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Systems Security Engineer roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, so Australian professionals can pursue U.S. roles year-round without waiting for a selection cycle.
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AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, designing and scaling systems that protect the world's largest cloud infrastructure, and we're looking for talented people who want to help.
You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Within AWS Infrastructure Services, the AWS Infrastructure Security – Security Products & Solutions (SPS) team is a global engineering organization responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of physical security products and solutions deployed across all AWS data centers worldwide. Our portfolio spans the full range of physical security technologies deployed across AWS data centers, including video surveillance, access control, intrusion detection, media destruction, and more.
We own everything from initial design and engineering through deployment, operational enablement, and eventual decommissioning. Our team develops the standards, SOPs, automation, runbooks, and training that enable operations teams in the field to maintain and scale these systems reliably. We work cross-functionally across AWS organizations to deliver secure, cost-effective, and resilient solutions that meet the evolving needs of the world's largest cloud infrastructure.
We are seeking a Data Center Security Systems Engineer to join our team and contribute across all phases of the security product lifecycle. In this role, you will design, engineer, and integrate complex security systems involving multiple internal and external stakeholders. You will develop technical documentation, define equipment specifications, and create the operational frameworks that enable global deployment and support. You will drive standardization, identify opportunities for innovation, and help shape the next generation of physical security infrastructure at AWS scale.
Our products and solutions support all AWS regions globally. Travel will be necessary but should not exceed 25%, including occasional international travel to support cross-regional initiatives and deployments.
Key job responsibilities
- Design and engineer physical security systems for AWS data centers, including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and related technologies
- Develop technical specifications, product requirements, and build plans for security system implementations
- Evaluate and recommend solutions that balance security effectiveness, cost, scalability, and operational complexity
- Drive complex system integration projects across internal teams and external partners
- Collaborate cross-functionally across AWS organizations to integrate security requirements into designs and standards
- Contribute to the standardization of security system designs across the global data center portfolio
- Develop automation solutions that improve the efficiency and reliability of security system deployment, configuration, and management
- Create technical documentation, SOPs, runbooks, and training materials that enable field operations teams to support products throughout the full lifecycle
- Ensure compliance with internal security standards, policies, and organizational requirements
- Domestic and international travel approximately 25% of the time
A day in the life
You collaborate with your team and cross-functional partners to deliver security products and solutions across the full lifecycle. On any given day, you might be working with vendors to evaluate emerging security technologies, creating automation to streamline system configurations at scale, or troubleshooting a complex integration challenge with a partner team. You identify and communicate technical issues early, propose solutions, and work with internal partners to align on the best path forward. You seek to understand the broader business context behind the security infrastructure you build, ensuring your solutions meet both immediate needs and long-term goals. You actively seek feedback, iterate to raise the bar, and take ownership of your contributions to the team's collective knowledge and customer outcomes.
About the team
The team is a small but highly capable workforce which supports end to end lifecycle of security devices. This role is expected to own developed solutions from problem statement, to development of business requirements, through alpha and beta testing to enterprise wide deployment. This role will also create support documentation to be used by deployment teams for troubleshooting.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
- 4+ years of commissioning experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
- Experience in commissioning
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Professional Engineer License
- Experience with building codes and regulations for your region
- Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
- Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
DESCRIPTION
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, designing and scaling systems that protect the world's largest cloud infrastructure, and we're looking for talented people who want to help.
You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Within AWS Infrastructure Services, the AWS Infrastructure Security – Security Products & Solutions (SPS) team is a global engineering organization responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of physical security products and solutions deployed across all AWS data centers worldwide. Our portfolio spans the full range of physical security technologies deployed across AWS data centers, including video surveillance, access control, intrusion detection, media destruction, and more.
We own everything from initial design and engineering through deployment, operational enablement, and eventual decommissioning. Our team develops the standards, SOPs, automation, runbooks, and training that enable operations teams in the field to maintain and scale these systems reliably. We work cross-functionally across AWS organizations to deliver secure, cost-effective, and resilient solutions that meet the evolving needs of the world's largest cloud infrastructure.
We are seeking a Data Center Security Systems Engineer to join our team and contribute across all phases of the security product lifecycle. In this role, you will design, engineer, and integrate complex security systems involving multiple internal and external stakeholders. You will develop technical documentation, define equipment specifications, and create the operational frameworks that enable global deployment and support. You will drive standardization, identify opportunities for innovation, and help shape the next generation of physical security infrastructure at AWS scale.
Our products and solutions support all AWS regions globally. Travel will be necessary but should not exceed 25%, including occasional international travel to support cross-regional initiatives and deployments.
