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Job Title
Senior Cloud infrastructure Engineer
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
The Senior Cloud infrastructure Engineer will work out of our Lake Forest, IL location in our Core Diagnostics business unit. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.
What You’ll Work On
- Design, develop, deploy, and release Cloud Platform Infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes, leveraging GitOps practices with Helm and Flux CD, and adhering to Agile methodologies.
- Build and maintain Platform Infrastructure components using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including services such as observability, auditing, and other shared platform capabilities.
- Create, package, and manage Helm charts for deployment of PaaS and platform infrastructure.
- Develop and operate centralized platform services on Azure (e.g., data pipelines, storage solutions, secure file transfer services) using appropriate Azure resources such as ADF, Storage, and SFTP.
- Automate application and infrastructure deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Flux CD and GitOps workflows across multiple environments (development, test, etc.).
- Partner closely with Application Development teams to support platform adoption, provide deployment guidance, and enable application onboarding to Kubernetes environments.
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, including build and release workflows using GitHub Actions, supporting containerized workloads (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Develop and maintain technical design documentation for cloud infrastructure, integrations, and new platform capabilities; collaborate with Platform Architects during design and implementation.
- Perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting related to build, deployment, and runtime issues affecting platform infrastructure and applications.
- Participate across the full cloud lifecycle including provisioning, scaling, monitoring, security, and reliability, while optimizing cloud usage and costs through platform design and Azure cost management practices.
- Collaborate as an individual contributor within cross‑functional teams to deliver informatics and cloud-based products.
- Travel occasionally within the U.S. or internationally as required by project assignments.
Required Qualifications
- B.S. in Computer Science or similar engineering discipline including Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering is required.
- M.S. in Computer Science or Software Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering is preferred.
- 5+ years of experience with Azure Cloud infrastructure and platform services (e.g., Identity management, VPN, Network Access Controls, Data Pipelines, Storage, Cloud Security etc.) or Master's plus 3 years of experience in same field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong experience with Kubernetes and Helm Charts.
- Azure and/or Kubernetes certification is preferred.
- Strong experience with GitOps to manage infrastructure and application configurations.
- Experience setting up robust observability and monitoring infrastructure (e.g., Prometheus/ Grafana etc.).
- Programming expertise in one or more using C, Go, JavaScript languages.
- Expertise in shell scripting is required.
- Ability to review infrastructure architecture and implement it based on inputs from Platform Architects.
- The candidate must have knowledge in maintaining DevOps tools and technologies such as GitHub, Jenkins and Artifactory.
- Familiarity with Administration of Atlassian tool suite for Issue management (Jira) & Knowledge management (Confluence), as well as Requirements management tools such as JAMA is a plus.
- Familiarity with Data Privacy Practices (e.g., GDPR) across cloud regions is a plus.
- Familiarity with AWS is a plus.
COMPENSATION
- The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 – $156,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Product Development
DIVISION:
CRLB Core Lab
LOCATION:
United States > Lake Forest : CP01
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes, 10 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Job Title
Senior Cloud infrastructure Engineer
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
The Senior Cloud infrastructure Engineer will work out of our Lake Forest, IL location in our Core Diagnostics business unit. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.
What You’ll Work On
- Design, develop, deploy, and release Cloud Platform Infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes, leveraging GitOps practices with Helm and Flux CD, and adhering to Agile methodologies.
- Build and maintain Platform Infrastructure components using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including services such as observability, auditing, and other shared platform capabilities.
- Create, package, and manage Helm charts for deployment of PaaS and platform infrastructure.
- Develop and operate centralized platform services on Azure (e.g., data pipelines, storage solutions, secure file transfer services) using appropriate Azure resources such as ADF, Storage, and SFTP.
- Automate application and infrastructure deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Flux CD and GitOps workflows across multiple environments (development, test, etc.).
- Partner closely with Application Development teams to support platform adoption, provide deployment guidance, and enable application onboarding to Kubernetes environments.
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, including build and release workflows using GitHub Actions, supporting containerized workloads (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Develop and maintain technical design documentation for cloud infrastructure, integrations, and new platform capabilities; collaborate with Platform Architects during design and implementation.
- Perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting related to build, deployment, and runtime issues affecting platform infrastructure and applications.
- Participate across the full cloud lifecycle including provisioning, scaling, monitoring, security, and reliability, while optimizing cloud usage and costs through platform design and Azure cost management practices.
- Collaborate as an individual contributor within cross‑functional teams to deliver informatics and cloud-based products.
- Travel occasionally within the U.S. or internationally as required by project assignments.
