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Applications Specialist roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field like computer science, information systems, or engineering. The E-3 has no lottery, renews indefinitely in two-year increments, and your employer files the Labor Condition Application before you apply at a U.S. consulate in Australia.
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UTHealth Houston is looking for a Systems & Applications Specialist III to work with one of our hospital partners and our medical school. You will work in multiple areas, and may be asked to go to different buildings (all in the same vicinity of the Texas Medical Center). You need to be able to work independently and handle hardware and software issues on-site in front of clients. The users primarily use Windows computers, but they have many and varied peripheral devices connected to them. This is an active job that requires you to go in person to the employee you are assisting. This is a full-time, salaried, on-site position, and all of our benefits are available to you.
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’s resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Once you join us, you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equate to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ well-being is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Position Summary:
Provides advanced support for multi-departmental IT operations, with a focus on systems - hardware and software.
Position Key Accountabilities:
- Handles complex installations, configurations, IT equipment, and software repairs
- Diagnoses and resolves a broader range of hardware and software issues, focusing on complex problems.
- Provides advanced support and training to multiple departments and manages high-impact issues.
- Oversees IT inventory, including tracking and managing asset deployment, relocation, and surplus activities.
- Performs complex system refreshes and software updates to multiple departments, ensuring all updates are correctly applied and compatible with current systems.
- Provides advanced support for systems and applications.
- Using advanced tools and techniques, manage and troubleshoot Windows, MacOS and iOS devices.
- Provides advanced support for medical devices, ensuring rigorous compliance with IT policies.
- Leads the execution of rollouts, migrations, and upgrades across departments.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree required, but you may substitute required education with equivalent years (four of them) of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement.
Minimum Experience:
4 years of related experience required with a Bachelor's. 8 years without. Experience must be in providing hardware and software support to end users.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Veteran Information:
Military occupations that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include, but are not limited to: 9S100, 0673, 002776, 002789.
For a complete list, please visit www.uthealth-veterans.jobs.
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas. This job is on-site in the Texas Medical Center.
INTRODUCTION
UTHealth Houston is looking for a Systems & Applications Specialist III to work with one of our hospital partners and our medical school. You will work in multiple areas, and may be asked to go to different buildings (all in the same vicinity of the Texas Medical Center). You need to be able to work independently and handle hardware and software issues on-site in front of clients. The users primarily use Windows computers, but they have many and varied peripheral devices connected to them. This is an active job that requires you to go in person to the employee you are assisting. This is a full-time, salaried, on-site position, and all of our benefits are available to you.
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’s resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Once you join us, you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equate to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ well-being is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Position Summary:
Provides advanced support for multi-departmental IT operations, with a focus on systems - hardware and software.
Position Key Accountabilities:
- Handles complex installations, configurations, IT equipment, and software repairs
- Diagnoses and resolves a broader range of hardware and software issues, focusing on complex problems.
- Provides advanced support and training to multiple departments and manages high-impact issues.
- Oversees IT inventory, including tracking and managing asset deployment, relocation, and surplus activities.
- Performs complex system refreshes and software updates to multiple departments, ensuring all updates are correctly applied and compatible with current systems.
- Provides advanced support for systems and applications.
- Using advanced tools and techniques, manage and troubleshoot Windows, MacOS and iOS devices.
- Provides advanced support for medical devices, ensuring rigorous compliance with IT policies.
- Leads the execution of rollouts, migrations, and upgrades across departments.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree required, but you may substitute required education with equivalent years (four of them) of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement.
Minimum Experience:
4 years of related experience required with a Bachelor's. 8 years without. Experience must be in providing hardware and software support to end users.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Veteran Information:
Military occupations that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include, but are not limited to: 9S100, 0673, 002776, 002789.
For a complete list, please visit www.uthealth-veterans.jobs.
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas. This job is on-site in the Texas Medical Center.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as an Applications Specialist
Align your degree to the role
Your E-3 application depends on a direct tie between your Australian degree and the Applications Specialist position. A degree in information systems, computer science, or engineering typically supports the specialty occupation requirement. A general business degree without technical coursework often doesn't.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Search the DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data to find companies that have filed Labor Condition Applications for Applications Specialist or similar software roles. These employers already understand the E-3 process and won't need convincing it's feasible.
Get your credentials assessed before applying
Australian three-year bachelor's degrees are generally accepted as equivalent to U.S. four-year degrees for E-3 purposes, but some employers will ask for written confirmation. A credential evaluation from a NACES-approved body gives your employer documentation to rely on during the LCA stage.
Clarify sponsorship early in the interview process
Raise E-3 sponsorship before the offer stage, not after. Explain that you're an Australian citizen, that the E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, and that the employer's main obligation is filing a Labor Condition Application with the DOL. Most rejections come from misunderstood cost assumptions.
File your LCA before booking your consulate appointment
The DOL must certify your Labor Condition Application before you can submit a visa application at the U.S. consulate in Sydney, Melbourne, or Perth. DOL LCA certification typically takes seven business days. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork so nothing is submitted out of order.
Prepare for specialty occupation questions at the consulate
Consular officers assess whether your Applications Specialist role genuinely requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Bring your offer letter, employer's job description, and your degree transcripts. Be ready to explain how your daily responsibilities require specialized technical knowledge, not general software troubleshooting.
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How do I find Applications Specialist jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to search for Applications Specialist roles where employers are open to E-3 sponsorship. Most general job boards don't filter by visa type, so you end up cold-applying and discovering the employer won't sponsor late in the process. Migrate Mate surfaces roles with sponsorship context so you're targeting the right companies from the start.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an Applications Specialist role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
It depends on how the role is defined. Applications Specialist positions that require a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical field qualify under the E-3 specialty occupation standard. Roles framed as general IT support or helpdesk work, where any degree satisfies the requirement, are harder to qualify. The job description your employer provides to the DOL for the LCA filing is the document that matters most.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Applications Specialist roles?
The E-3 is significantly more practical for Australian applicants in this role. There's no lottery, no annual cap, and no waiting period tied to a fiscal year. You can apply at a U.S. consulate in Australia as soon as your employer's LCA is certified by the DOL, which typically takes about seven business days. The H-1B requires entering a lottery with roughly a one-in-four selection rate and waiting until October 1 of the following year to start work.
Can I change employers while on an E-3 as an Applications Specialist?
Yes, but you need a new E-3 for the new employer. The visa is employer-specific, so your current E-3 doesn't transfer. Your new employer files a fresh LCA with the DOL, and once it's certified you return to a U.S. consulate in Australia for a new visa stamp. There's no portability rule like the one that exists for H-1B holders, so plan the transition timeline around consulate appointment availability.
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