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Build And Release Engineer roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations under the software development SOC codes that DOL uses for LCA prevailing wage determinations. Employers in fintech, enterprise software, and cloud infrastructure file regularly for this title. Unlimited two-year renewals keep you working while your green card case progresses.
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Essential Functions / Responsibilities:
- Contribute to system integration, DevOps, Continuous Improvement (CI), and Continuous Deployment (CD), while interfacing with the external customers, internal engineering group, and project teams.
- Develop, maintain and evolve on-premise container-based deployment infrastructure, Ansible infrastructure, Maven / Jenkins / Artifactory build infrastructure, and related systems while evaluating and deploying new tools.
- Evolve on-premise software pipeline infrastructure to include complete chain of custody security.
- Provide customer support and guidance to adopt the same infrastructure-as-code tooling that is utilized in-house.
- Support the deployment and operation of our product at the customer site.
- Work with software developers to implement and integrate system changes to meet the customer’s needs.
- Work with customer throughout the project life cycle to support the CI/CD setup at customer’s site.
- Participate in testing of the integrated system.
- Identify the need for changes whether they are defects or new enhancements.
- Proactively identify system problems, failures, and areas for improvement.
- Track issue resolution and document solutions implemented and create troubleshooting guides.
- Interact with Product Development Team, Customers, Solution Providers (Partner / Integrators), and other cross-functional teams as required.
- Effectively apply standard execution methodologies and processes.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Qualifications / Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related. Five (5) years of progressive experience in DevOps (CI/CD), software development, Enterprise System Integration, or a combination thereof. Employer will accept a Master’s degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related and two (2) years of experience in DevOps (CI/CD), software development, Enterprise System Integration, or a combination thereof in lieu of a Bachelor's degree or equivalent and five (5) years of progressive experience as described above.
Work experience to include:
- Developing, managing, and supporting software used for Bulk Electrical Systems, and Bulk Energy Markets;
- DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD, and source control management;
- Git, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, and Ansible;
- Kubernetes and containerization;
- Managing Kubernetes deployments with ArgoCD;
- Deploying microservices into k8s clusters;
- Helm Charts; and
- Using logging and monitoring tools to include: Splunk, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Prometheus and Jaeger.
100% remote position reporting to GE Energy Management Services LLC in Bellevue, WA. Candidate may live anywhere in the continental U.S. GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
For U.S. based positions only, the pay range for this position is $149,240-$212,202 annually. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 10% variable incentive compensation. Available health and welfare benefits include healthcare, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; savings account options (such as a Health Care Flexible Savings Account, Health Reimbursement Account, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account); and an employee assistance program. Additional benefits include a defined contribution 401(k) plan, employee life insurance, optional dependent life insurance, employee accidental death or dismemberment insurance coverage, short-term disability, optional long-term disability, pre-tax transportation/commuter program, paid holidays, paid time off, parental leave, a layoff plan for salaried employees, tuition refund program, use of CariLoop, adoption assistance, optional identity theft prevention insurance, optional personal legal assistance, and optional personal excess liability insurance.
GE Energy Management Services LLC will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
Essential Functions / Responsibilities:
- Contribute to system integration, DevOps, Continuous Improvement (CI), and Continuous Deployment (CD), while interfacing with the external customers, internal engineering group, and project teams.
- Develop, maintain and evolve on-premise container-based deployment infrastructure, Ansible infrastructure, Maven / Jenkins / Artifactory build infrastructure, and related systems while evaluating and deploying new tools.
- Evolve on-premise software pipeline infrastructure to include complete chain of custody security.
- Provide customer support and guidance to adopt the same infrastructure-as-code tooling that is utilized in-house.
- Support the deployment and operation of our product at the customer site.
- Work with software developers to implement and integrate system changes to meet the customer’s needs.
- Work with customer throughout the project life cycle to support the CI/CD setup at customer’s site.
- Participate in testing of the integrated system.
- Identify the need for changes whether they are defects or new enhancements.
- Proactively identify system problems, failures, and areas for improvement.
- Track issue resolution and document solutions implemented and create troubleshooting guides.
- Interact with Product Development Team, Customers, Solution Providers (Partner / Integrators), and other cross-functional teams as required.
- Effectively apply standard execution methodologies and processes.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Qualifications / Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related. Five (5) years of progressive experience in DevOps (CI/CD), software development, Enterprise System Integration, or a combination thereof. Employer will accept a Master’s degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related and two (2) years of experience in DevOps (CI/CD), software development, Enterprise System Integration, or a combination thereof in lieu of a Bachelor's degree or equivalent and five (5) years of progressive experience as described above.
