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Cloud Software Engineer roles at U.S. employers regularly qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process. Your employer files with DOL to document recruitment efforts, then petitions USCIS for permanent residency. Priority dates and country of birth affect your wait, so starting sponsorship conversations early matters.
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A Senior Platform Engineer / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with strong AWS, Linux/Windows administration, AMI management, Python, Python automation, Infrastructure Architecture, and Platform Engineering experience. The ideal candidate combines system engineering and software development skills, can support enterprise-scale cloud environments, build compliant OS images, automate processes using Python, and troubleshoot infrastructure issues across AWS platforms.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Must have:
- AWS
- Linux Administration
- Python Automation
- Ansible
- Python API Integration
- Infrastructure Engineering
- AMI / Image Management, Image building
Job Family Description:
- Significant experience in both Systems Engineering and Software development
- Proficient in at least one of the infrastructure disciplines and functions:
- Internals of distributed Operating System (Unix/Linux, Windows, Z/OS) internals
- Systems programming
- Network programming
- Experience in large scale software development in one or more of the programming languages (C, C++, Perl, Python, Java, C#, .NET)
- Enterprise scale and resiliency
- Experience in system and software security and entitlements (SSO, windows, Kerberos, LDAP, Windows AD)
- Modern compute technologies (e.g., virtualization, cloud)
- Experience with Agile development process and automated testing
- Experience working across large infrastructure environments and distributed across multiple data centers
- Experience in end-to-end systems automation and orchestration
- Experience in Systems and Application monitoring systems and instrumentation
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Public Cloud Infrastructure team is looking for a strong candidate to join them in producing Virtual Machine Images and orchestrating distribution to thousands of subscribers in Public Clouds.
The role:
We build the automated platform that produces hardened, compliance-tested operating system images (AWS AMIs) for a large enterprise cloud estate. Every image our internal teams launch — across RHEL, Windows, macOS, and Amazon Linux — is created, customized, security-tested, and distributed by the systems this team owns, spanning multiple AWS regions and multiple environments. We maintain hundreds of image definitions and customization packages, including ARM/x86, GPU, and Kubernetes (EKS/ECS) node variants.
As a cloud infrastructure senior engineer, you'll set technical direction across two connected sides of the platform:
- Platform / Infrastructure — event-driven build pipelines using AWS Step Functions and Lambda, defined as Infrastructure as Code in CloudFormation, orchestrating the full image lifecycle from import through customization, testing, distribution, and decommissioning.
- Image customization & operations — the reusable packages, Ansible provisioning scripts, and compliance tests that define each image, delivered through a PR-driven, automated release pipeline.
What you'll do:
- Own and evolve serverless, event-driven build automation (Step Functions, Lambda, SNS, S3, EC2) that customizes machine images at scale.
- Lead Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation) that deploys consistently across many regions and accounts.
- Build and harden OS images for RHEL, Windows, macOS, and Amazon Linux, including GPU, ARM64, and Kubernetes node variants, to strict security and compliance standards.
- Raise the bar on code quality, test coverage, and CI/CD health; mentor engineers and lead technical reviews.
- Partner with OS engineering and consuming application teams to keep the image catalog secure, current, and reliable.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years in infrastructure, platform, or cloud engineering, with strong hands-on AWS experience (EC2/AMIs, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudFormation, IAM, S3, SNS).
- Custom VM Image building skills.
- Google and Azure experience is a plus.
- Hands-on experience in creating complex AI skills, agents.
- Strong Python and a solid automated-testing discipline.
- Proven ownership of production Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines, ideally multi-region/multi-account.
- Linux and/or Windows administration and OS hardening experience; macOS a plus.
- Configuration management (Ansible) and compliance-as-code testing (InSpec) strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring.
WHY JOIN
This is platform engineering with real reach: thousands of workloads boot from the images this team produces. You'll build both the automation and the product it delivers, and ship to production on a regular cadence.
INTRODUCTION
A Senior Platform Engineer / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with strong AWS, Linux/Windows administration, AMI management, Python, Python automation, Infrastructure Architecture, and Platform Engineering experience. The ideal candidate combines system engineering and software development skills, can support enterprise-scale cloud environments, build compliant OS images, automate processes using Python, and troubleshoot infrastructure issues across AWS platforms.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Must have:
- AWS
- Linux Administration
- Python Automation
- Ansible
- Python API Integration
- Infrastructure Engineering
- AMI / Image Management, Image building
Job Family Description:
- Significant experience in both Systems Engineering and Software development
- Proficient in at least one of the infrastructure disciplines and functions:
- Internals of distributed Operating System (Unix/Linux, Windows, Z/OS) internals
- Systems programming
- Network programming
- Experience in large scale software development in one or more of the programming languages (C, C++, Perl, Python, Java, C#, .NET)
- Enterprise scale and resiliency
- Experience in system and software security and entitlements (SSO, windows, Kerberos, LDAP, Windows AD)
- Modern compute technologies (e.g., virtualization, cloud)
- Experience with Agile development process and automated testing
- Experience working across large infrastructure environments and distributed across multiple data centers
- Experience in end-to-end systems automation and orchestration
- Experience in Systems and Application monitoring systems and instrumentation
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Public Cloud Infrastructure team is looking for a strong candidate to join them in producing Virtual Machine Images and orchestrating distribution to thousands of subscribers in Public Clouds.
