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H-1B visa jobs as a Solutions Developer sit squarely in specialty occupation territory, requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, information systems, or a closely related field. Employers must file a certified LCA and an I-129 petition with USCIS before you can begin work, and your initial status runs up to three years.
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Department: Information Technology Services, Enterprise Systems
Reports To: Chief Technology Officer (or designated Enterprise Systems Director upon hire)
FLSA Status: Exempt
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: On-Premise, Hybrid, Fully Remote - all considered
Position Summary
The AI Solutions Developer designs, builds, tests, and supports modern software solutions that use AI, web, and cloud technologies to meet the needs of faculty, staff, and students. This includes building AI-enabled applications, assistants and agents; integrating third-party tools with the University's ecosystem; and maintaining or modernizing existing custom applications. The role works closely with analysts, developers, database administrators, and infrastructure and security staff to solve institutional business and academic challenges and is expected to deliver an exceptional level of customer service, communicate status clearly, and work effectively both independently and as part of a team. The AI Solutions Developer will help shape the University’s AI capabilities by evaluating, configuring, integrating, and extending enterprise AI platforms and cloud AI services such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Boodlebox, and Workday. Where institutional needs exceed the capabilities of commercial platforms, the role will design agent-based architectures, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions, and custom AI workflows. This position will help establish the University’s AI architecture, guide the adoption of emerging technologies, and deliver secure, scalable solutions that improve the experience of faculty, staff and student’s user experience and create operational efficiencies. The University takes a platform-agnostic approach to AI and selects the tool best suited to each need. Because Workday is the University's system of record for ERP and SIS and supports the majority of institutional transactions, the role will prioritize automation and AI solutions that integrate with Workday, associated data lakes and will extend into Workday's native development and agent platforms (such as Workday Extend) as the University adopts them.
Key Responsibilities
AI Agent and Chat Development:
- Develop AI-powered assistants, chat capabilities, and agents that help faculty, staff, and students complete daily tasks
- Build and maintain the infrastructure and pipelines needed to support real-time AI interactions in production
- Prototype new AI-enabled features, evaluate their performance against defined criteria, and refine them based on user feedback
Application and Integration Development:
- Design, build, and integrate AI-enabled applications, APIs, microservices, and automation workflows across cloud and on-premise environments
- Extend the functionality of Workday and integrate third-party tools with the broader university ecosystem
- Maintain and modernize existing custom applications, including legacy Java and .NET systems
- Evaluate emerging AI models, cloud services, and automation tools through proof-of-concept work, and share recommendations with the team
- Establish reusable patterns and standards for agents, applications, and integrations to support scalability, security and long-term maintainability
Delivery, Quality, and Collaboration:
- Gather, refine, and validate technical and functional requirements in partnership with university stakeholders through the ITS PMO intake process
- Create development estimates and schedules that support predictable, on-time delivery
- Troubleshoot and debug applications, maintain code quality, and keep documentation current
- Participate in design and code reviews, including review of AI-generated code, to maintain consistent development standards
- Provide day-to-day peer support and collaborate across development, infrastructure, and security teams to resolve complex issues
- Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to improve development productivity, testing and debugging
Cloud, Security, and Operations:
- Deploy and operate services on AWS and/or Azure, including environment management, reliability, and observability
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using cloud provider tooling (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Apply security, privacy, and governance practices to AI systems, including authentication, access controls, and handling of sensitive data
- Provide operational support for critical applications, including monitoring, incident response, and performance tuning
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- 3-5 years of hands-on software development experience, including building cloud-native and AI-enabled applications
- Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, or similar languages
- Experience building and consuming REST APIs and microservices
- Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience deploying and operating services on AWS and/or Azure
- Understanding of secure-by-design practices, including identity management, access controls, and handling of sensitive data
- Experience integrating with an enterprise ERP or student information system through APIs or integration tools; Workday experience strongly preferred
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with LLM APIs, prompt engineering, and AI agent or chat development
- Familiarity with agent orchestration patterns and tools such as LangChain, LangGraph, or MCP-based integrations
- Experience with vector databases, semantic retrieval, or real-time data pipelines
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or equivalent container orchestration
- Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform, Azure DevOps, or AWS Bedrock
- Experience with legacy Java or .NET applications
- Experience with tools used across Fairfield's environment, such as Workday, Freshservice, BoodleBox, Snowflake, Tableau, or Qualtrics
- Experience working across hybrid Windows and Linux environments
The expected wage range for this position is $80,000-$120,000.
