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Application Support Specialist roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. Employers file PERM labor certification with the DOL before sponsoring permanent residency, making this one of the more accessible IT support paths to a green card.
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INTRODUCTION
For more than three decades, Crown Castle has led the way in shared communications infrastructure, delivering profitable solutions by connecting communities, businesses, and people, and enabling each to thrive with reliable access to voice and data in more places, faster than ever before. When you join Crown Castle, you become part of a dynamic team of passionate and collaborative professionals engaging in complex challenges and contributing to projects that shape the future of life and work.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As the Manager, Application Support, you will lead the team responsible for supporting Crown Castle’s business and enterprise applications, including ERP, real estate management platforms such as Sitetracker, ServiceNow, and other critical systems and integrations between systems. This role is accountable for improving application reliability, strengthening support operations, and partnering with business and IT stakeholders to ensure these platforms enable efficient, stable, and scalable business processes.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
You will lead a team focused on delivering reliable application support services to Crown Castle’s business and IT users. You will manage the end-to-end Application Support function, including managed service providers that deliver specialized application support. You will establish operational metrics and reporting to measure performance, identify continuous improvement opportunities, and deliver actionable insights that improve business outcomes through automation, process discipline, and service reliability.
- Lead the day-to-day direction and execution of the team responsible for production support of Crown Castle’s enterprise and business applications, ensuring application reliability, timely incident response, effective issue resolution, and stable service delivery across the enterprise
- Define and lead the application support service strategy, operating model, and reliability practices for critical business and enterprise applications
- Ensure the quality and reliability of the infrastructure and application stack through defining rigorous testing practices, and use of observability tools
- Drive implementation of AIOps solutions that enable the organization to quickly identify, address, and resolve production incidents
- Use and enhance incident, problem, and change management processes for Crown Castle’s tier 1 and tier 2 applications, ensuring issues are prioritized, communicated, resolved, and prevented from recurring
- Guide daily application support delivery activities, including intake prioritization, backlog management, service request trends, incident review, and coordination of planned work with business and IT stakeholders
- Be an automation advocate – remove operational load with software
- Build a framework for implementation of automation and orchestration for manual processes required to operate services
- Partner with leaders to define, monitor, and improve SLAs, KPIs, SLOs, SLIs, and service quality metrics for production and non-production business applications, including on-premises, cloud, and SaaS platforms
- Create effective partnerships with managed service providers, software vendors, and third-party partners to improve application support, service quality, issue resolution, and IT service transformation
- Mentor and develop teammates to help them grow their technical and leadership skills
- Identify core problems or opportunities within business processes. Understands the root cause and impacts for the project and other teams
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED
Education/Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Master’s degree preferred
- Cloud, ITSM, application support, or service management certification preferred
Experience/Minimum Requirements
- Experience supporting business and enterprise applications such as ERP platforms, real estate management systems, ITSM platforms, workflow applications, or other mission-critical SaaS and on-premises business systems
- 7+ years of experience in application support, IT operations, software engineering, or site reliability engineering, with a focus on supporting critical business applications and improving operational reliability
- 5+ years of experience leading technical or application support teams, with a proven track record of improving application reliability, service delivery, stakeholder engagement, and operational performance
- 3+ years of experience in a cloud environment, preferably AWS
- Experience with industry standard tools such as Splunk, DataDog, Grafana, Pager Duty, Dynamics etc.
- Extensive experience with scripting and programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, and JSON
- Hands-on experience improving support processes through automation, orchestration, integrations, monitoring, workflow design, or cloud-native services
- Experienced with containerization technologies and orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes, EKS, and Faregate
- Experienced broad subject matter expertise across large scale distributed systems, container and container orchestration, monitoring and observability tooling, and the software development lifecycle
- Excellent technical problem-solving skills and the ability to quickly learn new technologies and tools
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities
- Demonstrated ability to understand complex, multi-project environments and diagnose risks and issues
- Project planning and organization skills, including the ability to identify and build project plans and goals that align with organizational objectives
Expectations
- Effectively influence and interact with leaders across the organization
- Encourages team to develop solutions that solve strategic problems related to the teams work and place in the value chain
- Coach others on how to present themselves and their ideas in a manner that builds credibility and respect
- Supervises, coordinates, provides leadership to and reviews the work of professional employees to accomplish operational plans and results
- Maintains an awareness of changing organizational conditions and their impact to the strategic objectives, using knowledge to adapt and evolve their approach
- Builds belonging within the team by helping others and encouraging immediate teammates to work collaboratively
- Take primary responsibility for relationships with product & business stakeholders within and across teams to better plan for and prioritize work
Organizational Relationship
Reports to: Director Platform & Cloud Engineering
Title(s) of direct reports (if applicable): 4-5 software engineers and MSP vendor resources
Where You Will Work
To optimize collaboration, relationship building, and key stakeholder engagement, this role aligns to a 4:1 hybrid model which is in our Canonsburg or Houston office Monday-Thursday with the option for remote work on Fridays.
