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Kubernetes Engineers qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as a specialty occupation requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field. Employers file the Labor Condition Application with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and the annual cap applies unless you're at a qualifying university or research institution.
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Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer to join our team in Peoria, IL. We offer PTO, 401k, and more! If you're looking to grow your career within an extremely reputable, stable Fortune 100 company - let's talk!
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, deployment, and lifecycle management of highly available Kubernetes platforms across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, establishing the foundational cluster patterns needed to onboard enterprise AI workloads.
- Establish secure multi-tenant platform standards that strengthen governance, resource efficiency, and workload isolation across teams.
- Build automated, GitOps-driven platform operations for provisioning, upgrades, patching, scaling, and decommissioning to reduce deployment risk and improve delivery speed.
- Define platform standards for deployment, observability, and service operations that improve consistency and reduce engineering friction.
- Embed security and compliance controls into the platform through policy, identity and access, secrets management, and workload protection practices.
- Establish observability capabilities that accelerate issue detection, improve incident response, and support data-driven reliability management.
- Define and own the platform operating model, including service objectives, support expectations, operational readiness, and the approach to scaling for enterprise AI workloads.
- Resolve complex platform issues across networking, storage, and runtime layers while driving long-term architectural improvements.
- Drive continuous improvement in automation, performance, and cost efficiency to increase platform value and reduce operational overhead.
Team Collaboration & Work Environment
- Work within an AI Center of Excellence alongside platform and application developers.
- Partner with security, infrastructure, and application teams to align technical decisions with enterprise requirements, standardize deployment patterns, and support platform adoption.
- Collaborate with globally distributed engineering and platform teams to deliver a shared enterprise Kubernetes platform across time zones.
- Participate in on-call rotation, maintenance readiness, and disaster recovery preparedness.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Proven success building, evolving, and operating production-grade Kubernetes platforms at scale across cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments, including responsibility for reliability, security, and platform lifecycle management.
- Deep expertise in Linux, cluster networking, and storage architecture, with the ability to diagnose issues across the full infrastructure stack.
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code and release automation in production, including Terraform and Helm-based platform delivery.
- Experience managing production deployments with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux.
- Strong hands-on Kubernetes security experience, including RBAC, network policies, secrets and key management, admission/policy enforcement, and production cluster hardening in enterprise environments.
- Experience with at least one major cloud platform, preferably AWS or Azure.
- Experience implementing monitoring, observability, and operational readiness practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with enterprise Kubernetes distributions and managed services such as EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift, or Rancher.
- Familiarity with service mesh capabilities for traffic management, security, and platform resilience.
- Exposure to modern observability frameworks, including OpenTelemetry.
- Familiarity with container image security, vulnerability scanning, and software supply chain practices.
- Experience supporting enterprise AI platforms, such as Accenture AI Refinery.
- Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid Holidays
Salary expectations: 115,000-120,000 per annual
Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer
Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time Senior Kubernetes Platform Engineer to join our team in Peoria, IL. We offer PTO, 401k, and more! If you're looking to grow your career within an extremely reputable, stable Fortune 100 company - let's talk!
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, deployment, and lifecycle management of highly available Kubernetes platforms across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, establishing the foundational cluster patterns needed to onboard enterprise AI workloads.
- Establish secure multi-tenant platform standards that strengthen governance, resource efficiency, and workload isolation across teams.
- Build automated, GitOps-driven platform operations for provisioning, upgrades, patching, scaling, and decommissioning to reduce deployment risk and improve delivery speed.
- Define platform standards for deployment, observability, and service operations that improve consistency and reduce engineering friction.
- Embed security and compliance controls into the platform through policy, identity and access, secrets management, and workload protection practices.
- Establish observability capabilities that accelerate issue detection, improve incident response, and support data-driven reliability management.
- Define and own the platform operating model, including service objectives, support expectations, operational readiness, and the approach to scaling for enterprise AI workloads.
- Resolve complex platform issues across networking, storage, and runtime layers while driving long-term architectural improvements.
- Drive continuous improvement in automation, performance, and cost efficiency to increase platform value and reduce operational overhead.
Team Collaboration & Work Environment
- Work within an AI Center of Excellence alongside platform and application developers.
- Partner with security, infrastructure, and application teams to align technical decisions with enterprise requirements, standardize deployment patterns, and support platform adoption.
- Collaborate with globally distributed engineering and platform teams to deliver a shared enterprise Kubernetes platform across time zones.
