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IT Engineer roles sit squarely within H-1B visa specialty occupation criteria, requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a closely related field. Employers file the LCA with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and the 85,000-slot annual cap means timing your job search around the April lottery window matters.
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Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you’re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we’re missing is you!
Forcepoint is seeking an IT AI Technical Program Manager to join our Enterprise AI team within the Enterprise Systems and Technologies organization. This team builds and operates the Forcepoint Intelligence Platform, the internal AI platform delivering a portfolio of programs that automate revenue, finance, customer success, and IT workflows across the company. This role owns delivery of that portfolio and will be strategically important and highly visible with senior leadership.
The Technical Program Manager will run the delivery framework that carries each AI program through defined milestones, from requirements and architecture through development, staging, production deployment, and measured production adoption. You will coordinate engineers, platform administrators, and business stakeholders across multiple concurrent programs, keep milestone status accurate in Jira, surface risks and slips early, and produce the weekly and executive-level reporting that leadership uses to steer the portfolio. You will also maintain visibility into AI infrastructure spend so program value can be weighed against cost, and you will own launch enablement so business teams are trained and ready when each program reaches production. A successful candidate brings structure and pace to a fast-moving portfolio without slowing the builders down.
How you will work: Remote USA
Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end delivery of the Enterprise AI program portfolio through its milestone framework, from requirements through production usage
- Maintain accurate program and milestone status in Jira, and run the operating cadence (standups, milestone reviews, gate checks) that keeps programs moving
- Identify risks, dependencies, and slips early; drive them to resolution across engineering, security, and business teams
- Produce weekly leadership reporting that ties each program's progress to its business outcome, in language executives can act on
- Track AI infrastructure and platform spend and partner with leadership on budget visibility and forecasting
- Enforce governance and production readiness gates, including security review, documentation, and adoption measurement
- Run enablement and training for teams adopting new AI programs, including launch readiness, training sessions, and documentation, so adoption starts on day one of production
- Coordinate cross-functionally with Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Technologies, and Atlassian Engineering teams on shared dependencies
Skills & Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field
- 4+ years of technical program or project management experience in IT or software delivery
- Strong working knowledge of Jira and agile delivery practices
- Demonstrated ability to run multiple concurrent workstreams with structured milestone tracking
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting
- Critical thinking and analytical abilities
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Experience delivering AI, ML, or data platform programs
- Familiarity with cloud cost management, preferably AWS
- Experience with AI governance, production readiness, or SDLC frameworks
- Experience partnering with finance on budget and spend reporting
- Experience building enablement or training programs for enterprise technology rollouts
- PMP, agile, or equivalent program management certification
Forcepoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range and variable compensation for this role is $131,452.00 - $158,400.00 USD annual and represents the low and high end of compensation for this position. Actual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to, location, experience, job-related skills, relevant education or training and performance. The range listed is just one component of Forcepoint's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include bonuses, paid time off policy, and many region-specific benefits.
Don’t meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don’t meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace – so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.
The policy of Forcepoint is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.
Forcepoint is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to recruiting@forcepoint.com.
Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.
Who is Forcepoint?
Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you’re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we’re missing is you!
Forcepoint is seeking an IT AI Technical Program Manager to join our Enterprise AI team within the Enterprise Systems and Technologies organization. This team builds and operates the Forcepoint Intelligence Platform, the internal AI platform delivering a portfolio of programs that automate revenue, finance, customer success, and IT workflows across the company. This role owns delivery of that portfolio and will be strategically important and highly visible with senior leadership.
The Technical Program Manager will run the delivery framework that carries each AI program through defined milestones, from requirements and architecture through development, staging, production deployment, and measured production adoption. You will coordinate engineers, platform administrators, and business stakeholders across multiple concurrent programs, keep milestone status accurate in Jira, surface risks and slips early, and produce the weekly and executive-level reporting that leadership uses to steer the portfolio. You will also maintain visibility into AI infrastructure spend so program value can be weighed against cost, and you will own launch enablement so business teams are trained and ready when each program reaches production. A successful candidate brings structure and pace to a fast-moving portfolio without slowing the builders down.