Category
ITS - Admin
Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.
Disclaimer
The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice. All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
Fairfield University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Eligible employees may receive health, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefits, and other benefits according to institutional policy.
Load a resume or CV first, then upload supporting documents including a cover letter at the bottom of the third page under the "My Experience" section where it says to upload a Resume/CV. You will be able to upload up to 5 other documents in this section. You will be unable to edit your application, so please have all documents available before applying.
Faculty Positions: If you need to upload more than 5 documents, please either combine them to upload or email the additional documents to the applicable contact in the job description.
Staff positions: If you need to upload more than 5 documents, please either combine them to upload or email them to hr@fairfield.edu**
Job Description
Department: Information Technology Services, Enterprise Systems
Reports To: Chief Technology Officer (or designated Enterprise Systems Director upon hire)
FLSA Status: Exempt
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: On-Premise, Hybrid, Fully Remote - all considered
Position Summary
The AI Solutions Developer designs, builds, tests, and supports modern software solutions that use AI, web, and cloud technologies to meet the needs of faculty, staff, and students. This includes building AI-enabled applications, assistants and agents; integrating third-party tools with the University's ecosystem; and maintaining or modernizing existing custom applications. The role works closely with analysts, developers, database administrators, and infrastructure and security staff to solve institutional business and academic challenges and is expected to deliver an exceptional level of customer service, communicate status clearly, and work effectively both independently and as part of a team. The AI Solutions Developer will help shape the University’s AI capabilities by evaluating, configuring, integrating, and extending enterprise AI platforms and cloud AI services such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Boodlebox, and Workday. Where institutional needs exceed the capabilities of commercial platforms, the role will design agent-based architectures, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions, and custom AI workflows. This position will help establish the University’s AI architecture, guide the adoption of emerging technologies, and deliver secure, scalable solutions that improve the experience of faculty, staff and student’s user experience and create operational efficiencies. The University takes a platform-agnostic approach to AI and selects the tool best suited to each need. Because Workday is the University's system of record for ERP and SIS and supports the majority of institutional transactions, the role will prioritize automation and AI solutions that integrate with Workday, associated data lakes and will extend into Workday's native development and agent platforms (such as Workday Extend) as the University adopts them.
Key Responsibilities
AI Agent and Chat Development:
- Develop AI-powered assistants, chat capabilities, and agents that help faculty, staff, and students complete daily tasks
- Build and maintain the infrastructure and pipelines needed to support real-time AI interactions in production
- Prototype new AI-enabled features, evaluate their performance against defined criteria, and refine them based on user feedback
Application and Integration Development:
- Design, build, and integrate AI-enabled applications, APIs, microservices, and automation workflows across cloud and on-premise environments
- Extend the functionality of Workday and integrate third-party tools with the broader university ecosystem
- Maintain and modernize existing custom applications, including legacy Java and .NET systems
- Evaluate emerging AI models, cloud services, and automation tools through proof-of-concept work, and share recommendations with the team
- Establish reusable patterns and standards for agents, applications, and integrations to support scalability, security and long-term maintainability
Delivery, Quality, and Collaboration:
- Gather, refine, and validate technical and functional requirements in partnership with university stakeholders through the ITS PMO intake process
- Create development estimates and schedules that support predictable, on-time delivery
- Troubleshoot and debug applications, maintain code quality, and keep documentation current
- Participate in design and code reviews, including review of AI-generated code, to maintain consistent development standards
- Provide day-to-day peer support and collaborate across development, infrastructure, and security teams to resolve complex issues
- Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to improve development productivity, testing and debugging
Cloud, Security, and Operations:
- Deploy and operate services on AWS and/or Azure, including environment management, reliability, and observability
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using cloud provider tooling (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Apply security, privacy, and governance practices to AI systems, including authentication, access controls, and handling of sensitive data
- Provide operational support for critical applications, including monitoring, incident response, and performance tuning
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- 3-5 years of hands-on software development experience, including building cloud-native and AI-enabled applications
- Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, or similar languages
- Experience building and consuming REST APIs and microservices
- Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience deploying and operating services on AWS and/or Azure
- Understanding of secure-by-design practices, including identity management, access controls, and handling of sensitive data
- Experience integrating with an enterprise ERP or student information system through APIs or integration tools; Workday experience strongly preferred
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with LLM APIs, prompt engineering, and AI agent or chat development
- Familiarity with agent orchestration patterns and tools such as LangChain, LangGraph, or MCP-based integrations
- Experience with vector databases, semantic retrieval, or real-time data pipelines
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or equivalent container orchestration
- Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform, Azure DevOps, or AWS Bedrock
- Experience with legacy Java or .NET applications
- Experience with tools used across Fairfield's environment, such as Workday, Freshservice, BoodleBox, Snowflake, Tableau, or Qualtrics
- Experience working across hybrid Windows and Linux environments
The expected wage range for this position is $80,000-$120,000.
