H-1B1 Chile Visa Data Center Engineer Jobs
Data Center Engineer jobs with H-1B1 Chile visa sponsorship are open to Chilean nationals under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement. No lottery, no USCIS petition, and the 1,400-visa annual cap rarely fills. Employers file the Labor Condition Application directly, and you apply at a U.S. consulate in Chile.
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Google's infrastructure needs go far beyond server computers. As Google's products and services scale the globe, the Strategic Negotiation team works behind the scenes to secure infrastructure for Google's future - everything from underwater cables to physical data center space. As a Strategic Negotiator, you combine your deep market knowledge of a given sector with tech industry savvy to negotiate cost-effective solutions to support Google's infrastructure growth. You'll work with specific project teams on negotiating deals, managing vendor and partner relationships and presenting deal recommendations to our Tech leadership. Your successful negotiations have the potential to save Google millions of dollars in operating costs and impact every part of the business.
The Infrastructure Construction and Asset Management (ICAM) team is responsible for overseeing Google's off-site infrastructure, inventory land development, and leased and owned data center assets. This includes construction and delivery of off-site infrastructure projects, administration and management of leased obligations, land development, and management of inventory properties.
As a Strategic Negotiator and Portfolio Manager, you will work with the land acquisition team and cross-functional project teams to ensure that owned land assets complete all required pre-data center construction development activities to meet requirements of the Asset Supply Plan Of Record (APOR) for data center capacity delivery. This includes delivering sites at the time, cost, capacity, and with the characteristics as required, ensuring the ability to construct reliable, scalable, cost-effective data center capacity. Portfolio Managers serve as the main site leads post-site acquisition through end of life for relevant site activities, maintaining and facilitating internal and external relationships necessary for continued development and operational success.
The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.
We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $176000 - $256000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Responsibilities
- Negotiate utility infrastructure and extension agreements (water, wastewater, gas, power, roads) with providers and AHJs. Ensure third-party and company-delivered extensions are timely, cost-effective, and secured with firm capacity and protective terms.
- Support civil, utility, and building construction programs by ensuring campuses are development ready and aligned with schedules. Coordinate zoning, entitlements, easement actions, environmental mitigations, permitting (air, discharge), and grid or traffic impact studies.
- Serve as the lead liaison with local and national utility providers for supply strategy. Facilitate critical negotiations between internal technical teams and external partners to secure the utility capacity needed for planned data center developments.
- Manage all development activities to consistently meet or exceed required infrastructure delivery schedules as determined and communicated by internal capacity planning teams.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience leading negotiations or business development.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Direct experience in land development and infrastructure for hyperscale data centers or mission-critical facilities.
- Experience in industrial project site selection, real estate transactions, and development, including acquisitions and construction.
- Experience in financial modeling, indirect taxes, and economic development policy.
- Experience in agreement drafting and redlining with presentation skills.
- Strong understanding of financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, owning financial responsibility and tradeoffs necessary to meet company requirements.
- Understanding of power transmission/distribution and data center technology.
BENEFITS FOR THIS ROLE INCLUDE:
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Thornton, CO, USA.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
ABOUT THE JOB
Google's infrastructure needs go far beyond server computers. As Google's products and services scale the globe, the Strategic Negotiation team works behind the scenes to secure infrastructure for Google's future - everything from underwater cables to physical data center space. As a Strategic Negotiator, you combine your deep market knowledge of a given sector with tech industry savvy to negotiate cost-effective solutions to support Google's infrastructure growth. You'll work with specific project teams on negotiating deals, managing vendor and partner relationships and presenting deal recommendations to our Tech leadership. Your successful negotiations have the potential to save Google millions of dollars in operating costs and impact every part of the business.
The Infrastructure Construction and Asset Management (ICAM) team is responsible for overseeing Google's off-site infrastructure, inventory land development, and leased and owned data center assets. This includes construction and delivery of off-site infrastructure projects, administration and management of leased obligations, land development, and management of inventory properties.
As a Strategic Negotiator and Portfolio Manager, you will work with the land acquisition team and cross-functional project teams to ensure that owned land assets complete all required pre-data center construction development activities to meet requirements of the Asset Supply Plan Of Record (APOR) for data center capacity delivery. This includes delivering sites at the time, cost, capacity, and with the characteristics as required, ensuring the ability to construct reliable, scalable, cost-effective data center capacity. Portfolio Managers serve as the main site leads post-site acquisition through end of life for relevant site activities, maintaining and facilitating internal and external relationships necessary for continued development and operational success.
The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.
