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Azure Data Engineer roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations under the computer-related occupations category, requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. Employers filing H-1B petitions for this role must certify a prevailing wage through DOL before USCIS adjudicates the petition.
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Location: Irving, TX - Hybrid – 3 days WFO (Tues, Wed and Thurs)
Job type: Contract
Skills: Azure AI Document Intelligence, Contract and Invoice OCR, AI, OpenAI, Databricks
Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Azure AI Document Intelligence Engineer responsible for designing, training, and optimizing AI-powered contract and invoice OCR solutions using Azure AI Document Intelligence, Azure Databricks, Azure Machine Learning, MLflow, Azure AI Search, OpenAI/GenAI, Python, and SQL, driving 98-99%+ extraction accuracy across complex supply-chain and procurement documents through advanced machine learning, document classification, validation frameworks, and intelligent automation.
Experience:
- 10+ Years
Educational Qualifications:
- Engineering Degree – BE/ME/BTech/MTech/BSc/MSc. Technical certification in multiple technologies is desirable.
Mandatory skills
- 4+ years of experience in machine learning, OCR, computer vision, NLP, or intelligent document processing. Hands-on experience with Azure AI Document Intelligence or a comparable enterprise document-processing platform.
- Strong Python development skills. Experience with REST APIs, JSON, Azure SDKs, and asynchronous processing. Experience training and evaluating document classification and field-extraction models. Strong understanding of accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score, confidence calibration, and test-set design.
- Experience extracting complex tables and variable-length line items. Experience creating labelled datasets and maintaining data-quality standards. Familiarity with invoices, purchase orders, contracts, or supply-chain documents.
- Strong analytical, debugging, and technical-documentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Azure Machine Learning, MLflow, Azure AI Search, or Azure OpenAI. Experience with multilingual documents.
- Familiarity with contract clause extraction and legal-document processing. Knowledge of ERP or procurement systems such as SAP, Oracle, Dynamics 365, Coupa, or Ariba. Experience implementing active learning, model-drift monitoring, and human-in-the-loop workflows. Knowledge of data privacy and document-retention requirements.
- Success Measures ≥99% exact-match accuracy for approved critical fields. ≥98% exact-match accuracy across all agreed fields. Accuracy maintained across suppliers, formats, and document-quality categories.
- Measurable reduction in manual corrections and review time. Documented improvement process for fields that miss their thresholds. No production model deployed without passing the approved evaluation suite.
Skills
Azure (Bigdata Azure)
Azure AI Document Intelligence, Azure Databricks, OpenAI, GenAI, Azure Machine Learning, MLflow, Azure AI Search
SQL, Contract and Invoice OCR
Role: Senior Azure AI Document Intelligence Engineer (OCR Experience)
Location: Irving, TX - Hybrid – 3 days WFO (Tues, Wed and Thurs)
Job type: Contract
Skills: Azure AI Document Intelligence, Contract and Invoice OCR, AI, OpenAI, Databricks
Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Azure AI Document Intelligence Engineer responsible for designing, training, and optimizing AI-powered contract and invoice OCR solutions using Azure AI Document Intelligence, Azure Databricks, Azure Machine Learning, MLflow, Azure AI Search, OpenAI/GenAI, Python, and SQL, driving 98-99%+ extraction accuracy across complex supply-chain and procurement documents through advanced machine learning, document classification, validation frameworks, and intelligent automation.
Experience:
- 10+ Years
Educational Qualifications:
- Engineering Degree – BE/ME/BTech/MTech/BSc/MSc. Technical certification in multiple technologies is desirable.
Mandatory skills
- 4+ years of experience in machine learning, OCR, computer vision, NLP, or intelligent document processing. Hands-on experience with Azure AI Document Intelligence or a comparable enterprise document-processing platform.
- Strong Python development skills. Experience with REST APIs, JSON, Azure SDKs, and asynchronous processing. Experience training and evaluating document classification and field-extraction models. Strong understanding of accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score, confidence calibration, and test-set design.
- Experience extracting complex tables and variable-length line items. Experience creating labelled datasets and maintaining data-quality standards. Familiarity with invoices, purchase orders, contracts, or supply-chain documents.
- Strong analytical, debugging, and technical-documentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Azure Machine Learning, MLflow, Azure AI Search, or Azure OpenAI. Experience with multilingual documents.