Work experience to include:
- Developing, managing, and supporting software used for Bulk Electrical Systems, and Bulk Energy Markets;
- DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD, and source control management;
- Git, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, and Ansible;
- Kubernetes and containerization;
- Managing Kubernetes deployments with ArgoCD;
- Deploying microservices into k8s clusters;
- Helm Charts; and
- Using logging and monitoring tools to include: Splunk, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Prometheus and Jaeger.
100% remote position reporting to GE Energy Management Services LLC in Bellevue, WA. Candidate may live anywhere in the continental U.S. GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
For U.S. based positions only, the pay range for this position is $149,240-$212,202 annually. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 10% variable incentive compensation. Available health and welfare benefits include healthcare, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; savings account options (such as a Health Care Flexible Savings Account, Health Reimbursement Account, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account); and an employee assistance program. Additional benefits include a defined contribution 401(k) plan, employee life insurance, optional dependent life insurance, employee accidental death or dismemberment insurance coverage, short-term disability, optional long-term disability, pre-tax transportation/commuter program, paid holidays, paid time off, parental leave, a layoff plan for salaried employees, tuition refund program, use of CariLoop, adoption assistance, optional identity theft prevention insurance, optional personal legal assistance, and optional personal excess liability insurance.
GE Energy Management Services LLC will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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Match your resume to SOC codes
DOL assigns Build And Release Engineers to software developer SOC codes for wage-level purposes. Align your resume's skills section to those classifications so recruiters and HR teams recognize your role fits an existing LCA filing template.
Verify employer LCA history before applying
Use Migrate Mate to filter Build And Release Engineer roles by employers with active LCA filings. This narrows your search to companies that have already cleared DOL certification for this title, cutting out exploratory conversations about whether they sponsor.
Flag CI/CD platform certifications upfront
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD certifications signal role-specific expertise that strengthens a specialty occupation argument in USCIS petitions. List them prominently so the employer's immigration counsel can document them in the I-129 support letter.
Ask about cap-exempt entity affiliations
Universities, nonprofits, and government research organizations are cap-exempt. If a tech company contracts its build engineering team through an affiliated research entity, your H-1B petition bypasses the annual lottery entirely, regardless of when you apply.
Confirm prevailing wage level before signing an offer
Your employer must certify your salary at the correct DOL wage level for your metro area. Cross-check the offered compensation against the OFLC Wage Search before you accept, because a mismatch forces an LCA amendment and can delay your start date.
Request premium processing for role-critical start dates
USCIS premium processing guarantees a 15-business-day adjudication decision. If your employer has a production release cycle or a critical infrastructure deadline tied to your start date, premium processing removes the uncertainty of standard five-to-six-month timelines.
H-1B Visa Build And Release Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Build And Release Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Build And Release Engineering requires theoretical and practical application of computer science and systems engineering, which meets USCIS's specialty occupation standard. The role typically maps to software developer or systems engineer SOC codes. Your employer's petition must document that the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field, such as computer science, information systems, or electrical engineering.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Build And Release Engineers?
Enterprise software companies, cloud infrastructure providers, fintech firms, and defense contractors file LCAs for this title most frequently. Employers with large DevOps or platform engineering teams tend to have established immigration programs and approved LCA templates on file. You can browse Build And Release Engineer roles filtered by verified H-1B sponsorship history on Migrate Mate.
How does the H-1B prevailing wage requirement affect Build And Release Engineers?
DOL requires your employer to pay at least the prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location before certifying the LCA. Build And Release Engineers often fall under software developer wage levels, which vary significantly by metro area. You can check the applicable wage level for your city using the OFLC Wage Search before evaluating any offer.
Can a Build And Release Engineer switch employers while on H-1B?
Yes, through H-1B portability. Once your initial petition has been approved and you've worked at least 180 days, you can start with a new employer as soon as the new I-129 petition is filed, without waiting for approval. The new employer must file before your current status expires, and the role must remain a qualifying specialty occupation.
Does remote work affect H-1B sponsorship for Build And Release Engineers?
Yes. H-1B status is tied to specific worksites listed on the LCA. If your employer switches you to a remote arrangement in a different metro area, they must file an amended LCA reflecting the new work location and certify the prevailing wage for that area. Failing to amend is a compliance violation, so confirm your employer's remote-work LCA process before relocating.