- Participate in on-call rotation, maintenance readiness, and disaster recovery preparedness.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Proven success building, evolving, and operating production-grade Kubernetes platforms at scale across cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments, including responsibility for reliability, security, and platform lifecycle management.
- Deep expertise in Linux, cluster networking, and storage architecture, with the ability to diagnose issues across the full infrastructure stack.
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code and release automation in production, including Terraform and Helm-based platform delivery.
- Experience managing production deployments with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux.
- Strong hands-on Kubernetes security experience, including RBAC, network policies, secrets and key management, admission/policy enforcement, and production cluster hardening in enterprise environments.
- Experience with at least one major cloud platform, preferably AWS or Azure.
- Experience implementing monitoring, observability, and operational readiness practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with enterprise Kubernetes distributions and managed services such as EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift, or Rancher.
- Familiarity with service mesh capabilities for traffic management, security, and platform resilience.
- Exposure to modern observability frameworks, including OpenTelemetry.
- Familiarity with container image security, vulnerability scanning, and software supply chain practices.
- Experience supporting enterprise AI platforms, such as Accenture AI Refinery.
- Kubernetes certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or CKS.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid Holidays
Salary expectations: 115,000-120,000 per annual
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Kubernetes Engineer
Verify your role meets specialty occupation
USCIS requires your Kubernetes Engineer duties to demand a specific bachelor's degree, not just any technical background. Document that your job description references container orchestration, distributed systems architecture, or cloud infrastructure design to support the specialty occupation argument.
Check prevailing wage before accepting offers
Run your job title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before negotiations. Your offered salary must meet the DOL prevailing wage for your wage level, and underpaying is a common LCA compliance failure that delays or kills sponsorship.
Target cap-exempt employers strategically
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government research institutions are cap-exempt, meaning your H-1B petition bypasses the annual lottery. Kubernetes roles in academic research computing, HPC clusters, or national lab infrastructure often qualify and can be filed any time of year.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter your job search to employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history for software infrastructure roles. Migrate Mate surfaces this DOL data by employer and occupation, so you're not guessing which companies will actually sponsor your petition.
Align your credentials with O*NET job zone
The O*NET profile for software developers and DevOps engineers anchors the specialty occupation argument for Kubernetes roles. If your degree is in a tangentially related field, prepare a credentials evaluation and a degree-to-duties analysis your employer can include in the I-129 filing.
Negotiate premium processing into your offer
Standard H-1B processing can take several months after the October 1 start date. Request that your employer file with premium processing, which USCIS adjudicates within 15 business days, so you don't spend your 60-day grace period waiting on a receipt notice.
H-1B Visa Kubernetes Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Kubernetes Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS considers Kubernetes Engineer roles a specialty occupation when the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a directly related field. The key is that your job description must show duties tied to distributed systems, container orchestration, or cloud infrastructure, not general IT support. Your employer documents this in the Labor Condition Application and I-129 petition.
How do I find employers who will actually sponsor H-1B visas for Kubernetes Engineers?
Search for employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history for software infrastructure and DevOps roles. Migrate Mate surfaces this DOL disclosure data by employer, so you can see which companies have filed petitions for roles matching your occupation before you apply. Focusing on employers with a track record of sponsorship significantly reduces the risk of an offer falling through at the petition stage.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Kubernetes Engineer role changes significantly after approval?
A material change in your job duties, work location, or employer can require an amended I-129 petition before the change takes effect. Moving from one client site to another, shifting to a substantially different technology stack, or being reassigned to a different USCIS jurisdiction may all trigger an amendment. USCIS treats unamended material changes as a status violation, so your employer's immigration counsel should evaluate any role changes promptly.
Can I switch employers while my H-1B is pending or after approval?
After USCIS approves your H-1B, you can change employers through H-1B portability under AC21 as long as the new role is in the same or similar specialty occupation and you've held an approved or pending petition for at least 180 days. Your new employer must file a transfer petition before you start. Kubernetes Engineer roles at different companies generally qualify as same-or-similar given the shared technical scope.
Does the H-1B lottery affect my chances as a Kubernetes Engineer, and are there ways around it?
The regular H-1B cap covers 65,000 slots annually, with an additional 20,000 reserved for U.S. master's degree holders. Registration is by lottery, so selection isn't guaranteed regardless of qualifications. Cap-exempt employers, including universities and nonprofit research organizations, bypass the lottery entirely. If your skills apply to academic research computing or national lab infrastructure, targeting those employers gives you a path to H-1B status outside the annual lottery cycle.