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Senior DevOps Engineer roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, so Australian engineers can accept an offer and start the filing process immediately after receiving a signed job offer.
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At Kirkland & Ellis, we don’t just meet the standard for legal excellence — we set it. Our culture is built on teamwork, ingenuity and an unwavering commitment to continuous growth. We tackle the most sophisticated legal challenges with bold ideas and innovative solutions, powered by the exceptional experience and ambition of our 7,000+ people, including 4,000+ attorneys, across 23 offices worldwide. Our dedicated professionals share our lawyers’ commitment to excellence and show up each day to do meaningful work that helps drive global business, investment and innovation forward.
What You’ll Do
Are you passionate about embedding security into every stage of the development lifecycle while building scalable, high-impact cloud solutions?
As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer II, you’ll play a critical role within the Practice Solutions team, partnering across development, quality assurance, infrastructure, and security to design and deliver secure, automated, and resilient technology solutions. Reporting to the Director of Technology, this role blends hands-on technical expertise with strategic influence—driving DevSecOps maturity, improving release efficiency, and strengthening the organization’s security posture across cloud and delivery pipelines.
- Secure CI/CD Enablement: Design, build, and maintain secure continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines that streamline application build, testing, and deployment.
- Security Integration: Embed security tooling into the software development lifecycle, including Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), secrets scanning, and infrastructure security scanning.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and manage infrastructure using code with tools such as Terraform, Bicep, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), or CloudFormation.
- Cloud Security Management: Administer and secure cloud environments, primarily within Microsoft Azure, ensuring compliance and operational integrity.
- Container & Kubernetes Security: Implement and manage container and orchestration security, including image scanning, role-based access control (RBAC), and runtime protections.
- Standards & Governance: Establish and enforce secure coding, deployment, and access management standards across teams.
- Identity & Secrets Management: Secure and manage certificates, secrets, and identity/access controls using enterprise tools and best practices.
- Monitoring & Observability: Track system health and performance using monitoring and alerting platforms to proactively identify and resolve issues.
- Vulnerability Management: Coordinate remediation efforts and support compliance and regulatory initiatives.
- Troubleshooting & Optimization: Resolve production and deployment challenges and contribute to root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
- Automation: Streamline operational processes through scripting using tools such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
- Collaboration & Influence: Partner cross-functionally to enhance reliability, release quality, and security maturity across the organization.
- Mentorship & Advocacy: Guide engineers and champion DevSecOps best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
What You’ll Bring
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience: 8+ years in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, or DevSecOps, including 5+ years integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
- DevSecOps Expertise: Deep experience with CI/CD platforms (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab) and embedding security controls throughout development workflows.
- Cloud & Infrastructure Knowledge: Strong experience with cloud platforms (especially Microsoft Azure and/or AWS) and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Containerization & Orchestration: Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including security best practices.
- Security Fundamentals: Solid understanding of application security concepts, secrets management, authentication protocols, and policy enforcement tools (e.g., Azure Policy, Open Policy Agent (OPA), Sentinel).
- Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash to drive automation and efficiency.
- Systems & Networking: Strong foundation in operating systems, networking, APIs, and distributed systems.
- Monitoring & Observability Tools: Experience with platforms such as Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Splunk, or Azure Monitor.
- Collaboration & Communication: Excellent problem-solving, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
If you’re excited to elevate secure software delivery, mentor others, and drive meaningful impact as a Senior DevSecOps Engineer II, we’d love to hear from you!
Compensation
The base salary range below represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position in Chicago. This range may differ based on your geographic location and cost of living considerations. At Kirkland & Ellis, we consider compensation more than just a base salary. We offer an exceptional range of flexible benefits including comprehensive healthcare, paid time off, and retirement. We also offer personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work.
Compensation Range:
Chicago: $153,000 - $191,000
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in Kirkland & Ellis LLP. To complete an application and submit your resume, please click "Apply Now."
Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others at Kirkland.
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All employment decisions, including the recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment (if necessary) are made without regard to the employee’s race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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About Kirkland & Ellis
At Kirkland & Ellis, we don’t just meet the standard for legal excellence — we set it. Our culture is built on teamwork, ingenuity and an unwavering commitment to continuous growth. We tackle the most sophisticated legal challenges with bold ideas and innovative solutions, powered by the exceptional experience and ambition of our 7,000+ people, including 4,000+ attorneys, across 23 offices worldwide. Our dedicated professionals share our lawyers’ commitment to excellence and show up each day to do meaningful work that helps drive global business, investment and innovation forward.
What You’ll Do
Are you passionate about embedding security into every stage of the development lifecycle while building scalable, high-impact cloud solutions?
As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer II, you’ll play a critical role within the Practice Solutions team, partnering across development, quality assurance, infrastructure, and security to design and deliver secure, automated, and resilient technology solutions. Reporting to the Director of Technology, this role blends hands-on technical expertise with strategic influence—driving DevSecOps maturity, improving release efficiency, and strengthening the organization’s security posture across cloud and delivery pipelines.
- Secure CI/CD Enablement: Design, build, and maintain secure continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines that streamline application build, testing, and deployment.
- Security Integration: Embed security tooling into the software development lifecycle, including Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), secrets scanning, and infrastructure security scanning.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and manage infrastructure using code with tools such as Terraform, Bicep, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), or CloudFormation.
- Cloud Security Management: Administer and secure cloud environments, primarily within Microsoft Azure, ensuring compliance and operational integrity.