- Familiarity with contract clause extraction and legal-document processing. Knowledge of ERP or procurement systems such as SAP, Oracle, Dynamics 365, Coupa, or Ariba. Experience implementing active learning, model-drift monitoring, and human-in-the-loop workflows. Knowledge of data privacy and document-retention requirements.
- Success Measures ≥99% exact-match accuracy for approved critical fields. ≥98% exact-match accuracy across all agreed fields. Accuracy maintained across suppliers, formats, and document-quality categories.
- Measurable reduction in manual corrections and review time. Documented improvement process for fields that miss their thresholds. No production model deployed without passing the approved evaluation suite.
Skills
Azure (Bigdata Azure)
Azure AI Document Intelligence, Azure Databricks, OpenAI, GenAI, Azure Machine Learning, MLflow, Azure AI Search
SQL, Contract and Invoice OCR
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as an Azure Data Engineer
Verify your degree field qualifies
USCIS scrutinizes whether your degree directly relates to Azure Data Engineering. A computer science or information systems degree is straightforward, but degrees in mathematics or business with heavy technical coursework may require a credential evaluation to establish equivalency.
Target employers with active LCA filings
Use Migrate Mate to filter for employers with verified H-1B filing history in data engineering roles. DOL Labor Condition Application records show which companies have actually sponsored similar positions, not just which ones advertise sponsorship willingness.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating
Run the OFLC Wage Search for SOC code 15-1243 (Database Architects) or 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) in your target metro. Your offered salary must meet or exceed the certified wage level, so negotiate with that floor in mind.
Ask employers about cap-exempt status early
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government-affiliated entities can file H-1B petitions outside the annual cap year-round. If you're open to these settings, cap-exempt employers offer faster timelines and no lottery risk for Azure Data Engineer roles.
Prepare an O*NET-aligned job description
USCIS uses O*NET occupation profiles to evaluate specialty occupation status. Confirm your job duties align with the listed tasks and required education for data engineering roles so your employer's support letter directly mirrors what adjudicators expect to see.
Request premium processing for tight transitions
If you're changing employers or transitioning off OPT, USCIS premium processing upgrades the I-129 adjudication timeline significantly. Confirm your new employer will cover the fee before accepting an offer with a hard start date.
H-1B Visa Azure Data Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Azure Data Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Azure Data Engineer positions require theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge, specifically in cloud architecture, data pipeline design, and distributed systems, typically requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a closely related field. USCIS consistently approves data engineering roles under the specialty occupation standard, though your employer's job description must clearly reflect degree-level complexity rather than generalized IT support tasks.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Azure Data Engineer jobs?
Large cloud consulting firms, financial services companies, healthcare systems, and technology companies with Azure-heavy infrastructure regularly sponsor H-1B petitions for this role. DOL Labor Condition Application disclosure data shows which specific employers have filed for data engineering positions. Migrate Mate surfaces this filing history so you can focus your applications on employers who have a demonstrated track record of H-1B sponsorship in this field.
How does the H-1B lottery affect my job search as an Azure Data Engineer?
If you're subject to the annual H-1B cap, your petition enters a random selection process each April for an October 1 start date. Cap-exempt employers, including universities and certain nonprofit research institutions, can hire outside that window. If you're already on H-1B status with another employer, an H-1B transfer doesn't require a new lottery slot, which makes changing jobs faster and lower-risk for experienced Azure Data Engineers.
What documents should I gather before applying for Azure Data Engineer roles with H-1B sponsorship?
Compile your academic transcripts, degree certificates, and any credential evaluations if your degree is from outside the U.S. Also gather employment verification letters from prior roles that demonstrate Azure-specific work, such as pipeline development, cloud migration, or data warehousing projects. USCIS may issue a Request for Evidence asking for proof that your prior experience aligns directly with the degree field claimed in the petition, so documentation depth matters.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new Azure Data Engineer employer without waiting for the lottery?
Yes. H-1B portability under AC21 allows you to transfer your status to a new employer in a same or similar occupational classification once your I-129 has been pending or approved for at least 180 days. Your new employer files an H-1B transfer petition, and you can start working as soon as USCIS receives it, without waiting for approval. Both roles must fall under the data engineering or computer occupations category for portability to apply cleanly.