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Cloud Engineer roles sit squarely within H-1B visa specialty occupation criteria, requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field. Employers filing H-1B petitions for this role must certify prevailing wages through a DOL Labor Condition Application before USCIS can approve your petition.
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Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead – our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It’s a big ask, but it’s one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate – pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better. Why? Because it’s the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it’s a career with purpose. It’s a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future – including your own.
We’re actively seeking a talented Cloud Platforms Director to join our Cloud & Compute Platforms team in our Charlotte, NC or Newport Beach, CA office. Relocation Assistance may be provided.
As Cloud Platforms Director, you’ll fill an exciting new role in Pacific Life’s growth and long-term success by evolving the strategic direction of our cloud platforms and infrastructure. You’ll be an early builder of our excellent company culture in our amazing new Charlotte offices. You will lead other leaders and global teams of high-performing engineers. You’ll partner with extremely talented business leaders across the US, UK, and APAC regions to enable our growth. This is a wonderful opportunity for a motivated leader to make their mark and help set the direction.
How you’ll help us move forward:
- Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for cloud platform engineering, aligning with business and IT objectives.
- Manage a robust distributed cloud core infrastructure, ensuring that our governance and operations systems are highly redundant, resilient, and automated.
- Lead a team of experienced cloud platform engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure that our cloud platforms are scalable, performant, resilient, secure, and cost-effective.
- Collaborate with business and technology leadership to gather requirements and ensure the cloud platform meets the needs of our stakeholders.
- Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and oversee third-party services.
- Develop and run a comprehensive service line in a global setting to automate and run cloud workloads, supported by KPIs and KRIs.
- Collaborate with executive leadership and stakeholders to align global compute strategies with broader IT and business goals.
- Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to maintain a competitive edge.
The experience you bring:
- 10+ years of experience in cloud platform management, IT infrastructure, or related fields.
- 4-year degree or equivalent experience.
- Ability to generate executive-level proposals, presentations, and other communications content that speaks to all levels of technical, business, and financial leaders.
- Proven track record of leading infrastructure operations teams, preferably in a global environment.
- Strong understanding of security, identity, networking, cloud technologies, and hybrid environments.
- Knowledgeable about compliance and security frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR).
- Foundational understanding of CI/CD practices and pipeline orchestration.
- Budgeting and financial management experience, including cost optimization strategies.
- Hands-on experience with disaster recovery planning, incident management, and operational risk mitigation.
- Experience working in regulated industries or high-availability environments.
What makes you stand out:
- AWS or other public Cloud Service Provider certifications.
- Experience leading global, multi-site infrastructure operations in an enterprise environment.
- The ability to manage hybrid cloud infrastructures and integrate on-premises data centers with public cloud providers.
- Robust knowledge of global cloud networking and routing practices.
- Expertise and experience managing Kubernetes clusters, Infrastructure as Code, and other modern deployment paradigms.
- Demonstrated use of AI capabilities; experience building guardrails for use of AI services.
Base Pay Range:
The base pay range noted represents the company’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications and geographic location. Also, most employees are eligible for additional incentive pay.
$184,680.00 - $225,720.00
Your Benefits Start Day 1
Your wellbeing is important to Pacific Life, and we’re committed to providing you with flexible benefits that you can tailor to meet your needs. Whether you are focusing on your physical, financial, emotional, or social wellbeing, we’ve got you covered.
- Prioritization of your health and well-being including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellbeing Reimbursement Account that can be used on yourself or your eligible dependents.
- Generous paid time off options including: Paid Time Off, Holiday Schedules, and Financial Planning Time Off.
- Paid Parental Leave as well as an Adoption Assistance Program.
- Competitive 401k savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation.
You Can Be Who You Are
We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces the authenticity of all employees, partners and communities. We support all employees to thrive and achieve their fullest potential.
EEO Statement:
Pacific Life Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact a Human Resources Representative at Pacific Life Insurance Company.
Job Description:
Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead – our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It’s a big ask, but it’s one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate – pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better. Why? Because it’s the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it’s a career with purpose. It’s a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future – including your own.
We’re actively seeking a talented Cloud Platforms Director to join our Cloud & Compute Platforms team in our Charlotte, NC or Newport Beach, CA office. Relocation Assistance may be provided.
As Cloud Platforms Director, you’ll fill an exciting new role in Pacific Life’s growth and long-term success by evolving the strategic direction of our cloud platforms and infrastructure. You’ll be an early builder of our excellent company culture in our amazing new Charlotte offices. You will lead other leaders and global teams of high-performing engineers. You’ll partner with extremely talented business leaders across the US, UK, and APAC regions to enable our growth. This is a wonderful opportunity for a motivated leader to make their mark and help set the direction.
How you’ll help us move forward:
- Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for cloud platform engineering, aligning with business and IT objectives.
- Manage a robust distributed cloud core infrastructure, ensuring that our governance and operations systems are highly redundant, resilient, and automated.
- Lead a team of experienced cloud platform engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure that our cloud platforms are scalable, performant, resilient, secure, and cost-effective.
- Collaborate with business and technology leadership to gather requirements and ensure the cloud platform meets the needs of our stakeholders.
- Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and oversee third-party services.
- Develop and run a comprehensive service line in a global setting to automate and run cloud workloads, supported by KPIs and KRIs.
- Collaborate with executive leadership and stakeholders to align global compute strategies with broader IT and business goals.
- Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to maintain a competitive edge.
The experience you bring:
- 10+ years of experience in cloud platform management, IT infrastructure, or related fields.
