E-3 Visa Compliance Specialist Jobs
Compliance Specialist roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in fields like law, finance, or business administration. Australian professionals benefit from no annual cap and no lottery, making it straightforward to secure U.S. positions in regulatory affairs, AML compliance, and risk management.
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INTRODUCTION
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas quickly become great products, services, and customer experiences. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish! The ASE Compliance organization has an immediate opening for a compliance automation engineer to help build and grow a global cloud services governance, risk management and compliance program, ensuring we meet our legal and regulatory obligations, while safeguarding the systems that millions of our users rely on every day. This is a hands-on role where you will build tools in partnership with ASE compliance engineers to solve Apple’s unique compliance problems at scale.
DESCRIPTION
The ASE Compliance engineering organization provides compliance support to the Services product teams (e.g. App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, AppleTV+) as well as Apple’s internal cloud platform. As a compliance automation engineer, you will be responsible for identifying, designing, and implementing automation opportunities to streamline core compliance processes and driving down audit risk. This is a highly collaborative role that requires close partnership with both the compliance engineers and the broader ASE engineering organization in order to build solutions that can operate at Apple’s enormous scale. We are a small team with a big opportunity and we’re looking for motivated engineers who are able to own their end-to-end development process and take an incremental, modular approach to building large-scale, long-term solutions in a high-paced environment.
Responsibilities
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Engage compliance engineers to identify operational inefficiencies and propose automation solutions to streamline compliance operations or reduce audit risk.
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Build, deliver, and maintain full-stack compliance engineering solutions related to compliance inventory management, control monitoring, alerting and remediation processes, compliance lifecycle management, and other compliance processes, as needed.
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Aggressively explore and pursue opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence to reduce manual effort and audit risk.
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Participate in ASE engineering technical design and governance discussions that may have compliance implications.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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5+ years of experience developing software or automation
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Strong software development skills in Python, Java, or Scala. Our code base is primarily Python, so the ability to understand and support Python is required.
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Ability to solicit requirements from end users and design software solutions to address those requirements using modern architectural practices
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Track record of delivering automation solutions, ideally to address security or compliance problems
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Understanding of modern SDLC processes and tools and the ability to build an end-to-end SDLC pipeline in order to reliably deploy and manage software solutions
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
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Experience leveraging emerging AI technologies or strong commitment to learn
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Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment and work on multiple unrelated topics in any given week
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Ability to develop relationships and work effectively with different teams at all levels and across functions relative to technical, policy, and business concerns
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Computer science or engineering degree is helpful, but not required.
PAY & BENEFITS
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $150,400 and $277,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Compliance Specialist
Translate your Australian credentials for U.S. employers
U.S. hiring managers may not recognize ASIC-regulated experience or Australian compliance frameworks. Reframe your credentials around equivalent U.S. standards like SOX, BSA, or FINRA to make your background immediately legible to American compliance teams.
Target industries with high LCA filing volume
Financial services, healthcare, and tech firms file the most Labor Condition Applications for compliance roles. Focusing your search on these sectors gives you a realistic pool of employers already familiar with E-3 visa sponsorship mechanics and DOL wage requirements.
Confirm the role qualifies as a specialty occupation
Not every compliance title clears the specialty occupation bar. Roles requiring a degree in a specific field like accounting, law, or finance qualify. General administrative compliance positions where any bachelor's degree suffices can be harder to support under USCIS standards.
Ask about LCA timelines before accepting an offer
Your employer must file a certified LCA with DOL before you can apply at the consulate. That certification typically takes seven business days. Confirming this step is in motion before your start date prevents avoidable delays at the consulate stage.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for the paperwork
Compliance roles often involve tight offer-to-start timelines. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service handles LCA preparation, visa documentation, and consulate appointment prep so you're not coordinating between your employer's HR team and government portals under deadline pressure.
Find E-3 sponsorship roles through Migrate Mate
Generic job searches surface roles without filtering for visa sponsorship willingness. Migrate Mate surfaces compliance positions where employers have active E-3 and H-1B visa filing history, narrowing your search to employers already set up to sponsor Australian professionals.
E-3 Visa Compliance Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Compliance Specialist jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It filters compliance roles by employers with a demonstrated history of E-3 and work visa sponsorship, so you're not spending time on positions where sponsorship isn't an option. Most standard job searches don't surface that information reliably, which makes employer-level filtering the practical starting point for Australian candidates.
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.
How does the E-3 visa compare to the H-1B for Compliance Specialist roles?
Both visas cover compliance roles as specialty occupations, but the E-3 is available only to Australian citizens and has no lottery. H-1B selection is capped at 85,000 per year with a randomized lottery, meaning qualified candidates can go unselected. The E-3 processes directly through a U.S. consulate in Australia, and your employer avoids the USCIS petition process entirely, which most compliance hiring managers find significantly simpler.
Does my Australian compliance experience qualify under U.S. specialty occupation standards?
Yes, provided your role required a bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as finance, law, accounting, or business. USCIS looks at whether the specific degree field is normally required for that position, not just any degree. Regulatory experience under ASIC, APRA, or AUSTRAC frameworks maps well to U.S. equivalents, but your job offer letter should clearly state the degree requirement for the role.
Can I switch compliance employers after arriving in the U.S. on an E-3?
Yes, but you'll need a new LCA and a new visa before starting with the new employer. The E-3 is employer-specific, so your current authorization doesn't transfer. If you're already in the U.S., your new employer files a fresh LCA with DOL and you return to Australia for a new consulate appointment, or you may be able to apply at a U.S. consulate in a third country.