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Cybersecurity Specialist roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification, which permanently ties your status to the role rather than a visa renewal cycle. Employers in finance, healthcare, defense contracting, and tech regularly sponsor foreign professionals for these positions, where demand for credentialed talent consistently outpaces domestic supply.
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IT Network Services
Work Shift:
Day
Job Category:
Information Technology
Banner Health was named to Fortune’s Most Innovative Companies in America 2025 list for the third consecutive year and named to Newsweek's list of Most Trustworthy Companies in America for the second year in a row. We’re proud to be recognized for our commitment to the latest health care advancements and excellent patient care.
As Banner continues to leverage technology to deliver the highest quality of possible care, Cybersecurity is a top priority. Firewalls Services is responsible for planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading security measures for the protection of the organization's data, systems, and networks as well as troubleshooting security and network platforms. This position ensures that the organization's data and infrastructure are protected from insider and outsider threats by enabling the appropriate security controls while responding to all system and/or network security breaches.
As a Cybersecurity Engineer III, you will be on the front lines and help investigate and remediate cybersecurity incidents, escalate cybersecurity incidents as defined by procedure, and help liaise closely with other teams to ensure the correct response and remediation of cybersecurity incidents. Also in the CSE III role, you will be an innovator and SME within design and architecture as well as helping see major Cyber Security projects through to completion within the Banner team. The location for this role can be local to Arizona or remote and will include on-call duties. The typical schedule for this role is Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM AZ time. This can be a remote position if you live in the following states ONLY: AL, AK, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, AZ, CA, CO, NE, NV, WY. No other states will be considered.
Your pay and benefits (Total Rewards) are important components of your Journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family. We provide health and financial security options, so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life.
Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs, or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.
Position Summary
This position leads the designs, develops, configures, implements, tunes, maintains solutions, resolves technical and business issues related to cybersecurity threat & vulnerability management, identity management, security operations center, forensics, and data protection. Cybersecurity Engineers work with Cybersecurity Architects to execute strategic cyber initiatives, evaluate security components of the network, applications, and end-user devices, and provide guidance to ensure new systems meet regulatory and technical standards. Cybersecurity Engineers lead root-cause analysis on Cyber systems to determine improvement opportunities when failures occur. Cybersecurity Engineers work closely with other IT organizations to ensure cyber products are working and integrating with non-cyber environments (apps, networks, End User devices, Servers, etc).
CORE FUNCTIONS
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Proactively initiates the design and implementation of cybersecurity solutions, upgrades, enhancements, while looking forward three to five years.
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Leads in providing technical expertise and support for cybersecurity solutions, including operational aspects of the software.
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Serves as subject matter expert in the design, implementation, and compliance of secure baseline configurations for applications and infrastructure components.
-
Proactively initiates technical assessments of systems and applications to ensure compliance with policy, standards, and regulations.
-
Authors new cybersecurity standards and procedures. Leads the revision of existing cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures, as needed.
-
Serves as technical leader for cybersecurity projects, including the development of project scope requirements, budgeting, work breakdown, and operational handoff.
-
Identify threats and develop suitable defense measures, evaluate system changes for security implications, and recommend enhancements, research, and draft cybersecurity white papers, and provide first-class support to the cybersecurity operations staff for resolving difficult cybersecurity issues.
-
Under limited direction, self-starter, this position is responsible for cybersecurity across multiple departments system-wide and requires interaction at all levels of staff and management. Work closely on cross-functional IT Teams. Leads work through indirect leadership across other cyber resources. Articulate complex Security functions into simple business ease.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must possess strong knowledge of business, information security, and/or computer science as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent.
Experience normally obtained through seven plus years of experience of enterprise-scale information security engineering, preferably in healthcare. Must also possess three plus years’ experience in a healthcare environment or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical, business, and healthcare experience.
Experience with IT operations, automation of security processes, coding and scripting languages, ability to document security processes as well as use case development. Experience with assessing cyber products, including vendor selection, defining requirements, and contractual documentation development. Experienced assessing and reaching out to vendors for needed features via enhancement requests. Expert understanding of regulatory and compliance mandates, including but not limited to HIPAA, HITECH, PCI, Sarbanes-Oxley. Experienced in planning, designing, and implementing cybersecurity solutions, operating, maintaining, and managing the lifecycle of cybersecurity solutions. Advanced knowledge of Security Engineering Principles, including risk management, resilience, vulnerability management, Information Security, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, etc. Advanced expertise in Cyber products supporting Data Loss Prevention, EDR, AntiVirus, Perimeter services, threat systems, cyber platform analytics, SIEM, CASB, CLOUD Security, etc. Proven Cloud Security experience. Requires independent judgment, critical decision making, excellent analytical skills, with excellent verbal and written communications. Ability to think quickly under difficult or complex conditions and clearly communicate to appropriate staff; ability to balance project workloads with customer support and on-call demands. Must demonstrate deep knowledge of information technology and information security principles and practices. Requires communication and presentation skills to engage technical and non-technical audiences. Requires ability to communicate and interact across facilities and at various levels. Incumbent will have skills to mentor less experienced team members. As is typical in this industry, variable shifts and hours and responding to after-hours notifications may be required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Certification in two or more of the following areas: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), HealthCare Information Security & Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP), CompTIA Security+, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – Engineering (ISSEP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), SANS GIAC, or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Four plus years as a System Administrator or in IT Operations. Or four plus years in risk management or GRC experience in the healthcare/medical environment. Five plus years’ experience in a healthcare environment or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical, business, and healthcare experience.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
Estimated Pay Range:
$50.12 - $83.54 / hour
Banner Health is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted compensation range is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay Banner Health in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. This range is based on possible base salaries and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location, along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure pay equity is achieved and maintained.