- 4-year degree or equivalent experience.
- Ability to generate executive-level proposals, presentations, and other communications content that speaks to all levels of technical, business, and financial leaders.
- Proven track record of leading infrastructure operations teams, preferably in a global environment.
- Strong understanding of security, identity, networking, cloud technologies, and hybrid environments.
- Knowledgeable about compliance and security frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR).
- Foundational understanding of CI/CD practices and pipeline orchestration.
- Budgeting and financial management experience, including cost optimization strategies.
- Hands-on experience with disaster recovery planning, incident management, and operational risk mitigation.
- Experience working in regulated industries or high-availability environments.
What makes you stand out:
- AWS or other public Cloud Service Provider certifications.
- Experience leading global, multi-site infrastructure operations in an enterprise environment.
- The ability to manage hybrid cloud infrastructures and integrate on-premises data centers with public cloud providers.
- Robust knowledge of global cloud networking and routing practices.
- Expertise and experience managing Kubernetes clusters, Infrastructure as Code, and other modern deployment paradigms.
- Demonstrated use of AI capabilities; experience building guardrails for use of AI services.
Base Pay Range:
The base pay range noted represents the company’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications and geographic location. Also, most employees are eligible for additional incentive pay.
$184,680.00 - $225,720.00
Your Benefits Start Day 1
Your wellbeing is important to Pacific Life, and we’re committed to providing you with flexible benefits that you can tailor to meet your needs. Whether you are focusing on your physical, financial, emotional, or social wellbeing, we’ve got you covered.
- Prioritization of your health and well-being including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellbeing Reimbursement Account that can be used on yourself or your eligible dependents.
- Generous paid time off options including: Paid Time Off, Holiday Schedules, and Financial Planning Time Off.
- Paid Parental Leave as well as an Adoption Assistance Program.
- Competitive 401k savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation.
You Can Be Who You Are
We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces the authenticity of all employees, partners and communities. We support all employees to thrive and achieve their fullest potential.
EEO Statement:
Pacific Life Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact a Human Resources Representative at Pacific Life Insurance Company.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Cloud Engineer
Verify your specialty occupation eligibility first
Pull the Cloud Engineer occupation profile on O*NET before applying. Confirm your degree field aligns with the role's listed education requirements so your employer's LCA and I-129 petition reflect a defensible specialty occupation claim from day one.
Target employers with cap-exempt filing options
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government research institutions are cap-exempt H-1B filers. Cloud Engineers at these organizations can be sponsored outside the annual 85,000-slot lottery, giving you a filing path that doesn't depend on random selection.
Search employer H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate
Filter Cloud Engineer roles by verified H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate. Seeing which employers have filed LCAs for this specific occupation code tells you far more about real sponsorship intent than a generic 'visa sponsorship available' tag on a job listing.
Check prevailing wage tiers before negotiating offers
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up Level I through Level IV prevailing wages for your metro area before accepting an offer. Your certified LCA wage floor is legally binding once filed, so knowing the tiers in advance strengthens your negotiating position.
Clarify cloud platform scope during the interview
H-1B petitions for Cloud Engineers often face RFEs when the job duties description is vague. Ask hiring managers to specify AWS, Azure, or GCP responsibilities in the offer letter. Precise duty language tied to your degree field makes the specialty occupation determination easier for USCIS to approve.
Understand your 60-day grace period if laid off
If your employment ends involuntarily, USCIS allows a 60-day grace period to find a new H-1B sponsor or change status. Start the transfer process immediately, because your new employer's I-129 petition must be filed before the grace period expires to maintain lawful status.
H-1B Visa Cloud Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Cloud Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, Cloud Engineer roles consistently meet the specialty occupation standard because the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a closely related engineering field. USCIS evaluates the actual job duties against the degree requirement, so your employer's petition should describe infrastructure design, cloud architecture, or DevOps responsibilities that tie directly to that specific field of study.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Cloud Engineers most consistently?
Cloud Engineers are sponsored across cloud hyperscalers, enterprise software companies, financial institutions, healthcare systems, and consulting firms. The most reliable way to identify consistent sponsors is to check DOL Labor Condition Application disclosure data, which shows which employers have filed for this occupation code by location. Migrate Mate surfaces this data so you can filter Cloud Engineer roles by verified H-1B filing history before applying.
Can my H-1B petition be denied even if my Cloud Engineer job offer is legitimate?
Yes. USCIS issues Requests for Evidence when job duty descriptions are too generic, when the employer can't demonstrate that a bachelor's degree in a specific field is a minimum requirement for the role, or when the offered wage falls below the DOL prevailing wage for your location and experience level. Working with your employer to write precise, degree-anchored job duty language before filing significantly reduces that risk.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Cloud Engineer role shifts from on-site to fully remote?
A material change in worksite location requires your employer to file an amended I-129 petition and a new LCA certified for the remote work location, because prevailing wages are tied to the area of employment. If you're working remotely from a state different from the one listed on your original LCA, your employer should file the amended petition before or shortly after the change takes effect to keep your status compliant.
How does the H-1B lottery affect Cloud Engineers specifically?
Cloud Engineers are subject to the standard H-1B annual cap of 85,000 slots, with 20,000 reserved for U.S. master's degree holders. USCIS runs an electronic registration lottery each March for the following fiscal year. If you're not selected, cap-exempt employers, O-1A visa eligibility based on recognized contributions in your field, or an employer-sponsored green card through PERM are the main alternative paths worth evaluating.