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H-1B1 Chile visa sponsorship lets Chilean DevOps engineers work in the U.S. without entering the H-1B lottery. The 1,400-visa annual cap rarely fills, and your application goes directly to a U.S. consulate. Infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and cloud platform roles qualify as specialty occupations under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement.
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Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. Blackstone seeks to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which the firm invests. Blackstone’s over $1.3 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, secondaries and hedge funds.
ROLE OVERVIEW
Blackstone's DevOps Engineering team enables application teams to securely build, deploy, and operate workloads across public cloud environments. The team focuses on infrastructure automation, CI/CD, developer productivity, observability, and operational excellence.
As an AVP DevOps Engineer, you will design, build, and support cloud infrastructure, automation platforms, and developer tooling that improve reliability, scalability, security, and developer experience. You will partner with application teams, platform engineers, cloud security, and SRE teams to deliver modern cloud-native solutions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, implement, and support cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure.
- Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and Terraform Cloud.
- Develop and operate CI/CD platforms and deployment automation, preferably GitLab CI/CD.
- Support compute platforms including VMs, containers, Kubernetes, managed container services, and serverless services.
- Build and enhance developer tooling, self-service capabilities, Dev Containers, Remote IDE solutions, and standardized development environments.
- Manage AI coding assistants, including Claude, and context management platforms such as MCP services for code and documentation workflows.
- Design and support cloud networking services including DNS, certificates, load balancing, CDN integration, routing, private connectivity, and hybrid networking.
- Improve platform reliability, observability, security, and operational efficiency through automation.
- Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable platform capabilities.
- Participate in the team's on-call rotation.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, SRE, or similar engineering roles.
- Strong programming skills in Python or C#, with an emphasis on maintainable, production-quality automation and services.
- Deep hands-on experience with Terraform, Terraform Cloud, reusable modules, state management, and IaC lifecycle operations.
- Experience operating AWS and/or Azure production environments.
- Experience designing and operating CI/CD and deployment automation platforms, preferably GitLab CI/CD.
- Strong understanding of containers, container orchestration, Kubernetes, managed container services, and serverless architectures.
- Experience with Dev Containers, Remote IDEs, standardized development environments, and self-service developer platforms.
- Strong understanding of DNS, TLS/SSL certificates, load balancing, CDNs, cloud networking, routing, private connectivity, and network troubleshooting.
- Experience with observability, monitoring, incident response, production support, and distributed system troubleshooting.
- Strong communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills; proficiency with Jira or similar delivery tracking tools.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with Internal Developer Platforms such as Cortex, Backstage, or OpsLevel.
- Experience automating end-to-end developer workflows from local development through deployment and runtime operations.
- Familiarity with SRE practices including SLIs, SLOs, and post-incident reviews.
- Experience in regulated or security-conscious environments.
- Exposure to FinOps and cloud cost optimization practices.
- Experience with TypeScript.
You bring strong ownership, practical problem-solving, and a passion for automation and developer productivity. You balance reliability, scalability, security, and usability while communicating clearly and operating effectively in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.
The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.
EXPECTED ANNUAL BASE SALARY RANGE
$160,000 - $200,000
Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US, please disregard the posted salary bands as these roles will follow a separate compensation process based on local market comparables.
Additional compensation and benefits offered in connection with the role consist of comprehensive health benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and FSA benefits; paid time off; life insurance; 401(k) plan; and discretionary bonuses. Certain employees may also be eligible for equity and other incentive compensation at Blackstone’s sole discretion.
Blackstone is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other class or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. All Blackstone employees, including but not limited to recruiting personnel and hiring managers, are required to abide by this policy.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at 212-583-5000 (US), +44 (0)20 7451 4000 (EMEA) or +852 3656 8600 (APAC).
Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and/or if you are engaged in the following:
- Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and/or and client questions;
- Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;
- Supervising or training securities licensed employees;
- Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and
- Advising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.
Note: The above list is not the exhaustive list of activities requiring securities licenses and there may be roles that require review on a case-by-case basis. Please speak with your Blackstone Recruiting contact with any questions.
To submit your application please complete the form below. Fields marked with a red asterisk * must be completed to be considered for employment (although some can be answered "prefer not to say"). Failure to provide this information may compromise the follow-up of your application. When you have finished click Submit at the bottom of this form.
INTRODUCTION
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. Blackstone seeks to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which the firm invests. Blackstone’s over $1.3 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, secondaries and hedge funds.
ROLE OVERVIEW
Blackstone's DevOps Engineering team enables application teams to securely build, deploy, and operate workloads across public cloud environments. The team focuses on infrastructure automation, CI/CD, developer productivity, observability, and operational excellence.
As an AVP DevOps Engineer, you will design, build, and support cloud infrastructure, automation platforms, and developer tooling that improve reliability, scalability, security, and developer experience. You will partner with application teams, platform engineers, cloud security, and SRE teams to deliver modern cloud-native solutions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, implement, and support cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure.
- Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and Terraform Cloud.
- Develop and operate CI/CD platforms and deployment automation, preferably GitLab CI/CD.
- Support compute platforms including VMs, containers, Kubernetes, managed container services, and serverless services.
- Build and enhance developer tooling, self-service capabilities, Dev Containers, Remote IDE solutions, and standardized development environments.
- Manage AI coding assistants, including Claude, and context management platforms such as MCP services for code and documentation workflows.
- Design and support cloud networking services including DNS, certificates, load balancing, CDN integration, routing, private connectivity, and hybrid networking.
- Improve platform reliability, observability, security, and operational efficiency through automation.
- Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable platform capabilities.
- Participate in the team's on-call rotation.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, SRE, or similar engineering roles.