YOUR COMPANY BENEFITS
At Crown Castle, we do our best to ensure you have access to the resources you need to live a healthy and happy life no matter where you are in life. Our benefits are built around your individual needs, covering physical, mental, and financial health and designed to enhance your quality of life.
We are proud to offer a full suite of health and wealth benefits for you and your loved ones. Below are a few of the key highlights of the many benefits we provide.
- Comprehensive healthcare plans with highly company subsidized premiums and up to $2,000 annual company contribution to your Health Savings Account (HSA base plan for employee and dependents)
- Market-leading 401(k) plan, which includes up to 10% company contributions through our 5% match and 5% profit sharing program (based on employee contributions)
- New-child leave up to 8 weeks of 100% paid leave upon birth or legal adoption of a new child. Birth mothers are eligible for up to 8 weeks of additional 100% paid medical leave
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year of eligible tuition and fees
- Crown Castle scholarship program awarding up to $10,000 per recipient each year for eligible dependent children of employees and interns
- Matching charitable contributions to qualified charitable organizations of up to $1,000 per year per teammate
- Generous paid time-off for eligible full-time employees (minimum 18 days per year based on years of service)
- 10 company holidays plus 2 floating holiday
- All offices provide free beverages and snacks
Compensation
The salary range offered for this position is $129,000-$177,500 annually. A candidate's offer is determined by various factors including but not limited to, depth of experience, role-related knowledge and skills, relevant education or training, internal alignment, and work location. Depending on the position offered, the compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of a discretionary annual cash bonus or commissions, and equity incentives.
Additional Information
Pursuant to the Los Angeles County and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
If you are interested in joining our team, please visit the Crown Castle careers site to apply. We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other third-party suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us. This position will remain posted until filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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Align your degree to the role
PERM requires your degree field to match the job. A general IT or computer science degree supports most Application Support Specialist petitions, but a degree in an unrelated field can trigger PERM denials even when your work experience is strong.
Target employers with active PERM filings
Search the DOL's OFLC Wage Search to find companies that have filed PERM applications for Application Support or IT support roles. Employers with recent filings have an established sponsorship workflow, which shortens your path from offer to petition.
Confirm the EB-2 versus EB-3 tier early
Most Application Support Specialist roles sponsor at the EB-3 skilled worker level. EB-2 applies if the position genuinely requires an advanced degree. Clarifying this before accepting an offer lets you evaluate your priority date timeline accurately.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Search Migrate Mate to filter Application Support Specialist jobs by green card sponsorship history. You'll see which employers have filed EB-2 or EB-3 petitions for this role, so you're not guessing about sponsorship willingness during the interview process.
Request the prevailing wage determination upfront
Before PERM is filed, your employer must obtain a prevailing wage determination from OFLC. Ask which wage level they intend to file at. Level I and II determinations are common for this role and affect both PERM compliance and your offered salary structure.
Prepare your employment history documentation now
USCIS scrutinizes I-140 petitions for Application Support roles when prior positions weren't formally titled. Gather reference letters, pay stubs, and official job descriptions from past employers before your petition stage to avoid delays from USCIS Requests for Evidence.
Green Card Application Support Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Application Support Specialist role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Application Support Specialist positions qualify at the EB-3 skilled worker level, which requires a bachelor's degree or two years of training and experience. EB-2 sponsorship is available when the role genuinely requires an advanced degree or the employer can demonstrate a business necessity for higher qualifications. Your employer's HR or immigration counsel will determine which category applies based on the actual job requirements.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status requiring renewal every three years, subject to the annual lottery. An employer-sponsored green card through PERM leads to permanent residency with no renewal requirement and no cap concerns at the EB-3 level for most countries. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification alone can take six to twelve months before the I-140 petition even begins, whereas H-1B approval can happen within a few months for cap-exempt or premium-processed cases.
What does the PERM process look like for an Application Support Specialist?
Your employer files an Application for Permanent Employment Certification with the DOL, documenting that no minimally qualified U.S. worker was available for the role. This involves a recruitment phase with specific advertising requirements. Once DOL certifies the PERM, your employer files the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. You can then apply for adjustment of status or an immigrant visa once your priority date becomes current on the Visa Bulletin.
Where can I find Application Support Specialist jobs with green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by verified green card sponsorship history, so you can identify employers who have actually filed PERM or EB-3 petitions for Application Support roles rather than relying on vague job postings. Targeting employers with a documented sponsorship track record reduces the risk of pursuing roles where sponsorship is aspirational rather than committed.
Can my employer start the green card process while I'm on H-1B status?
Yes. Employers routinely initiate PERM labor certification for workers already on H-1B status. Filing I-140 while on H-1B also activates AC21 portability protections after 180 days, meaning you can change employers in a similar role without losing your priority date. H-1B extensions beyond the standard six-year limit are also available once the I-140 is approved and your priority date isn't yet current.