EEO Statement:
EEO/Disabled/Veterans
Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.
Privacy Policy:
Privacy Policy
Department Name:
IT Network Services
Work Shift:
Day
Job Category:
Information Technology
Banner Health was named to Fortune’s Most Innovative Companies in America 2025 list for the third consecutive year and named to Newsweek's list of Most Trustworthy Companies in America for the second year in a row. We’re proud to be recognized for our commitment to the latest health care advancements and excellent patient care.
As Banner continues to leverage technology to deliver the highest quality of possible care, Cybersecurity is a top priority. Firewalls Services is responsible for planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and upgrading security measures for the protection of the organization's data, systems, and networks as well as troubleshooting security and network platforms. This position ensures that the organization's data and infrastructure are protected from insider and outsider threats by enabling the appropriate security controls while responding to all system and/or network security breaches.
As a Cybersecurity Engineer III, you will be on the front lines and help investigate and remediate cybersecurity incidents, escalate cybersecurity incidents as defined by procedure, and help liaise closely with other teams to ensure the correct response and remediation of cybersecurity incidents. Also in the CSE III role, you will be an innovator and SME within design and architecture as well as helping see major Cyber Security projects through to completion within the Banner team. The location for this role can be local to Arizona or remote and will include on-call duties. The typical schedule for this role is Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM AZ time. This can be a remote position if you live in the following states ONLY: AL, AK, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, AZ, CA, CO, NE, NV, WY. No other states will be considered.
Your pay and benefits (Total Rewards) are important components of your Journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family. We provide health and financial security options, so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life.
Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs, or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.
Position Summary
This position leads the designs, develops, configures, implements, tunes, maintains solutions, resolves technical and business issues related to cybersecurity threat & vulnerability management, identity management, security operations center, forensics, and data protection. Cybersecurity Engineers work with Cybersecurity Architects to execute strategic cyber initiatives, evaluate security components of the network, applications, and end-user devices, and provide guidance to ensure new systems meet regulatory and technical standards. Cybersecurity Engineers lead root-cause analysis on Cyber systems to determine improvement opportunities when failures occur. Cybersecurity Engineers work closely with other IT organizations to ensure cyber products are working and integrating with non-cyber environments (apps, networks, End User devices, Servers, etc).
CORE FUNCTIONS
-
Proactively initiates the design and implementation of cybersecurity solutions, upgrades, enhancements, while looking forward three to five years.
-
Leads in providing technical expertise and support for cybersecurity solutions, including operational aspects of the software.
-
Serves as subject matter expert in the design, implementation, and compliance of secure baseline configurations for applications and infrastructure components.
-
Proactively initiates technical assessments of systems and applications to ensure compliance with policy, standards, and regulations.
-
Authors new cybersecurity standards and procedures. Leads the revision of existing cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures, as needed.
-
Serves as technical leader for cybersecurity projects, including the development of project scope requirements, budgeting, work breakdown, and operational handoff.
-
Identify threats and develop suitable defense measures, evaluate system changes for security implications, and recommend enhancements, research, and draft cybersecurity white papers, and provide first-class support to the cybersecurity operations staff for resolving difficult cybersecurity issues.
-
Under limited direction, self-starter, this position is responsible for cybersecurity across multiple departments system-wide and requires interaction at all levels of staff and management. Work closely on cross-functional IT Teams. Leads work through indirect leadership across other cyber resources. Articulate complex Security functions into simple business ease.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must possess strong knowledge of business, information security, and/or computer science as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent.
Experience normally obtained through seven plus years of experience of enterprise-scale information security engineering, preferably in healthcare. Must also possess three plus years’ experience in a healthcare environment or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical, business, and healthcare experience.