We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $176000 - $256000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Responsibilities
- Negotiate utility infrastructure and extension agreements (water, wastewater, gas, power, roads) with providers and AHJs. Ensure third-party and company-delivered extensions are timely, cost-effective, and secured with firm capacity and protective terms.
- Support civil, utility, and building construction programs by ensuring campuses are development ready and aligned with schedules. Coordinate zoning, entitlements, easement actions, environmental mitigations, permitting (air, discharge), and grid or traffic impact studies.
- Serve as the lead liaison with local and national utility providers for supply strategy. Facilitate critical negotiations between internal technical teams and external partners to secure the utility capacity needed for planned data center developments.
- Manage all development activities to consistently meet or exceed required infrastructure delivery schedules as determined and communicated by internal capacity planning teams.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience leading negotiations or business development.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Direct experience in land development and infrastructure for hyperscale data centers or mission-critical facilities.
- Experience in industrial project site selection, real estate transactions, and development, including acquisitions and construction.
- Experience in financial modeling, indirect taxes, and economic development policy.
- Experience in agreement drafting and redlining with presentation skills.
- Strong understanding of financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, owning financial responsibility and tradeoffs necessary to meet company requirements.
- Understanding of power transmission/distribution and data center technology.
BENEFITS FOR THIS ROLE INCLUDE:
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Thornton, CO, USA.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Data Center Engineer
Align your credentials to U.S. specialty occupation standards
USCIS requires your degree to directly relate to the Data Center Engineer role. A Chilean engineering or computer science degree qualifies, but a general IT diploma may not. Get a credential evaluation from a recognized U.S. agency before applying.
Target employers already filing LCAs for infrastructure roles
Search the OFLC Wage Search tool for certified Labor Condition Applications under SOC code 17-2061 or 15-1244. Employers with recent filings for those codes already understand H-1B1 Chile sponsorship and won't need to be educated on the process.
Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsoring employers by role
Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified H-1B1 Chile filing history filtered by occupation, so you're not cold-applying to companies that have never sponsored a Chilean national for a data center or infrastructure role.
Clarify the LCA prevailing wage requirement with your employer
Your employer must certify your offered salary meets the DOL prevailing wage for your specific job location and title. Pull the wage level for your metro area from the OFLC Wage Search before salary negotiations so you know the floor.
Prepare your consular packet before the offer stage
H-1B1 Chile applications go to a U.S. consulate, not USCIS. Gather your passport, certified LCA, employment letter, degree certificates, and DS-160 confirmation early. Consular appointment slots in Santiago can book out several weeks in advance.
Check your job description against O*NET occupation requirements
Data center roles span a wide range of duties. Use O*NET to confirm your specific job duties and required knowledge match the specialty occupation definition. A mismatch between your offer letter and the occupation profile can trigger a consular denial.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Data Center Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation under H-1B1 Chile?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science. Roles focused on physical infrastructure, power systems, or network hardware typically qualify. Generic IT support roles that don't require a specific degree may not meet the specialty occupation standard.
How does the H-1B1 Chile visa differ from H-1B for Data Center Engineer roles?
The H-1B1 Chile visa has no lottery and no USCIS petition requirement, so your employer files only a Labor Condition Application with DOL and you apply directly at a U.S. consulate in Chile. The H-1B visa requires a full USCIS petition with a random lottery selection. For Data Center Engineers, H-1B1 Chile is faster and more predictable, though it does not allow dual intent the way a pending I-140 can for some H-1B holders.
Can I switch employers after starting work on an H-1B1 Chile visa?
Yes, but your new employer must file a fresh Labor Condition Application and you'll need to return to a U.S. consulate in Chile to obtain a new H-1B1 visa stamp before reentering. Unlike H-1B portability under AC21, H-1B1 Chile status does not transfer automatically. Build that consular timeline into your job transition plan before resigning.
How do I find Data Center Engineer jobs where employers are ready to sponsor H-1B1 Chile visas?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by employers with verified H-1B1 Chile filing history, which is the fastest way to identify companies already set up to sponsor Chilean nationals. You can search by occupation and location to target data center and infrastructure roles specifically, avoiding employers who have never filed an LCA for this visa category.
How long does H-1B1 Chile consular processing take for Data Center Engineers?
Processing time depends on appointment availability at the U.S. Embassy or consulate in Chile and whether your application requires additional administrative review. In straightforward cases, applicants typically receive a visa decision within a few business days of the interview. Building in four to six weeks from LCA certification to visa stamp is a reasonable planning window, though it can move faster.