The role:
We build the automated platform that produces hardened, compliance-tested operating system images (AWS AMIs) for a large enterprise cloud estate. Every image our internal teams launch — across RHEL, Windows, macOS, and Amazon Linux — is created, customized, security-tested, and distributed by the systems this team owns, spanning multiple AWS regions and multiple environments. We maintain hundreds of image definitions and customization packages, including ARM/x86, GPU, and Kubernetes (EKS/ECS) node variants.
As a cloud infrastructure senior engineer, you'll set technical direction across two connected sides of the platform:
- Platform / Infrastructure — event-driven build pipelines using AWS Step Functions and Lambda, defined as Infrastructure as Code in CloudFormation, orchestrating the full image lifecycle from import through customization, testing, distribution, and decommissioning.
- Image customization & operations — the reusable packages, Ansible provisioning scripts, and compliance tests that define each image, delivered through a PR-driven, automated release pipeline.
What you'll do:
- Own and evolve serverless, event-driven build automation (Step Functions, Lambda, SNS, S3, EC2) that customizes machine images at scale.
- Lead Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation) that deploys consistently across many regions and accounts.
- Build and harden OS images for RHEL, Windows, macOS, and Amazon Linux, including GPU, ARM64, and Kubernetes node variants, to strict security and compliance standards.
- Raise the bar on code quality, test coverage, and CI/CD health; mentor engineers and lead technical reviews.
- Partner with OS engineering and consuming application teams to keep the image catalog secure, current, and reliable.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years in infrastructure, platform, or cloud engineering, with strong hands-on AWS experience (EC2/AMIs, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudFormation, IAM, S3, SNS).
- Custom VM Image building skills.
- Google and Azure experience is a plus.
- Hands-on experience in creating complex AI skills, agents.
- Strong Python and a solid automated-testing discipline.
- Proven ownership of production Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines, ideally multi-region/multi-account.
- Linux and/or Windows administration and OS hardening experience; macOS a plus.
- Configuration management (Ansible) and compliance-as-code testing (InSpec) strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring.
WHY JOIN
This is platform engineering with real reach: thousands of workloads boot from the images this team produces. You'll build both the automation and the product it delivers, and ship to production on a regular cadence.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Cloud Software Engineer
Align your credentials with EB-2 requirements
A U.S. master's degree or a foreign equivalent bachelor's plus five years of progressive cloud engineering experience can satisfy EB-2's advanced-degree standard. Document each role's scope and cloud-specific technologies before your employer begins the PERM audit file.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search the DOL's OFLC disclosure data for employers who have certified PERM applications under SOC codes for software developers. Companies with recent certifications already have immigration counsel in place and understand the multi-year sponsorship commitment cloud roles require.
Negotiate sponsorship terms before signing an offer
Ask explicitly whether the employer will cover PERM advertising costs, I-140 filing fees, and premium processing. Cloud roles often command sponsorship, but the split between employer-paid and employee-paid costs varies and affects your out-of-pocket timeline significantly.
Track your priority date against the Visa Bulletin
If you were born in India or China, EB-2 and EB-3 backlogs can run years longer than for other nationals. Check the State Department Visa Bulletin monthly so you can time your I-485 or consular processing window accurately once your I-140 is approved.
Find green-card-sponsoring cloud roles on Migrate Mate
Filter by job title and sponsorship type to surface Cloud Software Engineer openings at employers with verified green card filing history. Migrate Mate shows EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship data alongside roles so you can prioritize applications to employers already set up for PERM.
Prepare your PERM recruitment documentation proactively
PERM requires your employer to run specific DOL-prescribed recruitment steps, including print and online ads, before filing. Keeping an organized record of your own job search activity, resume versions, and outreach gives your employer's attorney a cleaner audit trail if DOL issues a supervised recruitment order.
Green Card Cloud Software Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Cloud Software Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Cloud Software Engineer positions typically qualify for both. EB-2 applies when the role requires an advanced degree or when you hold a bachelor's degree plus at least five years of progressive, specialized experience. EB-3 covers roles that require at least a bachelor's degree. Your employer selects the category when filing the PERM labor certification with DOL, so the job description's stated educational requirements matter.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status renewed every three years with no path to permanence on its own. PERM sponsorship leads directly to lawful permanent residency through an I-140 immigrant petition and I-485 or consular processing. There is no annual lottery for EB-3 filings. The tradeoff is time: PERM requires DOL recruitment steps and government processing that can take one to three years before you can file for adjustment of status, longer if your country of birth has a backlog.
How do I find Cloud Software Engineer jobs where the employer is already willing to sponsor a green card?
Search Migrate Mate and filter by EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship to see Cloud Software Engineer roles at employers with documented PERM filing history. Targeting companies that have already run the PERM process for comparable roles reduces the back-and-forth of convincing a hiring team to start from scratch on immigration policy.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for a Cloud Software Engineer PERM filing?
DOL requires your employer to pay you at least the prevailing wage for your specific role, experience level, and geographic location. Your employer determines this using the OFLC Wage Search tool, which produces a wage determination tied to your SOC code and work location. Your offered salary must meet or exceed that figure throughout the PERM process and at the time you adjust status.
Can I switch employers while my green card sponsorship is in progress?
You can change employers after your I-140 has been approved and is more than 180 days old, provided your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days. This portability rule under AC21 allows you to move to a same or similar cloud engineering role at a new employer without restarting the PERM process. Confirm your new role qualifies as same or similar before accepting the offer.