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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship when employers run PERM labor certification through DOL. Most positions require a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, making EB-3 the common filing path. Sponsorship timelines vary by country of birth, so starting your job search early matters.
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Get Access To All JobsAs a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!
Meijer Rewards
- Weekly pay
- Scheduling flexibility
- Paid parental leave
- Paid education assistance
- Team member discount
- Development programs for advancement and career growth
Please review the job profile below and apply today!
Director, Infrastructure & Cloud
The Director, Infrastructure & Cloud is responsible for the reliability, resiliency, delivery, and modernization of the organization’s core infrastructure platforms. This role leads day-to-day operations, strategic planning, security alignment, cost management, and vendor performance while partnering with technology and business leaders to support Meijer’s enterprise priorities.
What You’ll be Doing:
Strategic Planning & Roadmap
- Develop and execute the infrastructure strategy and roadmap across compute, storage, cloud, edge, virtualization, mainframe, and database platforms.
- Align infrastructure investments, lifecycle plans, capacity needs, and modernization priorities with enterprise goals and annual planning cycles.
- Stay current on industry trends to keep Meijer’s infrastructure secure, scalable, and competitive.
Infrastructure Operations & Delivery
- Own operational health, availability, performance, and service levels for enterprise infrastructure platforms.
- Oversee delivery of infrastructure projects and platform upgrades on time and within budget.
- Drive incident/problem management, automation, standardization, and continuous improvement across owned platforms.
Platform Management
- Oversee cloud infrastructure in GCP and Azure, including container platforms such as OpenShift, with appropriate security, governance, and cost controls.
- Manage enterprise storage, edge computing, virtual desktop, mainframe, and database administration environments.
- Guide hybrid infrastructure strategy and workload placement across on-premises and cloud environments.
Leadership & Talent Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop a multi-disciplinary team of infrastructure engineers, architects, and leaders.
- Build organizational capability and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, service ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Financial, Vendor & Risk Management
- Own infrastructure operating and capital budget planning, including lifecycle investments, cloud consumption, licensing, and cost optimization.
- Manage strategic vendor, managed service, hardware, software, and cloud partnerships to ensure service performance and value realization.
- Partner with Finance, Procurement, Security, and Risk teams on investment planning, compliance, audit readiness, and risk mitigation.
Security, Compliance & Resiliency
- Partner with Security to meet infrastructure security, access, patching, vulnerability, monitoring, and compliance expectations.
- Own business continuity, disaster recovery, and resiliency planning for core infrastructure platforms.
- Communicate operational risks, service issues, and lifecycle concerns to appropriate stakeholders.
Collaboration and Communication
- Partner with Network & Communications, Cloud, Security, Service Operations, Strategy & Architecture, and business teams to deliver end-to-end infrastructure outcomes.
- Communicate strategies, plans, risks, and status updates clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
- Build trusted relationships with technology, business, finance, procurement, and vendor partners.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 12+ years’ experience in infrastructure, cloud, or platform operations in a large enterprise environment.
- 7+ years leading technical teams, including senior manager or director-level responsibilities.
- Extensive experience managing enterprise infrastructure platforms, including Windows, Linux, cloud, virtualization, storage, containers, automation, mainframe, and database environments.
- Proven experience managing large technical teams, concurrent delivery initiatives, budgets, vendor relationships, platform lifecycle planning, disaster recovery, and operational risk.
- Strategic thinker with strong executive communication skills across operations, delivery, financial stewardship, risk management, and long-term planning.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in retail, distribution, supply chain, or other large multi-site enterprise environments.
- Experience with ITIL, service management, infrastructure automation, FinOps, or modernization.
- Experience leading business continuity, disaster recovery, audit, compliance, or technology risk activities.
As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!
Meijer Rewards
- Weekly pay
- Scheduling flexibility
- Paid parental leave
- Paid education assistance
- Team member discount
- Development programs for advancement and career growth
Please review the job profile below and apply today!
Director, Infrastructure & Cloud
The Director, Infrastructure & Cloud is responsible for the reliability, resiliency, delivery, and modernization of the organization’s core infrastructure platforms. This role leads day-to-day operations, strategic planning, security alignment, cost management, and vendor performance while partnering with technology and business leaders to support Meijer’s enterprise priorities.
What You’ll be Doing:
Strategic Planning & Roadmap
- Develop and execute the infrastructure strategy and roadmap across compute, storage, cloud, edge, virtualization, mainframe, and database platforms.
- Align infrastructure investments, lifecycle plans, capacity needs, and modernization priorities with enterprise goals and annual planning cycles.
- Stay current on industry trends to keep Meijer’s infrastructure secure, scalable, and competitive.
Infrastructure Operations & Delivery
- Own operational health, availability, performance, and service levels for enterprise infrastructure platforms.
- Oversee delivery of infrastructure projects and platform upgrades on time and within budget.
- Drive incident/problem management, automation, standardization, and continuous improvement across owned platforms.
Platform Management
- Oversee cloud infrastructure in GCP and Azure, including container platforms such as OpenShift, with appropriate security, governance, and cost controls.
- Manage enterprise storage, edge computing, virtual desktop, mainframe, and database administration environments.
