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Privacy Analyst roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which requires your employer to document that no qualified U.S. worker is available for the position. Employers in tech, healthcare, and financial services regularly sponsor foreign professionals for permanent residency in this field.
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Devices and Services Trust and Privacy (DSTP) is responsible for maintaining and raising the trust bar for Amazon customers across a diverse set of 30+ Devices and Services (D&S). DSTP offers horizontal services for builders to ensure trust, privacy, and accessibility is built into our products and services. We also build customer-facing capabilities that provide customers with control and transparency and reduce privacy risk, while enabling partner teams to innovate with appropriate guardrails for content moderation, privacy, accessibility, and trust.
The DSTP team is looking for a passionate Software Engineer who would be working on building scalable platforms and tools that help in raising the bar for Privacy and Security for products rolled out by Amazon Devices and Services.
In this role, you will apply your creative and critical problem-solving skills to improve and build new and innovative solutions that help in scaling Privacy controls. You must have a passion to apply engineering solutions to complex privacy and data governance challenges and recognize and fill gaps in capabilities. Above all, you should be passionate about privacy, information security, the ever-changing threat landscape, and privacy/security automation and tooling.
Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
- Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
- Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.
- Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
- Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
- Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.
A day in the life
The challenges SDEs solve for at Amazon are big and influence millions of customers, sellers, and products around the world. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about creating new products, features, and services from scratch while managing ambiguity and the pace of a company where development cycles are measured in weeks, not years.
About the team
This role is a part of our Trust Platform and Automations team within Devices & Services Trust, Privacy, and Accessibility (TPA). Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and are building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional enabled to take on increasingly complex tasks as their careers progress.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience solving basic problems by writing code or scripts with some assistance
- Experience with web protocols, common security attacks, and remediation (non-internship)
- Knowledge of databases, storage, and big data concepts
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings
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.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, WA, Bellevue
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $136,000.00 - $184,000.00 USD annually
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Document your privacy credentials before applying
CIPP, CIPM, or CIPT certifications strengthen your PERM case by demonstrating specialized knowledge that supports the minimum requirements DOL will scrutinize. Gather credential certificates, exam scores, and renewal records before you start targeting employers.
Target industries with active PERM filing history
Healthcare systems, financial institutions, and enterprise software companies file PERM applications for Privacy Analysts far more frequently than startups. Focus your search on organizations subject to HIPAA, GLBA, or GDPR compliance obligations, where the role's specialized nature is easiest to document.
Search green card sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Privacy Analyst openings by employers with verified green card sponsorship history. Seeing actual PERM filing patterns by employer lets you prioritize roles where sponsorship is an established process, not a negotiation you'll have at the offer stage.
Clarify sponsorship timelines during the offer stage
Ask employers whether they'll start PERM concurrent with your H-1B visa or only after a probationary period. Some employers won't file until year two or three of employment, which matters if your priority date and country of birth affect your EB-2 or EB-3 queue position.
Verify your role meets the specialty occupation standard
USCIS requires a direct relationship between the position's duties and a specific degree field. Privacy Analyst roles grounded in data governance, legal compliance, or information security map most cleanly to computer science, information systems, or law degrees. A mismatch between your degree field and job duties can trigger a Request for Evidence.
Check prevailing wage levels before negotiating your offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your geographic area and experience level. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up Level I through Level IV wages for your SOC code before discussing compensation, so your offered salary satisfies PERM requirements from day one.
Green Card Privacy Analyst: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Privacy Analyst roles typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Privacy Analyst positions qualify for EB-3 as skilled worker roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree. Roles requiring a master's degree in information security, law, or a related field, or positions at USCIS-recognized research institutions, may qualify for EB-2. Your employer's attorney will document the minimum requirements in the PERM application, so the job description language matters significantly.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Privacy Analysts?
H-1B is temporary, capped at 85,000 annually, and subject to a lottery. PERM-based green card sponsorship has no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries, leads to permanent residency, and your employer files on your behalf rather than entering a lottery. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM, I-140, and adjustment of status together typically take two to four years before a green card is issued, longer if you were born in India or China.
What makes a Privacy Analyst role easier or harder to sponsor through PERM?
Roles with tightly defined technical requirements, such as data privacy engineering or DPO-track compliance positions requiring a specific degree field, are easier to defend through PERM's supervised recruitment process. Generalist analyst roles where employers broadly advertise for any bachelor's degree create risk because DOL may find qualified U.S. applicants during the recruitment period. The more specialized the duties and degree requirement, the stronger the PERM case.
How do I find Privacy Analyst jobs where the employer already sponsors green cards?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by employers with verified PERM filing history, so you can identify companies that have successfully sponsored Privacy Analysts before rather than asking about sponsorship blindly. This is especially useful for narrowing your search to employers in regulated industries like healthcare and finance, where green card sponsorship for privacy roles is more common.
Can I switch employers while my green card is in process as a Privacy Analyst?
Once your I-140 petition has been approved and your priority date is current or within 180 days of adjustment of status filing, AC21 portability lets you change employers as long as the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. Privacy Analyst roles generally port cleanly to other data privacy or compliance positions, but your immigration attorney should confirm the SOC codes align before you accept a new offer.