeking a seasoned Principal DevOps Architect to deepen our DevOps culture by improving automation, observability, driving continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle. As a key member of the Technology Operations leadership team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and leading the evolution of our DevOps strategy, fostering collaboration between engineering, cloud operations, and security teams.
What you'll do
- Design and implement a robust, scalable, and secure DevOps environment that aligns with business objectives
- Partner with software engineering and product development teams to understand their needs and translate them into an efficient CI / CD pipeline
- Lead the selection, integration, and optimization of DevOps tools and technologies, including CI / CD platforms (Jenkins), infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (CloudFormation), configuration management tools, and containerization technologies
- Establish and enforce architectural standards, guidelines, best practices, and frameworks to maintain consistency and quality across projects and systems
- Champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices to ensure infrastructure is provisioned, configured, and managed in a consistent and repeatable manner
- Lead cross-functional collaboration efforts between operations and infrastructure teams to design and build secure and reliable infrastructure solutions that support the DevOps process
- Continuously monitor and analyze system performance metrics (Nagios, New Relic), identifying bottlenecks and implementing improvements for optimized delivery
- Champion a culture of collaboration and shared responsibility between engineering, cloud operations, and security teams
- Mentor cloud operations engineers, fostering continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the team
- Stay current with the latest DevOps trends and technologies, proactively proposing and evaluating new tools and methodologies
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for the DevOps architecture and processes
What you'll bring
What we offer :
As a mission-driven global company, Harvard Business Publishing is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, trust, and engagement where everyone is welcome, valued, respected, and feels they belong. In addition to a competitive compensation and benefits package, we offer meaningful programs focused on career development and employee wellness, such as education reimbursement and early-release Summer Fridays!
HBP is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.
160000 - $175000
Above is the annualized pay range for this position. In addition, this position includes the opportunity to earn our annual Performance Based Variable Pay Program. Actual salary will be set based upon a range of factors, including external benchmark market data, individual knowledge, skills, experience, location and internal equity.
Salary : $160,000 - $175,000