How you will work: Remote USA
Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end delivery of the Enterprise AI program portfolio through its milestone framework, from requirements through production usage
- Maintain accurate program and milestone status in Jira, and run the operating cadence (standups, milestone reviews, gate checks) that keeps programs moving
- Identify risks, dependencies, and slips early; drive them to resolution across engineering, security, and business teams
- Produce weekly leadership reporting that ties each program's progress to its business outcome, in language executives can act on
- Track AI infrastructure and platform spend and partner with leadership on budget visibility and forecasting
- Enforce governance and production readiness gates, including security review, documentation, and adoption measurement
- Run enablement and training for teams adopting new AI programs, including launch readiness, training sessions, and documentation, so adoption starts on day one of production
- Coordinate cross-functionally with Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Technologies, and Atlassian Engineering teams on shared dependencies
Skills & Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field
- 4+ years of technical program or project management experience in IT or software delivery
- Strong working knowledge of Jira and agile delivery practices
- Demonstrated ability to run multiple concurrent workstreams with structured milestone tracking
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting
- Critical thinking and analytical abilities
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Experience delivering AI, ML, or data platform programs
- Familiarity with cloud cost management, preferably AWS
- Experience with AI governance, production readiness, or SDLC frameworks
- Experience partnering with finance on budget and spend reporting
- Experience building enablement or training programs for enterprise technology rollouts
- PMP, agile, or equivalent program management certification
Forcepoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range and variable compensation for this role is $131,452.00 - $158,400.00 USD annual and represents the low and high end of compensation for this position. Actual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to, location, experience, job-related skills, relevant education or training and performance. The range listed is just one component of Forcepoint's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include bonuses, paid time off policy, and many region-specific benefits.
Don’t meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don’t meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace – so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.
The policy of Forcepoint is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.
Forcepoint is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to recruiting@forcepoint.com.
Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as an IT Engineer
Verify your degree maps to the role
USCIS scrutinizes whether your specific degree field supports the IT Engineer duties listed in the petition. A general business degree won't hold up if the role requires network architecture or systems engineering. Check the O*NET profile for your SOC code before applying.
Target employers with cap-exempt status
Universities, affiliated nonprofits, and qualifying research institutions are exempt from the 85,000-slot cap. IT Engineers at these organizations can start any time of year, skipping the lottery entirely. Filter for these employer types early in your search.
Search H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to identify IT Engineer employers with verified DOL LCA filing history. Seeing which companies have filed for your specific occupation code tells you who has sponsored before, so you're not guessing at sponsorship willingness during outreach.
Confirm the prevailing wage tier before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your role and location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to find your Level I through IV range before salary discussions, so you know the floor your offer must clear.
Request premium processing if your start date is firm
USCIS offers premium processing on I-129 petitions for an additional fee, reducing adjudication to 15 business days. If you're transitioning from OPT with a hard CPT or OPT end date, ask your employer's counsel whether premium processing is included in their standard filing.
Document your specialized technical skills precisely
RFEs on IT Engineer petitions often challenge whether the role truly requires a specialty degree. Build a credentials file that maps your specific technical competencies to the job duties, using language consistent with USCIS policy manual specialty occupation standards.
H-1B Visa IT Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an IT Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Most IT Engineer positions qualify, but USCIS evaluates each petition individually. The role must require a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific technical field like computer science, electrical engineering, or information systems. Generic IT support roles that accept any degree field are more likely to face an RFE challenging specialty occupation status. Roles involving systems architecture, network engineering, or infrastructure design have a stronger record of approval.
How do I find IT Engineer employers who actually sponsor H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate shows verified LCA filing history by employer and occupation code, so you can see which companies have actually filed H-1B petitions for IT Engineer roles rather than relying on self-reported sponsorship policies. This filters out employers who say they sponsor in theory but have no filing track record for your specific occupation.
Can I switch to a different IT Engineer role mid-H-1B without restarting the lottery?
Yes, changing employers while on H-1B doesn't require re-entering the lottery. Your new employer files an H-1B transfer petition, and you can start work as soon as USCIS receives it, not after approval, if you're maintaining valid H-1B status. The role must still qualify as a specialty occupation and the new employer must file a certified LCA matching the new position's duties and location.
What happens to my H-1B status if my IT Engineer employer does a layoff?
You have a 60-day grace period from your last day of employment to find a new sponsor, file for a change of status, or depart the U.S. During those 60 days you aren't authorized to work, but you remain in valid nonimmigrant status. If a new employer files an H-1B transfer before the grace period ends, you can begin work upon USCIS receipt of the petition.
Does the location of my IT Engineer role affect H-1B compliance requirements?
Yes. If you work at a client site or a different location than your employer's primary address, your employer may need to file an amended H-1B petition with USCIS and a new LCA for that worksite. This applies to remote work arrangements as well. The LCA must reflect the actual work location, and the prevailing wage must match that specific geographic area per DOL rules.