- Strong programming skills in Python or C#, with an emphasis on maintainable, production-quality automation and services.
- Deep hands-on experience with Terraform, Terraform Cloud, reusable modules, state management, and IaC lifecycle operations.
- Experience operating AWS and/or Azure production environments.
- Experience designing and operating CI/CD and deployment automation platforms, preferably GitLab CI/CD.
- Strong understanding of containers, container orchestration, Kubernetes, managed container services, and serverless architectures.
- Experience with Dev Containers, Remote IDEs, standardized development environments, and self-service developer platforms.
- Strong understanding of DNS, TLS/SSL certificates, load balancing, CDNs, cloud networking, routing, private connectivity, and network troubleshooting.
- Experience with observability, monitoring, incident response, production support, and distributed system troubleshooting.
- Strong communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills; proficiency with Jira or similar delivery tracking tools.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with Internal Developer Platforms such as Cortex, Backstage, or OpsLevel.
- Experience automating end-to-end developer workflows from local development through deployment and runtime operations.
- Familiarity with SRE practices including SLIs, SLOs, and post-incident reviews.
- Experience in regulated or security-conscious environments.
- Exposure to FinOps and cloud cost optimization practices.
- Experience with TypeScript.
You bring strong ownership, practical problem-solving, and a passion for automation and developer productivity. You balance reliability, scalability, security, and usability while communicating clearly and operating effectively in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.
The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.
EXPECTED ANNUAL BASE SALARY RANGE
$160,000 - $200,000
Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US, please disregard the posted salary bands as these roles will follow a separate compensation process based on local market comparables.
Additional compensation and benefits offered in connection with the role consist of comprehensive health benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and FSA benefits; paid time off; life insurance; 401(k) plan; and discretionary bonuses. Certain employees may also be eligible for equity and other incentive compensation at Blackstone’s sole discretion.
Blackstone is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other class or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. All Blackstone employees, including but not limited to recruiting personnel and hiring managers, are required to abide by this policy.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at 212-583-5000 (US), +44 (0)20 7451 4000 (EMEA) or +852 3656 8600 (APAC).
Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and/or if you are engaged in the following:
- Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and/or and client questions;
- Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;
- Supervising or training securities licensed employees;
- Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and
- Advising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.
Note: The above list is not the exhaustive list of activities requiring securities licenses and there may be roles that require review on a case-by-case basis. Please speak with your Blackstone Recruiting contact with any questions.
To submit your application please complete the form below. Fields marked with a red asterisk * must be completed to be considered for employment (although some can be answered "prefer not to say"). Failure to provide this information may compromise the follow-up of your application. When you have finished click Submit at the bottom of this form.
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Translate your DevOps credentials for U.S. hiring
U.S. employers assess specialty occupation against your degree field, not just your job title. Map your systems engineering or computer science degree to the DevOps role's technical requirements before applying, so your application packet is coherent from day one.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter DevOps roles by employers who have already filed Labor Condition Applications for H-1B1 Chile or H-1B candidates. That filing history signals the employer understands visa sponsorship and won't stall at the offer stage.
Confirm the role meets specialty occupation requirements
Pull the O*NET profile for your target DevOps title and verify the job zone and required education level. If a posting lists a bachelor's degree as preferred rather than required, the consular officer may reject the specialty occupation classification.
Ask the employer about LCA timing before accepting
The employer must file and receive a certified LCA from DOL before your consular appointment. Confirm the employer's HR team knows this step exists and has a timeline for completing it, since delays at this stage push your start date.
Verify the prevailing wage tier matches your offer
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your DevOps occupation code and work location. The LCA wage must meet or exceed this figure, and a mismatch is one of the most common reasons DevOps H-1B1 Chile filings draw additional DOL scrutiny.
Prepare your nonimmigrant intent documentation early
Unlike H-1B holders, H-1B1 Chile visa holders cannot claim dual intent. Gather documentation of Chilean ties, such as property records or family commitments, before your consular appointment so you can clearly demonstrate intent to return after your authorized stay.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do DevOps roles qualify as a specialty occupation for the H-1B1 Chile visa?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as computer science, systems engineering, or information technology. Generic DevOps titles where the employer accepts any technical degree without specifying the field can create problems at the consulate, so the job offer should specify the required degree discipline clearly.
How does the H-1B1 Chile visa compare to H-1B for a DevOps engineer?
The H-1B1 Chile visa skips the lottery entirely and is processed at the consulate rather than through USCIS, which removes months of uncertainty. The annual cap is 1,400 visas and rarely fills. The main trade-off is that H-1B1 Chile does not allow dual intent, so you cannot simultaneously pursue a green card while on this status the way some H-1B holders do.
How can I find DevOps employers who sponsor the H-1B1 Chile visa?
Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified Labor Condition Application filing history filtered for H-1B1 Chile eligibility, so you can focus on companies that have already navigated the sponsorship process for roles like yours. Searching DOL LCA disclosure data manually is the alternative, but it requires downloading raw files and cross-referencing occupation codes yourself.
What does the employer need to file before my H-1B1 Chile consular appointment?
The employer must submit a Labor Condition Application to DOL and receive certification before you can apply at the consulate. The LCA certifies that the offered wage meets the prevailing wage for your DevOps occupation and location. DOL targets a seven-business-day processing window for LCA certification, though timelines can vary.
Can I switch DevOps employers while on the H-1B1 Chile visa?
Yes, but the process restarts with the new employer. They must file a new LCA with DOL and you'll need to attend a new consular appointment or apply for a change of status if you're already in the U.S. There's no portability provision like the one available under H-1B, so you should coordinate your transition timeline carefully with both the departing and incoming employer.