- Guide hybrid infrastructure strategy and workload placement across on-premises and cloud environments.
Leadership & Talent Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop a multi-disciplinary team of infrastructure engineers, architects, and leaders.
- Build organizational capability and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, service ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Financial, Vendor & Risk Management
- Own infrastructure operating and capital budget planning, including lifecycle investments, cloud consumption, licensing, and cost optimization.
- Manage strategic vendor, managed service, hardware, software, and cloud partnerships to ensure service performance and value realization.
- Partner with Finance, Procurement, Security, and Risk teams on investment planning, compliance, audit readiness, and risk mitigation.
Security, Compliance & Resiliency
- Partner with Security to meet infrastructure security, access, patching, vulnerability, monitoring, and compliance expectations.
- Own business continuity, disaster recovery, and resiliency planning for core infrastructure platforms.
- Communicate operational risks, service issues, and lifecycle concerns to appropriate stakeholders.
Collaboration and Communication
- Partner with Network & Communications, Cloud, Security, Service Operations, Strategy & Architecture, and business teams to deliver end-to-end infrastructure outcomes.
- Communicate strategies, plans, risks, and status updates clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
- Build trusted relationships with technology, business, finance, procurement, and vendor partners.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 12+ years’ experience in infrastructure, cloud, or platform operations in a large enterprise environment.
- 7+ years leading technical teams, including senior manager or director-level responsibilities.
- Extensive experience managing enterprise infrastructure platforms, including Windows, Linux, cloud, virtualization, storage, containers, automation, mainframe, and database environments.
- Proven experience managing large technical teams, concurrent delivery initiatives, budgets, vendor relationships, platform lifecycle planning, disaster recovery, and operational risk.
- Strategic thinker with strong executive communication skills across operations, delivery, financial stewardship, risk management, and long-term planning.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in retail, distribution, supply chain, or other large multi-site enterprise environments.
- Experience with ITIL, service management, infrastructure automation, FinOps, or modernization.
- Experience leading business continuity, disaster recovery, audit, compliance, or technology risk activities.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Document your cloud certifications before applying
AWS, Azure, and GCP certifications strengthen your PERM file by demonstrating that your qualifications align with the posted job requirements. Gather official certificates and transcripts now so your employer's attorney can build a clean I-140 petition.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search OFLC disclosure data to identify companies that have filed PERM applications for cloud infrastructure roles in the past two years. Repeat filers have established internal processes, which shortens the time from offer to petition.
Use Migrate Mate to filter green card sponsoring roles
Search Migrate Mate specifically for Cloud Infrastructure Engineer positions tagged with EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship. This filters out employers who only sponsor H-1B visas, saving you weeks of follow-up during offer-stage conversations.
Understand how your birth country affects your priority date
If you were born in India or China, EB-3 backlogs can extend wait times significantly. Confirm the current priority date in the USCIS Visa Bulletin before accepting an offer, so your timeline expectations are grounded in your actual situation.
Negotiate who covers PERM advertising costs
PERM requires the employer to run a mandatory recruitment campaign before DOL will certify the role. Employers must legally bear these costs, but you can ask upfront whether the company has run PERM before and has a law firm already engaged.
Confirm the job description matches your specialty occupation
PERM filings are tied to a specific job description. If the posted role lists duties across networking, DevOps, and security without a defined specialty, DOL audits become more likely. Ask hiring managers to verify the description before PERM is filed.
Green Card Cloud Infrastructure Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Cloud Infrastructure Engineer positions qualify for EB-3 because they require a bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field. EB-2 applies when the role requires an advanced degree or when your credentials are strong enough for a National Interest Waiver self-petition. Your employer's attorney will assess which category fits the specific job description and your qualifications.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B is a temporary work status, while green card sponsorship via PERM leads to permanent residency. EB-3 has no annual lottery and no cap that resets each year the way the H-1B general cap does, though country-of-birth backlogs apply separately. PERM also requires your employer to run a formal recruitment process and file with DOL before submitting the I-140 petition to USCIS, making the overall timeline longer but the outcome permanent.
What does the PERM labor certification process look like for a cloud infrastructure role?
Your employer files an Application for Permanent Employment Certification with DOL after completing a mandatory recruitment campaign to show no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role. For Cloud Infrastructure Engineer positions, the job description must specify a defined minimum requirement, typically a bachelor's degree in a technical field. Once DOL certifies the application, your employer files the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS, which sets your priority date.
How do I find employers who will sponsor a green card for cloud infrastructure roles?
Search Migrate Mate for Cloud Infrastructure Engineer positions with active EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship. You can also review OFLC PERM disclosure data to identify companies that have successfully filed for similar roles. Prioritizing employers with existing PERM filing history reduces the risk of starting a process the company isn't equipped to complete.
Can my employer use E-Verify enrollment to speed up my green card process?
E-Verify enrollment does not directly accelerate PERM certification or I-140 adjudication, but it signals that the employer maintains compliant hiring practices, which can matter during DOL audit reviews. E-Verify participation is required for federal contractors and STEM OPT sponsoring employers but is not mandatory for all PERM filers. Asking whether a prospective employer is enrolled in E-Verify is a reasonable due-diligence step during your offer evaluation.