Principal DevOps Engineer PTC · Boston · DevOps & Release –ago
Listed on 2026-10-18
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IT/Tech
SRE/Site Reliability, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, AWS
Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way.
Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business.
Our people make all the difference in our success. Today, we are a global team of nearly 7,000 and our main objective is to create opportunities for our team members to explore, learn, and grow – all while seeing their ideas come to life and celebrating the differences that make us who we are and the work we do possible.
Principal Dev Ops EngineerBoston, 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 Solid Works meets Git Hub meets Google Docs — and is used globally by teams building the next generation of products.
We are looking for a
Principal Dev Ops Engineer
to help scale and operate the global cloud platform behind
Onshape’scollaborative 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 MattersOperate 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 OwnLarge-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, observabilityimplementationand platform supportability
Security, compliance, Gov Cloud, ITAR and FedRAMP support
Cloud scalability, capacityplanningand cost optimization
Technical leadership and mentoring across engineering teams
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, disasterrecoveryand 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
10+ years in Cloud Operations, Platform Engineering, Systems Engineering or Dev Ops
Strong AWS experience at production scale
Expert Linux administration and troubleshooting
Terraformexpertise
Ansible, Puppet or Chef experience
Kubernetes operational experience
Python,Bashor Go automation skills
Production on-call and incident response experience
MongoDB, Elasticsearch or similar platforms
Gov Cloud, FedRAMP or ITAR environments
Git Opsand platform engineering experience
Cloud cost optimization and Fin Ops
Java application operational support
Principal-level technical impact without people management
Large-scale SaaS…
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