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Site Reliability Engineer 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. Most SRE positions meet the specialty occupation threshold, and USCIS regularly approves I-140 petitions for this role.
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UBS Business Solutions US LLC is seeking an Associate Director, Tech Site Reliability Engineer in Nashville, TN.
Are you an innovative thinker? Do you enjoy delivering enhanced change capabilities across a range of business functions? Are you passionate about IT process automation using cutting edge tooling platforms?
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
We’re looking for an Associate Director, Tech Site Reliability Engineer to:
- Responsible for day-to-day technical and service oversight of the regional Network. Provide technical leadership across the network environment specifically across operational activities, major incidents, and problem management, but also across review and advisory activities for implementation projects.
- Involved in tooling and projects to automate network workflows. Triage with the architecture, engineering, capabilities owners/managers, vendor management and service providers’ teams to onboard new products and represent operations as required to ensure acceptance into service is successfully delivered.
- Oversight of the operational related internal client communication and escalations as needed and proactively drive incident resolutions.
- Work closely with IT leadership and a large variety of stakeholders to make a real impact in terms of production stability, continuous service improvement and best practice sharing across the environment.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Experience Requirement:
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electronics and Communication, Computer Science, Engineering (Any), Technology, or a related field of study plus 3 years of experience in the job offered or 3 years of experience as a Network Operations Engineer, Network Engineer, Network Implementation Engineer, or a related occupation.
Position requires experience with the following:
- Network technologies and protocols associated with CISCO, Arista, Juniper, Palo Alto and Fortinet; WAN technologies such as SDWAN, and MPLS; Troubleshooting skills across routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP; Network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP & UDP, SNMP, FTP, TFTP, SSH, IPSec; Azure; AWS; Cisco ACI; Cisco DNAC; N9Ks; Cat9Ks; WiFi products and technologies such as Cisco, and Meraki; Wireshark; Network Monitoring tools such as Grafana, Zabbix, and Splunk; Python; Ansible; Load balancers such as F5, and Citrix; Arista and Juniper Routers and Switches; DHCP/DNS applications; Firewalls such as Palo Alto, and Fortinet.
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At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We’re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves.
We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.
Disclaimer / Policy statements
UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.
INTRODUCTION
UBS Business Solutions US LLC is seeking an Associate Director, Tech Site Reliability Engineer in Nashville, TN.
Are you an innovative thinker? Do you enjoy delivering enhanced change capabilities across a range of business functions? Are you passionate about IT process automation using cutting edge tooling platforms?
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
We’re looking for an Associate Director, Tech Site Reliability Engineer to:
- Responsible for day-to-day technical and service oversight of the regional Network. Provide technical leadership across the network environment specifically across operational activities, major incidents, and problem management, but also across review and advisory activities for implementation projects.
- Involved in tooling and projects to automate network workflows. Triage with the architecture, engineering, capabilities owners/managers, vendor management and service providers’ teams to onboard new products and represent operations as required to ensure acceptance into service is successfully delivered.
- Oversight of the operational related internal client communication and escalations as needed and proactively drive incident resolutions.
- Work closely with IT leadership and a large variety of stakeholders to make a real impact in terms of production stability, continuous service improvement and best practice sharing across the environment.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Experience Requirement:
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electronics and Communication, Computer Science, Engineering (Any), Technology, or a related field of study plus 3 years of experience in the job offered or 3 years of experience as a Network Operations Engineer, Network Engineer, Network Implementation Engineer, or a related occupation.
Position requires experience with the following:
- Network technologies and protocols associated with CISCO, Arista, Juniper, Palo Alto and Fortinet; WAN technologies such as SDWAN, and MPLS; Troubleshooting skills across routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP; Network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP & UDP, SNMP, FTP, TFTP, SSH, IPSec; Azure; AWS; Cisco ACI; Cisco DNAC; N9Ks; Cat9Ks; WiFi products and technologies such as Cisco, and Meraki; Wireshark; Network Monitoring tools such as Grafana, Zabbix, and Splunk; Python; Ansible; Load balancers such as F5, and Citrix; Arista and Juniper Routers and Switches; DHCP/DNS applications; Firewalls such as Palo Alto, and Fortinet.
