Principal System Operations Engineer
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Principal SystemOperations Engineer
Hybrid- Seaport Boston, MA(2-3 days a week.)
Job Description
Onshape (www.onshape.com), a PTC SaaS business, is developing a completely new Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and design data management platform for professional mechanical designers and engineers, delivered globally as SaaS. Think SolidWorks meets GitHub meets Google Docs. Our office is in the heart of Boston’s beautiful Seaport District.
PTC seeks an experiencedPrincipal SystemOperations Engineer/Developer to contribute to the deployment, expansion, and monitoring of our global cloud service. You will work on our one-of-a-kind 3D collaborative CAD application withcutting-edgecloud, web, and mobile technologies with responsibilities for building,operatingand scaling our global CAD and data management service. Use your Linux systems and operations skills to design and implement new automation, ensure reliableperformance,andmaintainsecurity for the next generation of 3D-designed products.
Successful candidates will be self-motivated and hands-on with the ability to dig into the code and help improve our deployment infrastructure. The candidate will be integral to creating a “low touch” automated environment and work closely with teammates to implement and refine new techniques for deploying andmonitoringthe infrastructure. Qualified candidates should have a background in Operations, DevOps, QA, or Support.
Are you up for
Not just doing the work, but teaching others and explaining the “why” behind technical decisions
Looking for placesyou can improve the service and not just take direction
Not being afraid to roll up your sleeves and dig into the logs
Constantly thinking about system robustness, stability, and scalability
Daily aspects of the role
Work to complete stories and fix bugs on a 3-week Agile style release process using a CI/CD pipeline
Review logs to debug issues with deployed, globally distributed environments
Take ownership ofnew solutions, ideas, assignments, action items, and issues, and drive them to completion
On-call rotation on average 1 week at a time every two months
Preferred Skills/Experience
US Citizenship orGreen Cardis requireddue to ITAR requirements.
Ability to commute to the Seaport Boston office 2-3 days a week.
10+ years in a highly technical, hands-on operations / DevOps / support / QA role
Experience with large AWS, Azure, or GCP environments is strongly recommended
Strong experience with administering and deploying on Linux systems
Experience with automated deployment and monitoring tools likePuppet andAnsible.
Experience with automated Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform,Cloudformation,etc
Experience with backend databases like MongoDB or Elasticsearch is a plus
Experience supporting Java applications a plus
Python or bash scripting a plus
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, engineering, science, or equivalent experience
PTC carefully considers a wide variety of factors when determining compensation. The anticipated annual salary range for this position is between $118,000 - 180,000. 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.
For more information about PTC’s comprehensive benefits, please visit our Careers Page.
Applications will be accepted on an on-going basis.
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