IDEXX DevOps contributes to the success of IDEXX employees and customers by providing scalable, innovative solutions and technical leadership. As part of a global Information Technology organization, our DevOps engineers are embedded with product teams — enabling fast, reliable delivery of the software that helps veterinary professionals around the world deliver exceptional care.
VetConnect PLUS is IDEXX’s platform to deliver veterinary practices a single, unified view of diagnostic results across in-house analyzers and reference laboratories — trusted by practices around the world to inform patient care every day.
As a Principal DevOps Engineer II, you bring deep technical ownership to the systems that power VetConnect PLUS — shaping the direction of its AWS and GCP infrastructure, GitHub Actions pipelines, and Datadog observability alongside a close-knit agile team. You lead from within the team: writing production infrastructure code, mentoring engineers, driving technical decisions, and solving the most complex delivery and reliability challenges. You are the go-to person for the hardest problems, the most ambiguous requirements, and the broadest operational questions — and you make the engineers around you better in the process.
Beyond your embedded role, you lead the DXSE DevOps Squad — a group of 3–4 senior DevOps engineers embedded across Diagnostic Software Engineering teams — blending hands-on engineering with squad leadership, coaching, and organizational influence. You set the standard for how DevOps is done in DXSE and champion a culture where developers and testers own their operational footprint — you accelerate their capability, not replace it.
In This Role:
- You will work collaboratively with software application and engineering teams to deploy and operate our systems
- You will work collaboratively with business partners with strong focus on business outcomes
- You will use your Cloud experience
- You will build the whole stack from ELBs to databases
- You will automate and streamline operations and processes
- You will build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations
- You will troubleshoot and resolve issues in our dev, test and production environments
- You will embrace, promote, and support frequent, incremental code testing and deployment
- You will participate in on-going learning
What You Will Need to Succeed:
- Your location: We are only considering those driving distance to our corporate HQ in Westbrook, Maine with the flexible hybrid requirement of only 8 days per month on-site. Alternatively, we are also open to those in NH or MA that can do on-sites less often.
- 10+ years of demonstrated experience designing and executing deployments with little to no outage window as well as demonstrated experience building, deploying, and configuring full application stacks (Java Spring)
- Coding or scripting proficiency
- Demonstrated re-engineering experience
- Communicating and collaborating with others, especially across functional border
- Preferred - Strong background in Linux/Unix Administration
- Ability to use a wide variety of open source technologies and cloud services
- Experience with SQL and MySQL (NoSQL experience is a plus)
- Experience using a wide variety of open source technologies and tools
- Experience creating repeatable deployment templates or similar to build services that support our various software applications
- A working understanding of code and script (PHP, Python, JSON, Perl and/or Ruby)
- Strong grasp of automation tools
- Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
- Financial acumen - Able to balance cost with requirements
What you can expect from us:
• Base annual salary target: $140000 - $160000 (yes, we do have flexibility if needed)
• Opportunity for annual cash bonus as well as yearly equity award
• Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One
• 5% matching 401k
• Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more!
Why IDEXX?
We’re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from diseases. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.
So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.
Let’s pursue what matters together.
IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.
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Skills Required
- Must live within driving distance to Westbrook, Maine (or in NH/MA able to attend on-sites less often) with hybrid onsite expectation
- 10+ years experience designing and executing deployments and building full application stacks (Java Spring)
- Experience with AWS and GCP cloud platforms and cloud services
- Experience with GitHub Actions pipelines
- Experience with Datadog observability
- Coding or scripting proficiency
- Demonstrated re-engineering experience
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to use a wide variety of open source technologies and cloud services
- Experience with SQL and MySQL (NoSQL a plus)
- Experience creating repeatable deployment templates or similar automation for service builds
- Working understanding of code and scripting (PHP, Python, JSON, Perl and/or Ruby)
- Strong grasp of automation tools
- Knowledge of best practices and IT operations for always-available services
- Financial acumen to balance cost with technical requirements
- Preferred strong background in Linux/Unix administration
IDEXX Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IDEXX and has not been reviewed or approved by IDEXX.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive with day-one eligibility and added programs for mental health and musculoskeletal care. Feedback suggests insurance quality is strong, with multiple plan options and supportive wellness services.
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Retirement Support — Retirement savings support is highlighted through a clear 401(k) match that begins after an initial waiting period. Feedback suggests this materially strengthens total compensation beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs are depicted as generous, including PTO, paid holidays, and volunteer days. Parental leave and adoption assistance add to the breadth of paid leave options.
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What We Do
10,000 people, one global focus - enhancing the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock. We are passionate about what we do at IDEXX – and why wouldn’t we be? When you’re working to raise the standard of care for pets, make drinking water safe for billions and keep our livestock population around the globe healthy and free of disease, it’s no wonder that what we do each day is more than just a job. There’s an energy across IDEXX that is contagious – where caring and committed people come together to make things better. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX), a member of the S&P 500, is a leader in pet healthcare innovation, serving practicing veterinarians around the world with a broad range of diagnostic and information technology-based products and services. Headquartered in southern Maine, we conduct operations through more than 70 locations around the world and serve customers in over 175 countries. Our primary business focuses on pet health, a growing market around the world. Our products —in-clinic diagnostic tests and instrumentation, reference laboratory and telemedicine consultation services, and practice management software—enhance the ability of veterinarians to provide advanced medical care, improve staff efficiency and to build more economically successful practices. We also develop and manufacture diagnostic tests and information for the global production animal industry, including poultry and livestock, as well as tests for the quality and safety of water and milk. Please visit our website, IDEXX.com/careers, for further information and to view all of our job opportunities.