JOIN US
At UBS, we know that it's our people, with their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds, who drive our ongoing success. We’re dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first, with new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities to grow and flexible working options when possible. Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, wherever they are on their career journey. And we use artificial intelligence (AI) to work smarter and more efficiently. We also recognize that great work is never done alone. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Because together, we’re more than ourselves.
We’re committed to disability inclusion and if you need reasonable accommodation/adjustments throughout our recruitment process, you can always contact us.
Disclaimer / Policy statements
UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Site Reliability Engineer
Verify your SRE role meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires a direct relationship between a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field and the duties performed. Document how your SRE work, such as distributed systems design or incident response architecture, requires that specific degree, not just any engineering background.
Audit your prevailing wage before negotiating
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage for SOC code 15-1244 before your offer letter is finalized. Your employer must certify your salary meets or exceeds the prevailing wage on the LCA, and renegotiating after PERM filing creates complications.
Target employers with existing PERM filing history
Search Migrate Mate to identify companies that have sponsored green cards for SRE and related infrastructure roles. Employers with a documented PERM history have established internal processes, reducing the risk that your sponsorship stalls due to HR unfamiliarity with the labor certification workflow.
Prepare a detailed duties statement early
The PERM application requires a precise job description that justifies the minimum requirements. Work with your employer's immigration counsel to draft SRE-specific duties covering reliability engineering, SLO management, and platform tooling before the recruitment phase begins, not after an RFE arrives.
Understand how EB-3 backlog affects your country
EB-3 has no annual cap concerns for nationals from most countries, but Indian and Chinese nationals face multi-year priority date backlogs. If your country of birth creates a wait, ask your employer whether your qualifications support an EB-2 filing, which currently moves faster for some nationalities.
Time your H-1B to I-485 transition carefully
Once your I-140 is approved and a visa number is current, you file the I-485 adjustment of status while maintaining valid H-1B visa status. Track your USCIS priority date against the monthly Visa Bulletin so you don't let status lapse while waiting for your green card to become available.
Green Card Site Reliability Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Site Reliability Engineer roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most SRE positions qualify for EB-3 as a skilled worker requiring a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field. EB-2 applies when the role requires an advanced degree or the candidate has a master's degree or higher. USCIS evaluates whether the specific job duties demand that level of education, not just whether the employer prefers it.
How is the PERM green card process different from H-1B sponsorship for SRE roles?
H-1B is a temporary status with a three-year initial period and no path to permanency on its own. PERM is the first step toward lawful permanent residency. There is no annual lottery at the EB-3 level for most nationalities, and approval is based on meeting defined eligibility criteria rather than random selection. The PERM process also requires DOL labor market testing, which H-1B does not.
Where can I find Site Reliability Engineer jobs with green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for SRE and infrastructure engineering roles where employers have a history of PERM and I-140 filings. Filtering by sponsorship history is more reliable than asking individual recruiters, since many employers only confirm sponsorship willingness after an offer is extended, which wastes time on both sides.
What documents should I prepare before a PERM-sponsoring employer files on my behalf?
You'll need academic transcripts confirming your degree, credential evaluation if your degree is from outside the U.S., employment records documenting your SRE experience, and a detailed resume aligned to the duties described in the PERM application. Your employer's immigration counsel will use these to justify the minimum requirements and defend the filing if DOL issues an audit.
Can my employer start PERM while I'm still on OPT or an H-1B?
Yes. PERM labor certification is employer-driven and can be initiated regardless of your current work authorization, whether OPT, STEM OPT, or H-1B. Starting PERM early matters because the process typically takes one to two years before reaching the I-140 stage. Filing early protects your priority date and gives you more flexibility when planning your status transitions.