Experience with IT operations, automation of security processes, coding and scripting languages, ability to document security processes as well as use case development. Experience with assessing cyber products, including vendor selection, defining requirements, and contractual documentation development. Experienced assessing and reaching out to vendors for needed features via enhancement requests. Expert understanding of regulatory and compliance mandates, including but not limited to HIPAA, HITECH, PCI, Sarbanes-Oxley. Experienced in planning, designing, and implementing cybersecurity solutions, operating, maintaining, and managing the lifecycle of cybersecurity solutions. Advanced knowledge of Security Engineering Principles, including risk management, resilience, vulnerability management, Information Security, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, etc. Advanced expertise in Cyber products supporting Data Loss Prevention, EDR, AntiVirus, Perimeter services, threat systems, cyber platform analytics, SIEM, CASB, CLOUD Security, etc. Proven Cloud Security experience. Requires independent judgment, critical decision making, excellent analytical skills, with excellent verbal and written communications. Ability to think quickly under difficult or complex conditions and clearly communicate to appropriate staff; ability to balance project workloads with customer support and on-call demands. Must demonstrate deep knowledge of information technology and information security principles and practices. Requires communication and presentation skills to engage technical and non-technical audiences. Requires ability to communicate and interact across facilities and at various levels. Incumbent will have skills to mentor less experienced team members. As is typical in this industry, variable shifts and hours and responding to after-hours notifications may be required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Certification in two or more of the following areas: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), HealthCare Information Security & Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP), CompTIA Security+, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – Engineering (ISSEP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), SANS GIAC, or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Four plus years as a System Administrator or in IT Operations. Or four plus years in risk management or GRC experience in the healthcare/medical environment. Five plus years’ experience in a healthcare environment or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical, business, and healthcare experience.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
Estimated Pay Range:
$50.12 - $83.54 / hour
Banner Health is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted compensation range is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay Banner Health in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. This range is based on possible base salaries and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location, along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure pay equity is achieved and maintained.
EEO Statement:
EEO/Disabled/Veterans
Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.
Privacy Policy:
Privacy Policy
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Cybersecurity Specialist
Align your credentials to PERM job requirements
PERM requires your degree and work history to match the employer's minimum requirements exactly. A cybersecurity role filed under EB-2 typically requires a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience in information security, not general IT.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Defense contractors, financial institutions, and large healthcare systems file PERM petitions for cybersecurity roles most consistently. Search OFLC disclosure data to verify an employer has certified PERM applications in your SOC code before investing time in their pipeline.
Find sponsoring employers through Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters cybersecurity jobs by green card sponsorship history so you're only applying to employers who have actually filed PERM petitions, not just those who say they're open to sponsorship during screening calls.
Clarify the EB-2 versus EB-3 track before accepting an offer
Ask your prospective employer which category they plan to file under before signing. EB-2 requires the role to genuinely need an advanced degree; if the job description is written broadly enough to accept a bachelor's only, USCIS may reclassify the petition to EB-3 mid-process.
Get your prevailing wage determination verified early
DOL sets the prevailing wage for your specific job title, location, and experience level using the OFLC Wage Search. If your offered salary falls below the Level II or Level III threshold for your metro area, the PERM application will be denied regardless of your qualifications.
Negotiate job description specificity before PERM is filed
PERM locks in the job duties, title, and minimum requirements permanently. Overly generic cybersecurity job descriptions, such as 'monitor security systems,' have drawn PERM audits. Work with your employer's counsel to ensure duties reflect the specialized functions, like penetration testing or SIEM administration, you'll actually perform.
Green Card Cybersecurity Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Cybersecurity Specialist role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Cybersecurity Specialist positions qualify for both EB-2 and EB-3 depending on how the employer writes the job requirements. EB-2 applies when the role genuinely requires a master's degree or equivalent, such as a bachelor's plus five years of specialized experience in information security. EB-3 covers roles with a bachelor's degree minimum. The employer chooses the category, but USCIS reviews whether the stated requirements match the actual duties.
How is PERM green card sponsorship different from H-1B sponsorship for cybersecurity roles?
PERM leads to permanent residency rather than temporary status, so there's no visa cap lottery and no six-year maximum. H-1B visa requires annual renewals and is subject to the cap lottery for most applicants. PERM processing through DOL typically takes six to twelve months before the I-140 petition is even filed, making the total timeline longer upfront, but the outcome is lawful permanent resident status rather than a work authorization that must be extended every three years.
What makes a cybersecurity employer a strong candidate for PERM sponsorship?
Employers with established HR and legal teams, active government contracts, or FISMA compliance obligations sponsor PERM petitions most reliably for cybersecurity roles. Defense contractors and financial institutions regularly hire for cleared or clearance-eligible positions and have immigration counsel already in place. You can verify an employer's PERM filing history by reviewing OFLC disclosure data for their company name and the SOC code for Information Security Analysts.
How can I find Cybersecurity Specialist jobs with active green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search for Cybersecurity Specialist roles filtered by employers who have filed PERM petitions, which removes the guesswork of cold-applying to companies that claim openness to sponsorship but have no filing history. Filtering by sponsorship track record before you apply saves you from spending months in a process an employer was never prepared to complete.
Can a security clearance requirement affect my green card application as a foreign national?
Yes. Roles requiring a U.S. government security clearance, such as Secret or Top Secret, are generally unavailable to foreign nationals who are not already lawful permanent residents or citizens. Some employers structure PERM sponsorship around non-cleared cybersecurity functions, such as vulnerability management or cloud security, and handle clearance eligibility after the green card is granted. Clarify clearance requirements with the employer before the PERM job description is finalized to avoid a mismatch.