Required Qualifications
- B.S. in Computer Science or similar engineering discipline including Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering is required.
- M.S. in Computer Science or Software Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering is preferred.
- 5+ years of experience with Azure Cloud infrastructure and platform services (e.g., Identity management, VPN, Network Access Controls, Data Pipelines, Storage, Cloud Security etc.) or Master's plus 3 years of experience in same field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong experience with Kubernetes and Helm Charts.
- Azure and/or Kubernetes certification is preferred.
- Strong experience with GitOps to manage infrastructure and application configurations.
- Experience setting up robust observability and monitoring infrastructure (e.g., Prometheus/ Grafana etc.).
- Programming expertise in one or more using C, Go, JavaScript languages.
- Expertise in shell scripting is required.
- Ability to review infrastructure architecture and implement it based on inputs from Platform Architects.
- The candidate must have knowledge in maintaining DevOps tools and technologies such as GitHub, Jenkins and Artifactory.
- Familiarity with Administration of Atlassian tool suite for Issue management (Jira) & Knowledge management (Confluence), as well as Requirements management tools such as JAMA is a plus.
- Familiarity with Data Privacy Practices (e.g., GDPR) across cloud regions is a plus.
- Familiarity with AWS is a plus.
COMPENSATION
- The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 – $156,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Product Development
DIVISION:
CRLB Core Lab
LOCATION:
United States > Lake Forest : CP01
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes, 10 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Align your credentials to SOC codes
Your resume and degree must map cleanly to the SOC code your employer uses on the LCA. For cloud infrastructure roles, mismatches between your listed specialization and the filed SOC code are a common RFE trigger. Review the O*NET profile for SOC 15-1299 before applying.
Target employers with active LCA filings
Search the OFLC Wage Search to confirm a company has filed LCAs for cloud infrastructure titles in your target metro. Past filings signal an established H-1B process, legal counsel on staff, and familiarity with prevailing wage compliance, all of which reduce your sponsorship risk.
Use Migrate Mate to filter verified sponsors
On Migrate Mate, filter Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer roles by employers with documented H-1B filing history. This lets you skip companies that list sponsorship as possible but have no LCA track record, saving you weeks of applications that stall at the offer stage.
Negotiate offer timing around the cap deadline
H-1B cap petitions must be filed by early April for an October 1 start. If your offer comes in February or March, confirm your employer can prepare the I-129 in time. A delayed filing means waiting a full year for the next cap cycle.
Clarify cloud platform scope with your employer early
USCIS scrutinizes specialty occupation claims for broad titles. Before your employer files, confirm the job description specifies the required platform expertise, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP architecture at a senior level, so the LCA and I-129 reflect a clearly defined specialty.
Document your infrastructure certifications for the petition
Certifications like AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect strengthen the specialty occupation argument in your I-129 packet. Gather official certificate PDFs and any continuing education records before your employer's legal team prepares the petition.
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Find Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer JobsSenior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer roles qualify as H-1B specialty occupations?
Yes. USCIS recognizes senior-level cloud infrastructure roles as specialty occupations because they typically require at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a directly related engineering field. The employer must document that the position demands theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge, which senior infrastructure roles generally satisfy through platform architecture responsibilities.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring H-1B visas for this role?
Search Migrate Mate to browse Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer positions filtered by employers with verified H-1B filing history. You can also cross-reference company names in the OFLC Wage Search to confirm active LCA filings for cloud infrastructure job titles in your target city before investing time in the application process.
Which SOC code applies to Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer positions?
Most employers file LCAs for this title under SOC 15-1299, which covers software and computer applications engineers not elsewhere classified, or occasionally under SOC 15-1244 for network and computer systems administrators depending on how the role is scoped. The SOC code determines the prevailing wage tier USCIS requires your employer to meet, so confirm which code your employer intends to use before accepting an offer.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new employer if I'm already working as a cloud infrastructure engineer?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can begin working for a new employer as soon as they file an I-129 transfer petition, without waiting for USCIS approval, provided you're in valid H-1B status and have no unauthorized gaps. Your new employer files a new LCA for the role, and your job duties and title must still meet specialty occupation standards.
Does cloud infrastructure experience on OPT or STEM OPT help my H-1B petition?
It strengthens your specialty occupation argument by demonstrating that you've been performing the role in a professional capacity, which gives your employer concrete evidence of your qualifications beyond your degree. Employers should document your OPT-period responsibilities in the I-129 support letter. If your OPT employer sponsors you directly, the continuity of employment in the same role also simplifies the specialty occupation analysis.
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