Category
ITS - Admin
Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.
Disclaimer
The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice. All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
Fairfield University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Eligible employees may receive health, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefits, and other benefits according to institutional policy.
Load a resume or CV first, then upload supporting documents including a cover letter at the bottom of the third page under the "My Experience" section where it says to upload a Resume/CV. You will be able to upload up to 5 other documents in this section. You will be unable to edit your application, so please have all documents available before applying.
Faculty Positions: If you need to upload more than 5 documents, please either combine them to upload or email the additional documents to the applicable contact in the job description.
Staff positions: If you need to upload more than 5 documents, please either combine them to upload or email them to hr@fairfield.edu**
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Align your degree to the role
USCIS scrutinizes whether your degree field directly relates to Solutions Developer duties. A computer science, information systems, or software engineering degree strengthens the specialty occupation argument. If your degree is in a tangentially related field, gather coursework transcripts and employer documentation that maps your academic background to the technical scope of the role.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the prevailing wage for your SOC code and worksite location. Run the OFLC Wage Search using the correct SOC code for solutions development before accepting an offer, so you know the wage floor USCIS and DOL will expect to see on your petition.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate
Target employers with verified H-1B visa LCA filing history for solutions development roles. Migrate Mate shows you which companies have active sponsorship records in this field, so you're applying to employers already familiar with the LCA and I-129 process rather than educating a first-time sponsor mid-hiring cycle.
Confirm each worksite gets its own LCA
If your Solutions Developer role involves client deployments or multi-site work, each worksite location requires its own certified LCA before you work there. Raise this with your employer's immigration counsel early, because a missing site-specific LCA creates compliance exposure and can interrupt your authorization at that location.
Use O*NET to document specialty occupation
If USCIS issues a Request for Evidence challenging specialty occupation status, your employer's response should reference the O*NET occupation profile for your SOC code, which lists the typical education and knowledge requirements. Having this documentation strategy agreed upon before filing reduces response time significantly.
Plan your timeline around cap selection changes
H-1B cap selection rules have changed recently, so don't rely on older timelines when planning your job search or offer acceptance. USCIS publishes current registration and selection guidance each cycle. Build at least six months of buffer between your target start date and any expiring work authorization to avoid gaps.
H-1B Visa Solutions Developer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Solutions Developer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Solutions Developer positions typically qualify as specialty occupations because they require at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or a directly related field. The role involves designing, architecting, and implementing complex technical solutions that demand theoretical and applied knowledge at the degree level. USCIS evaluates the specific job duties and degree requirements stated in the offer letter and LCA, so precise documentation from your employer matters.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas for Solutions Developer roles?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history specifically for technical roles like Solutions Developer, so you can focus your applications on companies that have already navigated the sponsorship process. Filtering your job search this way avoids spending time with employers unfamiliar with LCA requirements or unwilling to cover petition costs, which are real friction points in this market.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Solutions Developer role changes significantly after filing?
A material change in job duties, worksite location, or employment level can require an amended H-1B petition with a new certified LCA before the change takes effect. If your role evolves from implementation work into a substantially different function, your employer's immigration counsel should evaluate whether an amendment is needed. Working outside the scope of your approved petition creates status violations that affect future applications.
How long does H-1B status last for a Solutions Developer position?
H-1B status is initially granted for up to three years and can be extended to a six-year maximum. Beyond six years, continued extensions are possible only if you have an approved I-140 immigrant petition or a PERM labor certification that has been pending for 365 days or more. Planning your green card timeline early is especially relevant for solutions roles at companies that actively support employment-based sponsorship.
What SOC code applies to Solutions Developer jobs for LCA purposes?
Most Solutions Developer roles map to SOC 15-1252 (Software Developers) or SOC 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other), depending on how your employer structures the position and its primary duties. The SOC code your employer selects determines the prevailing wage tier on the LCA, so it's worth reviewing the O*NET occupation profiles for both codes and confirming the selection with immigration counsel before the LCA is filed.