Key job responsibilities
- Design and engineer physical security systems for AWS data centers, including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and related technologies
- Develop technical specifications, product requirements, and build plans for security system implementations
- Evaluate and recommend solutions that balance security effectiveness, cost, scalability, and operational complexity
- Drive complex system integration projects across internal teams and external partners
- Collaborate cross-functionally across AWS organizations to integrate security requirements into designs and standards
- Contribute to the standardization of security system designs across the global data center portfolio
- Develop automation solutions that improve the efficiency and reliability of security system deployment, configuration, and management
- Create technical documentation, SOPs, runbooks, and training materials that enable field operations teams to support products throughout the full lifecycle
- Ensure compliance with internal security standards, policies, and organizational requirements
- Domestic and international travel approximately 25% of the time
A day in the life
You collaborate with your team and cross-functional partners to deliver security products and solutions across the full lifecycle. On any given day, you might be working with vendors to evaluate emerging security technologies, creating automation to streamline system configurations at scale, or troubleshooting a complex integration challenge with a partner team. You identify and communicate technical issues early, propose solutions, and work with internal partners to align on the best path forward. You seek to understand the broader business context behind the security infrastructure you build, ensuring your solutions meet both immediate needs and long-term goals. You actively seek feedback, iterate to raise the bar, and take ownership of your contributions to the team's collective knowledge and customer outcomes.
About the team
The team is a small but highly capable workforce which supports end to end lifecycle of security devices. This role is expected to own developed solutions from problem statement, to development of business requirements, through alpha and beta testing to enterprise wide deployment. This role will also create support documentation to be used by deployment teams for troubleshooting.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
- 4+ years of commissioning experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
- Experience in commissioning
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Professional Engineer License
- Experience with building codes and regulations for your region
- Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
- Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Systems Security Engineer
Align your credentials to U.S. specialty occupation standards
Your Australian bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or a related field satisfies the E-3 visa specialty occupation requirement. If your degree is in a different discipline, document how your coursework and certifications like CISSP or CISM map to the security engineering role.
Target employers with active security clearance pipelines
Defense contractors, federal agencies, and financial institutions regularly sponsor E-3 holders for security engineering roles. Search DOL's OFLC disclosure data to confirm which employers have filed Labor Condition Applications for security-related job titles in the past 12 months.
Clarify E-3 sponsorship requirements before accepting an offer
Before signing, confirm your employer will file the Labor Condition Application with DOL and cover the associated costs. Some companies treat E-3 sponsorship as employee-paid. Getting this in writing prevents disputes after you've resigned your current position.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to streamline your application
Once you have a signed offer letter, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork from start to consulate appointment. This avoids the coordination overhead of managing DOL submissions and DS-160 preparation across time zones.
Prepare for technical and visa questions at your consulate interview
Consular officers assess both your qualifications and your nonimmigrant intent. Bring your degree transcripts, any security certifications, and your offer letter detailing the specialty occupation duties. Be ready to explain how your specific role requires a degree-level background in cybersecurity or a closely related field.
Structure your job search around roles that specify degree requirements
E-3 eligibility depends on the role being classified as a specialty occupation. Prioritize positions where the job posting explicitly requires a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field. Generic listings that say 'degree preferred' can create complications during the LCA certification stage with DOL.
E-3 Visa Systems Security Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Systems Security Engineer jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lists Systems Security Engineer roles from employers who are open to E-3 visa sponsorship, so you're not filtering through listings that won't consider Australian candidates. The E-3 has no lottery and no cap, which makes Australian professionals attractive to employers who want to avoid H-1B visa uncertainty. You can search by role, location, and sponsorship status in one place.
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 H-1B for Systems Security Engineers?
The E-3 is available exclusively to Australian citizens and has a 10,500 annual cap that has never been fully used, so there's no lottery and no waiting period. H-1B requires entering a randomized lottery each April and, if selected, waiting until October 1 to start. For security engineering roles with strong demand, the E-3 gives you a predictable path your employer can rely on.
Does my Australian cybersecurity degree qualify me for an E-3 as a Systems Security Engineer?
A three-year Australian bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, or a closely related field is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree for E-3 purposes. If your degree is in a different discipline, professional certifications like CISSP or CISM combined with relevant work experience can support the specialty occupation determination, but the degree-field match remains the cleanest path.
Can I change employers while working in the U.S. on an E-3 as a Systems Security Engineer?
Yes, but each new employer must file a fresh Labor Condition Application with DOL and you'll need a new E-3 visa stamp if you travel internationally before the new employer's LCA is in place. You can start working for the new employer once USCIS approves the new petition if you're already in the U.S. in valid E-3 status, but there's no portability provision equivalent to what H-1B holders have under AC21.