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H-1B1 Chile visa sponsorship lets Chilean Site Reliability Engineers work in the U.S. without entering the H-1B lottery. With a 1,400-visa annual cap that consistently goes unfilled and consulate-based processing, qualified engineers with a U.S. job offer can move faster than most visa pathways allow.
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About Charles River Associates
For over 50 years, Charles River Associates has been a premier consulting firm that offers employees a place to learn from a diverse group of consultants, industry experts, and academics. At CRA you will be exposed to leading minds who use economic, financial, and business analysis to solve complex world problems for an impressive roster of clients, including major law firms, Fortune 100 companies, and government agencies. Through a collegial environment, formal and informal training opportunities, and a broad array of professional development resources, your experience at CRA will open doors for you throughout your career.
The Information Technology (ITS) department at Charles River Associates is currently a team of more than 40 professionals dedicated to enhancing, maintaining, and developing the firm's technology infrastructure and security. The team is comprised of four functions:
- Service Delivery & Telecom
- Enterprise Application Solutions
- Infrastructure, Networking and Cloud Solutions
- Information Security
Information Technology staff are based in the Boston, Chicago, London, Munich, New York, Oakland, San Francisco, College Station and Washington, DC offices.
Mainly a Microsoft house, CRA is looking to maximize the performance of our on-premise systems and hybrid infrastructure, meaning experience with cloud technologies is essential for this role.
Position Overview
The IT Business Continuity Coordinator supports the firm's operational resilience with a primary focus on IT service continuity and disaster recovery (DR) readiness (approximately 80%), and a secondary focus on coordinating business continuity planning with non-IT stakeholders (approximately 20%). This role partners closely with infrastructure, security, application, and service delivery teams to maintain actionable recovery documentation, validate recovery capabilities through testing, and drive ongoing improvements through remediation tracking and lessons learned.
Key Responsibilities
- IT Service Continuity Documentation: Maintain and continuously improve IT service continuity and DR documentation, including service recovery plans, application recovery procedures, and dependencies.
- DR Runbooks & Recovery Sequencing: Partner with infrastructure and application teams to document, review, and standardize DR runbooks (recovery steps, prerequisites, validation checks, and recovery sequencing).
- Backup/Restore & Data Recovery Readiness: Coordinate evidence and periodic validation activities related to backups, restores, and data recovery procedures in collaboration with platform owners.
- Testing & Exercises (Technical and Tabletop): Plan and coordinate DR tests and resilience exercises, including scope, schedules, participant communications, success criteria, evidence collection, and after-action reporting.
- Issue Tracking & Continuous Improvement: Maintain remediation logs, drive follow-through on action items, and report status and risks to stakeholders; incorporate lessons learned into updated runbooks and plans.
- Operational Resilience Governance & Reporting: Track plan review cadence, test completion, and key metrics; support audit-ready evidence collection and risk/compliance requests related to IT resilience.
- Third-Party & Technology Dependency Coordination: Help assess IT resilience considerations for key vendors and dependencies (e.g., SaaS, telecom, data centers) and document contingency approaches with service owners.
- Incident Support & Recovery Communications: During disruptions, support coordination of technical recovery status updates and stakeholder communications in partnership with IT incident management and leadership.
- Business Continuity Coordination (Limited Scope): Support business impact analysis inputs (critical processes, contacts, workarounds) and coordinate periodic awareness/training for non-IT plan owners as needed.
Relevant Skills & Experience
- Experience supporting IT service continuity and/or disaster recovery (DR) for enterprise services and applications, including runbook maintenance and coordinating technical exercises
- Working knowledge of resilience concepts and metrics (RTO, RPO), incident/change management, and IT service management practices
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional IT stakeholders (infrastructure, cloud, network, security, applications) and manage timelines, communications, and documentation across multiple workstreams
- Strong documentation and analytical skills; able to produce clear runbooks, test plans, after-action reports, and remediation tracking
- Familiarity with core IT platforms and enterprise services (identity, networking, virtualization, backups, Windows/Microsoft 365, cloud/SaaS) to understand recovery dependencies
- Comfort working with risk, compliance, and audit stakeholders; experience collecting evidence and supporting control attestations is a plus
- Exposure to business continuity activities (BIA inputs, plan owner coordination, tabletop facilitation) is helpful
Career Growth and Benefits
- CRA's robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs, encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member. Beginning with research and analysis skill building, training continues with technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague. Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities.