- Container & Kubernetes Security: Implement and manage container and orchestration security, including image scanning, role-based access control (RBAC), and runtime protections.
- Standards & Governance: Establish and enforce secure coding, deployment, and access management standards across teams.
- Identity & Secrets Management: Secure and manage certificates, secrets, and identity/access controls using enterprise tools and best practices.
- Monitoring & Observability: Track system health and performance using monitoring and alerting platforms to proactively identify and resolve issues.
- Vulnerability Management: Coordinate remediation efforts and support compliance and regulatory initiatives.
- Troubleshooting & Optimization: Resolve production and deployment challenges and contribute to root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
- Automation: Streamline operational processes through scripting using tools such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
- Collaboration & Influence: Partner cross-functionally to enhance reliability, release quality, and security maturity across the organization.
- Mentorship & Advocacy: Guide engineers and champion DevSecOps best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
What You’ll Bring
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience: 8+ years in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, or DevSecOps, including 5+ years integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
- DevSecOps Expertise: Deep experience with CI/CD platforms (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab) and embedding security controls throughout development workflows.
- Cloud & Infrastructure Knowledge: Strong experience with cloud platforms (especially Microsoft Azure and/or AWS) and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Containerization & Orchestration: Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including security best practices.
- Security Fundamentals: Solid understanding of application security concepts, secrets management, authentication protocols, and policy enforcement tools (e.g., Azure Policy, Open Policy Agent (OPA), Sentinel).
- Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash to drive automation and efficiency.
- Systems & Networking: Strong foundation in operating systems, networking, APIs, and distributed systems.
- Monitoring & Observability Tools: Experience with platforms such as Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Splunk, or Azure Monitor.
- Collaboration & Communication: Excellent problem-solving, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
If you’re excited to elevate secure software delivery, mentor others, and drive meaningful impact as a Senior DevSecOps Engineer II, we’d love to hear from you!
Compensation
The base salary range below represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position in Chicago. This range may differ based on your geographic location and cost of living considerations. At Kirkland & Ellis, we consider compensation more than just a base salary. We offer an exceptional range of flexible benefits including comprehensive healthcare, paid time off, and retirement. We also offer personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work.
Compensation Range:
Chicago: $153,000 - $191,000
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in Kirkland & Ellis LLP. To complete an application and submit your resume, please click "Apply Now."
Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others at Kirkland.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All employment decisions, including the recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment (if necessary) are made without regard to the employee’s race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Senior Devops Engineer
Document your degree equivalency early
Australian three-year bachelor's degrees are generally accepted as equivalent to U.S. four-year degrees for E-3 visa purposes, but your employer's legal team may request a credential evaluation. Get a formal evaluation from a NACES-approved evaluator before you start interviewing.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search the DOL's Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) disclosure data for companies that have filed Labor Condition Applications for DevOps or software infrastructure roles. Prior LCA activity signals the employer already understands the sponsorship process and won't stall at the offer stage.
Frame your role as a specialty occupation upfront
The E-3 requires your position to qualify as a specialty occupation. When discussing the role with hiring managers, confirm the job description requires a specific bachelor's degree field, not just any degree. A vague job posting that says 'bachelor's preferred' rather than 'required' can complicate your LCA.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for the LCA and consulate prep
Once you have a signed offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA filing with DOL, prepare your DS-160, and get ready for your consulate appointment in Sydney, Melbourne, or Perth. The LCA must be certified before your visa interview can proceed.
Clarify E-3 timelines with your hiring manager before accepting
The E-3 consular process typically takes two to six weeks from LCA certification to visa stamp, depending on your consulate's appointment availability. Set that expectation with your hiring manager before you accept the offer so your start date accounts for the filing window.
Understand how E-3 compares to H-1B when evaluating offers
If an employer offers to sponsor you on an H-1B visa instead of an E-3, push back. As an Australian citizen you can use the E-3, which skips the lottery entirely. Accepting an H-1B registration when you qualify for E-3 adds unnecessary uncertainty to your start date.
E-3 Visa Senior Devops Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Senior DevOps Engineer jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It surfaces Senior DevOps Engineer roles at U.S. employers with E-3 sponsorship history, so you're not cold-applying to companies that have never filed an LCA. Filtering by role and visa type saves significant time compared to manually screening general job listings.
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 Senior DevOps Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the job description requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as computer science, information systems, or software engineering. The E-3 specialty occupation standard focuses on whether the role theoretically and practically requires that degree. A DevOps position that accepts any degree or treats the degree as optional may face scrutiny during LCA review, so the job description wording matters.
How does E-3 sponsorship compare to H-1B for Senior DevOps Engineers?
The E-3 is substantially more predictable for Australian engineers. The H-1B is subject to an annual lottery with roughly a 25% selection rate, meaning most registrants aren't selected. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, so sponsorship leads directly to filing without a random selection event. Both require a specialty occupation determination and a prevailing wage-compliant salary, but the E-3 avoids the six-month wait tied to the H-1B cap cycle.
Can I switch employers while on an E-3 as a Senior DevOps Engineer?
Yes, but you need a new LCA and a new E-3 visa tied to the new employer before you start working there. The E-3 is employer-specific, so your current visa doesn't transfer. You can change jobs by having your new employer file a fresh LCA with DOL, then either applying for a new visa at a U.S. consulate in Australia or, in some cases, applying for a change of status if you're already inside the U.S.