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PrincipalDevOpsArchitect
“Principal DevOps Architect at Harvard Business Publishing. Skills: DevOps strategy, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, AWS. Design DevOps environment. Implement DevOps environment”
Industry & Context.
identify bottlenecks; improve performance; increase delivery reliability
work onsite once per week on Wednesdays
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of experience applying DevOps principles to deliver highly available, scalable cloud applications, Proven ability to define platform/DevOps architecture strategy, establish standards, and drive adoption across multiple engineering teams, hands-on experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines and toolchains (e.g., Jenkins), with a focus on reliability, repeatability, and developer experience, Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or CloudFormation) and configuration practices that enable repeatable, auditable environments, Experience with AWS architecture, including multi-account landing zones and governance (e.g., AWS Control Tower), Experience with container platforms and orchestration (e.g., Amazon ECS), including secure imageuild practices and deployment patterns, Ability to build and operate observability capabilities (logging, metrics, tracing) and use telemetry tools to improve performance and reliability, Deep understanding of DevSecOps and security best practices, including least-privilege access, secrets management, vulnerability management, and secure SDLC controls, Experience designing identity and access patterns for platform services (e.g., OIDC/SSO) in partnership with security stakeholders, Familiarity with ephemeral environment patterns and automation for safe, cost-effective testing and preview deployments, Experience leveraging AI coding assistants to develop and review enterprise-grade solutions, with attention to quality, security, and maintainability, Excellent communication and documentation able to influence engineering, operations, and security
Nice to Have
AI coding experience, Experience with Jenkins
What You'll Do.
Design DevOps environment
Implement DevOps environment
Translate delivery needs
Champion IaC practices
Design infrastructure solutions
Define observability standards
Evolve observability standards
Develop documentation
Maintain documentation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering closely with engineering, cloud operations, and security; Lead cross-functional collaboration between engineering, cloud operations, and security; Promote a culture of collaboration and shared responsibility across engineering, cloud operations, and security teams; Influence engineering, operations, and security
Communication Scope
Excellent communication
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