- We offer a comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.
Work Location Flexibility
CRA creates a work environment that enables our colleagues to benefit from being together in the office to best deliver on our promise of career growth, mentorship and inclusivity. At the same time, we recognize that individuals realize a range of benefits when working from home periodically. We currently expect that individuals spend at least 3 to 4 days a week working in the office (which may include traveling to another CRA office or to client meetings), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team.
Our Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
Salary and other compensation
A good-faith estimate of the annual base salary range for this position is $130,000 - $150,000. Stating pay within this range may vary based on factors such as education level, experience, skills, geographic location, market conditions, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for additional bonus incentive compensation.
CRA offers a comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements, which may include: medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) retirement plan with employer match; life and disability insurance; paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays); paid parental leave; wellness programs and employee assistance resources; and commuter benefits.
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Map your SRE credentials to specialty occupation
Pull your O*NET profile for Site Reliability Engineer before applying anywhere. Confirm your degree field aligns with the role's technical requirements, because consular officers evaluate degree-to-job match more strictly than most applicants expect.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search DOL's OFLC Wage Search for certified LCAs filed under SRE or related SOC codes. Companies with recent LCA history have already cleared DOL compliance hurdles and are far more likely to move quickly on an H-1B1 visa offer.
Use Migrate Mate to filter for H-1B1 Chile sponsorship
Search Migrate Mate to find SRE roles where employers have verified H-1B1 Chile filing history. Targeting companies that have sponsored Chilean nationals before eliminates the back-and-forth of educating HR teams about a visa they've never processed.
Request an LCA before your consulate appointment
Your employer must file and receive a certified LCA from DOL before you can apply at the consulate. Build at least two weeks of LCA processing time into your job offer timeline so your interview isn't delayed by an uncertified petition.
Confirm your employer isn't lottery-dependent
Some HR teams assume all work visas require USCIS lottery registration. Clarify early that H-1B1 Chile is a consular visa processed at the U.S. Embassy in Santiago or another designated post, with no USCIS petition required for initial entry.
Prepare SRE-specific technical documentation for the interview
Consular officers can request evidence that your role qualifies as a specialty occupation. Bring your job description, degree transcripts, and any cloud architecture certifications that directly tie your technical background to the SRE position offered.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an SRE role qualify as a specialty occupation under the H-1B1 Chile visa?
Yes, Site Reliability Engineer roles typically qualify because they require at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field. The consular officer evaluates whether your specific job duties and degree field align. Generic titles with no specialized degree requirement can create problems, so your employer's job description should explicitly reference the technical degree required.
How does H-1B1 Chile compare to H-1B for Site Reliability Engineers?
H-1B1 Chile has no lottery, a 1,400-visa annual cap that rarely fills, and no USCIS petition requirement before your consulate appointment. H-1B requires lottery selection, USCIS processing, and employer-side fees that H-1B1 avoids. The tradeoff is that H-1B1 doesn't allow dual intent, meaning it isn't designed as a stepping stone to a green card the way H-1B petitions sometimes are.
How do I find SRE employers who will sponsor the H-1B1 Chile visa?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by verified H-1B1 Chile filing history, so you can target SRE roles at companies that have already sponsored Chilean nationals. This matters because many tech employers default to H-1B processes and need confirmation that H-1B1 Chile is a valid path before they'll engage seriously with your application.
Can I renew my H-1B1 Chile visa without leaving the U.S.?
H-1B1 Chile status can be extended, but extensions typically require a new consulate appointment rather than a USCIS change-of-status filing. Most SRE professionals on H-1B1 plan renewals around international travel, handling the appointment at a U.S. consulate abroad. Your employer's HR or immigration contact should initiate the new LCA certification well before your current status expires.
What happens to my H-1B1 status if I change SRE employers?
Changing employers requires your new employer to file a certified LCA with DOL and for you to obtain a new H-1B1 Chile visa stamp, which generally means another consulate appointment. Unlike H-1B portability provisions, H-1B1 doesn't allow you to start working for a new employer while a petition is pending. Plan for a processing gap between roles and coordinate the timeline carefully with your incoming employer.
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