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Principal DevOps Engineer
Boston, MA | Hybrid | Onshape
Onshape, a PTC SaaS business, is redefining how professional engineers design, collaborate and manage product data in the cloud. Our platform brings the best of modern SaaS collaboration to 3D CAD — think SolidWorks meets GitHub meets Google Docs — and is used globally by teams building the next generation of products.
We are looking for a Principal DevOps Engineer to help scale and operate the global cloud platform behind Onshape’s collaborative CAD and data management service. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, building automation, improving reliability and keeping large-scale SaaS systems secure, performant and resilient.
You will work closely with a highly technical team in Boston’s Seaport District to create a low-touch, highly automated cloud environment. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, deeply hands-on with Linux and cloud operations, comfortable digging into code and infrastructure, and excited to raise the bar for deployment, monitoring, security and operational excellence across a global SaaS platform.
Why This Role Matters
Operate and evolve the cloud platform behind a globally used SaaS product. Focus on AWS infrastructure, automation, Linux operations, Kubernetes platforms, security, compliance, and operational excellence. This role is distinct from SRE and is centered on infrastructure and platform operations rather than Java application reliability.
What You Will Own
Large-scale AWS cloud infrastructure operations
Terraform and configuration management using Ansible/Puppet
Linux fleet management and automation
Kubernetes and cloud-native platform operations
Operational tooling, observability implementation and platform supportability
Security, compliance, GovCloud, ITAR and FedRAMP support
Cloud scalability, capacity planning and cost optimization
Technical leadership and mentoring across engineering teams
Key Responsibilities
Operate and improve cloud infrastructure supporting thousands of cloud resources
Build low-touch, highly automated operational environments
Eliminate manual operational toil through engineering
Manage infrastructure as code and configuration management standards
Improve deployment consistency, disaster recovery and operational readiness
Partner with security teams on hardening and compliance initiatives
Create self-service capabilities that enable engineering teams to move faster
Influence platform standards and operational best practices
Required Experience
10+ years in Cloud Operations, Platform Engineering, Systems Engineering or DevOps
Strong AWS experience at production scale
Expert Linux administration and troubleshooting
Terraform expertise
Ansible, Puppet or Chef experience
Kubernetes operational experience
Python, Bash or Go automation skills
Production on-call and incident response experience
Preferred Experience
MongoDB, Elasticsearch or similar platforms
GovCloud, FedRAMP or ITAR environments
GitOps and platform engineering experience
Cloud cost optimization and FinOps
Java application operational support
Why Candidates Join
Principal-level technical impact without people management
Large-scale SaaS challenges
Strong engineering culture
Opportunity to eliminate toil through automation
Hybrid flexibility in Greater Boston
This position is not eligible for employment-based immigration sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without requiring current or future sponsorship from PTC.
Compensation (CIP)
PTC carefully considers a wide variety of factors when determining compensation. The anticipated annual salary range for this position is between $118,000 - 190,000. The salary range reflects a good-faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on a candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Additionally, candidates may be eligible for a performance-based bonus. Employees also have the opportunity to become a PTC shareholder through our employee share purchase program (ESPP), which allows for the purchase of discounted PTC stock. Certain roles may also be eligible for participation in our equity programs. Employees may be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and sick leave, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) contributions and employer match, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage and, if you are an office-assigned employee, a generous commuter subsidy. All total rewards and benefits programs are subject to applicable plan eligibility and other terms and conditions.
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Skills Required
- 10+ years in Cloud Operations, Platform Engineering, Systems Engineering or DevOps
- Strong AWS experience at production scale
- Expert Linux administration and troubleshooting
- Terraform expertise
- Ansible, Puppet or Chef experience
- Kubernetes operational experience
- Python, Bash or Go automation skills
- Production on-call and incident response experience
- Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship
- MongoDB, Elasticsearch or similar platforms
- GovCloud, FedRAMP or ITAR environment experience
- GitOps and platform engineering experience
- Cloud cost optimization and FinOps
- Java application operational support
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Accessible equity through ESPP and RSUs is available for many roles, adding meaningful long-term value. This ownership upside strengthens overall total compensation, particularly in higher-level roles.
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