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Cloud Operations Engineer roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. Most sponsors file during the April cap season, but cap-exempt employers at universities and nonprofits hire year-round. Unlimited renewals are available as long as you hold a qualifying offer.
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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 Operations Engineer
Map your degree to SOC codes
Cloud Operations Engineer roles typically fall under SOC 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) or 15-1299. Confirm your degree field aligns with the posted SOC code before applying, since a mismatch is a common RFE trigger.
Benchmark wages using OFLC Wage Search
Pull the prevailing wage for your target metro area using OFLC Wage Search before negotiations start. Your offered salary must meet or exceed the DOL wage level for the SOC code and location, or USCIS will flag the LCA.
Target cap-exempt employers for faster timelines
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated organizations are cap-exempt, meaning they can file your H-1B petition any time of year without waiting for the April lottery window.
Find H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Search Cloud Operations Engineer roles on Migrate Mate to see employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history in this occupation. That filing history tells you which companies have actually sponsored the role, not just posted jobs.
Confirm cloud certification requirements early
Many employers list AWS, Azure, or GCP certifications as requirements on LCA filings, which can affect how USCIS evaluates specialty occupation. Ask HR whether certifications are listed as minimum requirements before your petition is drafted.
Use your 60-day grace period strategically
If you're laid off while on H-1B, you have a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsor and transfer your petition. Prioritize employers already set up to file H-1B transfers, since starting from scratch on a new I-129 takes longer.
H-1B Visa Cloud Operations Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Cloud Operations Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as computer science, information systems, or network engineering. If the job description accepts any bachelor's degree regardless of field, USCIS may issue an RFE questioning specialty occupation. Your employer should document the specific degree requirement in the LCA and support letter.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Cloud Operations Engineers?
Cloud infrastructure teams at large technology firms, financial institutions, healthcare systems, and government contractors regularly sponsor H-1B visas for this role. Cap-exempt employers, including research universities and affiliated nonprofits, can file year-round outside the lottery. Browse Cloud Operations Engineer roles with verified H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate to identify active sponsors.
How does the H-1B lottery affect hiring timelines for this role?
Cap-subject employers must file during the April registration window for an October 1 start date, so a Cloud Operations Engineer offer accepted in January typically means a six-to-nine-month wait before you can start. Employers using cap-exempt status, or those transferring an existing H-1B from another sponsor, avoid the lottery entirely and can hire on a faster timeline.
What happens to my H-1B if my Cloud Operations Engineer role is reclassified or restructured?
A material change in job duties, location, or SOC classification requires your employer to file an amended I-129 petition before the change takes effect. Moving from one metro area to another is the most common trigger. If the amendment isn't filed in time, your status can fall out of compliance, so confirm the obligation with your employer's immigration team before any role change.
Can I use O*NET to verify that my job duties support an H-1B petition?
Yes. Reviewing the O*NET profile for the SOC code your employer is using gives you a benchmark for the tasks, knowledge areas, and education levels associated with the role. If your actual duties align with the O*NET description and the posted position requires a specific bachelor's degree, that strengthens the specialty occupation argument. Flag any significant gaps to your employer before the petition is filed.