E-3 Visa Detention Officer Jobs
Detention Officer roles in the U.S. can qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship when the position requires a relevant bachelor's degree and meets the specialty occupation standard. The E-3 is exclusive to Australian nationals, has no lottery, and renews in two-year increments as long as you hold a qualifying offer.
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INTRODUCTION
Who We Are
Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together. We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work feels faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion. Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, humanity, and building things that last — not just shipping the next feature, but setting a standard for how modern teams (with humans and agents working together) think and execute.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Millions of people rely on Notion to do their most important work, and protecting that trust is foundational to everything we build. We’re looking for a hands-on Detection Engineer to build and operate the systems and workflows we use to detect and respond to attacks across Notion’s cloud-native environment. You’ll ship high-signal detections, improve the platform that powers them, participate in incident response, and help shape how detection and response engineering scales at Notion. You’ll work closely with Engineering, Corporate Security, and Infrastructure, with broad latitude to identify gaps, prioritize investments, and build what’s needed next. We view detection and response as a software engineering discipline: detections are code, platforms are products, and measurement matters.
WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE
- Design and maintain high-signal detections across cloud, identity, endpoints, and SaaS environments.
- Build and improve the detection platform, including rule lifecycle management, tuning, measurement, and rollout safety.
- Develop tooling and automation that accelerate triage, enrichment, investigation, and detection authoring, including LLM-based workflows where useful.
- Translate threat intelligence and adversary TTPs into durable detections, telemetry requirements, and response improvements.
- Participate in investigations, incident response, and postmortems that drive long-term security improvements.
- Define and track key metrics such as coverage, MTTD, and alert quality to guide investment decisions.
- Participate in a shared on-call rotation for incident response.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Have 6+ years of experience in detection engineering, security operations, incident response, or threat hunting.
- Have built and operated production detections with strong signal quality and sustainable tuning processes.
- Are fluent in one or more detection languages such as Sigma, KQL, SPL, YARA-L, EQL, or Panther.
- Have an offensive security mindset and have led purple team, blue team, or adversary emulation exercises that improved detections and telemetry.
- Have strong cloud security experience in AWS, GCP, or Azure, including identity-focused attack detection.
- Are hands-on with SIEM, EDR, and SOAR platforms in large-scale environments.
- Communicate clearly through design docs, runbooks, and incident reports, and can drive projects independently.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience applying LLMs or agent-style tooling to security workflows.
- Experience securing AI-enabled systems or endpoint tooling.
- Kubernetes or container detection experience.
- Background in threat intelligence, malware analysis, or digital forensics.
- Contributions to the detection engineering community through research, tooling, or talks.
- Experience at a high-growth startup or AI company.
COMPENSATION
Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role’s scope and complexity, and the candidate’s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For roles based in San Francisco or New York City, the estimated base salary range for this role is $230,000 - $260,000 per year.
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A NOTE ON AI
You don’t need deep AI expertise for every role, but we do expect every Notino to be intellectually curious, drawn to tinkering and discovery, and excited to use AI as a real collaborator in their work. For some roles, AI fluency is a core requirement — when that’s the case, we’ll make it explicit in the qualifications. People who thrive here don’t treat AI as a novelty. They use it to think better, move faster, and build more creatively.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & ACCOMMODATIONS
We hire talented and passionate people from a variety of backgrounds because we want our teams to reflect the wide diversity of our customers. If you’re excited about a role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every bullet point listed, we still encourage you to apply. Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.
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Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
Detention Officer roles don't automatically qualify as specialty occupations. Check that your employer's job description requires a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, psychology, or a closely related field, not just that it's preferred.
Request an LCA before accepting any offer
Your employer must file a Labor Condition Application with the DOL before you can apply for the E-3 visa. Confirm the employer will do this upfront, some correctional agencies aren't familiar with the process and need time to engage HR or legal.
Target federal and large county detention facilities
Federal agencies and large county-run detention centers have HR infrastructure to handle E-3 sponsorship. Smaller private facilities may lack experience with employment-based visa filings, making the process slower and less predictable for you.
Search for E-3 sponsorship roles on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to find Detention Officer positions from employers with active E-3 and LCA filing history. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service also handles the LCA, visa paperwork, and consulate prep once you've secured an offer.
Prepare credential equivalency documentation early
Australian three-year bachelor's degrees are generally accepted as equivalent to U.S. four-year degrees, but have a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved evaluator ready. Correctional employers often require this before submitting your LCA to the DOL.
Disclose prior police checks at the offer stage
Detention Officer roles require background investigations, and employers will request an Australian Federal Police check or state equivalents. Surface any prior findings early, delays discovered during the investigation phase can stall your LCA filing timeline.
E-3 Visa Detention Officer: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Detention Officer jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to find Detention Officer roles from employers with E-3 filing history. Because not every correctional facility advertises visa sponsorship in job postings, searching through a platform that filters by sponsorship readiness saves significant time. Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for E-3-eligible roles by job title and location.
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 a Detention Officer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
It depends on how the role is defined. For E-3 eligibility, the position must normally require a bachelor's degree in a specific field like criminal justice or behavioral science. Roles framed as requiring only a high school diploma or general experience won't qualify. Ask the employer to frame the job description around the degree requirement before filing the LCA with the DOL.
How does the E-3 visa compare to the H-1B for Detention Officer positions?
The E-3 is only available to Australian nationals but has no annual cap and no lottery, so you can apply at any point in the year. The H-1B visa is subject to an annual lottery with a roughly 25% selection rate, making it far less predictable. For Australians, the E-3 is the more reliable path to U.S. employment in this field.
Can I switch detention facilities while on an E-3 visa?
Yes, but each new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL and you'll need a new E-3 visa stamp before re-entering the U.S., or a change of status if you're already stateside. There's no portability provision like some other visa categories, so plan the transition carefully to avoid a gap in authorized work status.