Principal DevOps Engineer II

IDEXX; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits day one

401k 5% match

Annual cash bonus

Equity award

Job summary

IDEXX is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer II to own and scale VetConnect PLUS infrastructure. You will shape AWS/GCP deployments, lead the DXSE DevOps Squad, and mentor senior engineers while delivering reliable, scalable platforms for veterinary practices worldwide.

You will collaborate with software teams and business partners to automate deployments, build tools, and ensure observability with Datadog, GitHub Actions, and open source tech.

Qualifications

• 10+ years deploying full stack applications with minimal outages.
• Experience building, deploying, and configuring Java Spring stacks.
• Ability to code or script; strong collaboration across teams.
• Proven experience in Linux/Unix administration and cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with software teams to deploy and operate systems.
• Work with business partners focusing on outcomes.
• Leverage cloud experience to manage infrastructure.
• Build full stack from ELBs to databases.
• Automate and streamline operations and processes.
• Create and maintain deployment, monitoring, and operations tools.
• Troubleshoot dev, test, and production environments.
• Encourage frequent, incremental code testing and deployment.
• Engage in ongoing learning and development.

Skills

DevOps engineering

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)

GitHub Actions

Datadog

Automation

Linux/Unix administration

SQL/MySQL

Scripting (Python, PHP, JSON, Perl, or

Cost optimization / FinOps

Tools

ELBs

Databases

GitHub Actions

Monitoring tools

Job description

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 organisational 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 experienceCommunicating 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.