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Senior Cloud Platform Engineer roles qualify for green card sponsorship under EB-2 or EB-3 because they meet the specialty occupation standard and require at minimum a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related engineering field. Employers typically file a PERM labor certification with DOL before petitioning USCIS, making early employer alignment on the sponsorship timeline essential.
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The application window is expected to close on: 08/31/2026. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
This role is open to remote candidates within the United States.
Meet the team
Come join the Cloud Platform team. We build the data and telemetry foundation behind cloud-managed networking experiences for customers. Partner with passionate product teams and engineers who use our platform to deliver reliable, high-fidelity insights and capabilities. Work in a cross-functional environment spanning product management, engineering, data science, and design, with a collaborative, technically curious, and customer-focused vibe. Connect streaming telemetry infrastructure and data services to Meraki's broader cloud strategy, enabling internal teams to build differentiated customer experiences. Help shape a platform that is evolving to support the next generation of AI-driven and agentic networking.
Your impact
Define and own a multi-quarter roadmap for telemetry ingestion and data-platform capabilities to advance Meraki's cloud strategy. Lead planning and prioritization across engineering partners, balancing performance, scalability, reliability, customer needs, and market opportunities. Translate distributed-system constraints and data requirements into clear product requirements, user stories, and measurable outcomes for high-availability, low-latency services. Build and evangelize APIs, tools, data structures, and access patterns that help internal product teams and future AI/ML capabilities use telemetry effectively. Measure success through platform reliability, latency, scale, adoption, and the customer experiences enabled by the platform.
Minimum qualifications
- 7+ years of related experience and 3+ years of product management experience with cloud platforms, data infrastructure, SaaS networking, or a comparable technical product area.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience in technical product development.
- Experience defining a product roadmap and requirements for at least one backend, platform, data, or infrastructure capability delivered to production.
- Experience partnering with engineering teams on APIs, distributed systems, data pipelines, or cloud architecture.
- Experience using product, platform, or operational metrics to prioritize work and evaluate outcomes.
Preferred qualifications
- Familiarity with one or more streaming, messaging, caching, relational, or time-series technologies, such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL, or time-series databases.
- Experience with Kubernetes or Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) environments.
- Experience defining data structures or access patterns for AI/ML models, analytics products, or autonomous agents.
- Experience with enterprise networking, telemetry platforms, observability products, or large-scale SaaS services.
- Ability to communicate complex technical tradeoffs clearly to engineering and non-technical stakeholders.
Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $152,400.00 to $221,800.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
- Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
- Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
- Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
- .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
- 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
- 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
- Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$152,400.00 - $255,100.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$134,300.00 - $224,800.00
- For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer
Document your cloud architecture credentials early
Gather degree transcripts, professional certifications like AWS Solutions Architect or Google Cloud Professional, and employment letters that spell out your platform engineering duties. PERM audits often scrutinize whether your credentials match the minimum requirements listed in the job posting.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search OFLC disclosure data for companies that have filed PERM applications under SOC codes for software and cloud infrastructure roles. Employers with repeat filings have established relationships with immigration counsel and are less likely to stall sponsorship after an offer.
Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsoring employers
Filter Senior Cloud Platform Engineer openings by green card sponsorship history on Migrate Mate. You'll see which employers have sponsored EB-2 and EB-3 petitions for similar roles, cutting out outreach to companies with no sponsorship track record.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 fit before accepting an offer
If you hold a master's degree in computer science or a related field, push for an EB-2 filing, which skips the PERM recruitment advertising step for National Interest Waiver self-petitions. EB-3 is viable if your highest credential is a bachelor's degree, but priority date backlogs vary significantly by country of birth.
Align on the PERM recruitment timeline before day one
PERM requires DOL-supervised recruitment before filing, which can add four to six months to the start of your green card process. Confirm with your employer whether they intend to begin PERM before or after your start date, since delaying recruitment extends your overall wait for permanent residency.
Verify prevailing wage classification before your offer letter
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your job zone. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up Level II or Level III wages for cloud platform engineering roles in your work location before negotiating, so your offer letter reflects a wage that supports a clean PERM filing.
Green Card Senior Cloud Platform Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Senior Cloud Platform Engineer positions typically qualify for both EB-2 and EB-3, depending on the employer's stated minimum requirements and your credentials. EB-2 applies if the role requires a master's degree or equivalent, while EB-3 covers roles requiring a bachelor's degree. Your employer's job description drives which category USCIS will adjudicate.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status capped at 85,000 slots annually and subject to lottery selection. PERM-based green card sponsorship has no annual cap at the petition level and leads to permanent residency. The tradeoff is time: PERM labor certification, the I-140 petition, and the adjustment of status process collectively take several years, though your priority date locks in when the I-140 is approved.
What documents should I prepare before a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer PERM sponsorship begins?
You'll need certified degree transcripts, employment verification letters that describe your specific platform engineering duties, and documentation of any cloud certifications. If your degree is from outside the U.S., obtain a credential evaluation from a NACES-member organization. Your employer's attorney will use these to establish that your qualifications match the minimum requirements in the PERM job posting.
How can I find Senior Cloud Platform Engineer jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search Senior Cloud Platform Engineer roles filtered by employers with a documented history of EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship. This removes the guesswork of cold-applying to companies that handle sponsorship case-by-case or only sponsor H-1B holders.
Does my country of birth affect my green card timeline as a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer?
Yes. If you were born in India or China, EB-2 and EB-3 priority dates are significantly backlogged compared to most other countries because USCIS allocates green cards per country of birth, not citizenship. Applicants born in countries without high demand, often called Rest of World, typically face shorter waits. Review the USCIS Visa Bulletin monthly to track your priority date movement.