Principal DevOps Engineer: Cloud Platform Lead (Hybrid)

Onshape Inc.; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Onshape Inc. in Boston, MA is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to scale and operate the global cloud platform behind Onshape’s SaaS CAD product.

The role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership, focusing on infrastructure, automation, security, and reliability in a hybrid environment. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in cloud/DevOps, deep AWS experience, and strong Linux expertise, with proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and scripting languages.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Cloud Operations, Platform Engineering, Systems Engineering or DevOps.
• Strong AWS experience at production scale.
• Expert Linux administration and troubleshooting.
• Terraform, Ansible, Puppet or Chef experience.
• Kubernetes operational experience and automation skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate and scale cloud infrastructure supporting thousands of resources.
• Automate deployment, monitoring and disaster recovery processes.
• Lead platform engineering initiatives and set operational standards.
• Partner with security teams on hardening and compliance.
• Mentor engineers and promote GitOps practices.

Skills

Linux administration

Automation

Cloud operations

Python

Go

Incident response

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Kubernetes

GitOps

Job description

Onshape Inc. in Boston, MA is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to scale and operate the global cloud platform behind Onshape’s SaaS CAD product.

The role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership, focusing on infrastructure, automation, security, and reliability in a hybrid environment. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in cloud/DevOps, deep AWS experience, and strong Linux expertise, with proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and scripting languages.