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Platform Engineer roles are consistently among the most OPT-friendly positions in tech. Employers filing H-1B and O-1 petitions for these roles are common, and the specialty occupation classification is well-established. Your 12-month OPT window, extendable to 36 months with a STEM extension, gives you real runway to secure sponsorship.
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V-Soft Consulting is currently hiring for a Platform Engineer III for our premier client in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Knowledge And Skills
Must Have
- 3+ years of experience in a platform engineering, production support, or systems engineering role
- Experience supporting batch-oriented, compute-intensive platforms in production
- Linux/Unix
- Python
Nice To Have
- Platform Support
- Prior experience with Adaptiv, market risk platforms, or risk analytics systems
What You’ll Do
Job Responsibilities:
Adaptiv Platform Support & Operations
- Learn the Adaptiv market risk platform, including its architecture, configurations, batch processes, calculations, and integrations
- Provide production support for Adaptiv processing, including:
- Monitoring batch runs and system health
- Diagnosing and resolving job failures or data issues
- Supporting month-end, stress, and regulatory processing
- Participate in an on-call or operational support rotation as required.
Collaboration & Domain Learning
- Work closely with:
- Market Risk and Credit Risk partners
- Quantitative and analytics teams
- Data engineering and platform teams
- Build working knowledge of:
- Market risk concepts (e.g., VaR, sensitivities, stress testing)
- How Adaptiv outputs are consumed downstream
- Translate business and risk requirements into technical platform changes
Documentation & Knowledge Sharing
- Create and maintain technical documentation covering:
- Adaptiv workflows and configurations
- Common failure modes and resolutions
- Operational runbooks
Platform Engineering & Maintenance
- Maintain and configure Adaptiv components to support evolving business and regulatory needs
- Perform environment maintenance, including upgrades, patching, configuration changes, and platform tuning.
Implement Improvements To
- Stability and reliability
- Observability and monitoring
- Error handling and recoverability
- Reduce manual intervention through automation and better operational tooling
Interested? Qualified candidates should send their resumes to spedapalli@vsoftconsulting.com
V-Soft Consulting Group is recognized among the top 100 fastest growing staffing companies in North America, V-Soft Consulting Group is headquartered in Louisville, KY with strategic locations in India, Canada and the U.S. V-Soft is known as an agile, innovative technology services company holding several awards and distinctions and has a wide variety of partnerships across diverse technology stacks. As a valued V-Soft Consultant, you’re eligible for full benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision), a 401(k) plan, competitive compensation and more. V-Soft is partnered with numerous Fortune 500 companies, exceptionally positioned to advance your career growth.
V-Soft Consulting 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.
Primary Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
V-Soft Consulting is currently hiring for a Platform Engineer III for our premier client in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Knowledge And Skills
Must Have
- 3+ years of experience in a platform engineering, production support, or systems engineering role
- Experience supporting batch-oriented, compute-intensive platforms in production
- Linux/Unix
- Python
Nice To Have
- Platform Support
- Prior experience with Adaptiv, market risk platforms, or risk analytics systems
What You’ll Do
Job Responsibilities:
Adaptiv Platform Support & Operations
- Learn the Adaptiv market risk platform, including its architecture, configurations, batch processes, calculations, and integrations
- Provide production support for Adaptiv processing, including:
- Monitoring batch runs and system health
- Diagnosing and resolving job failures or data issues
- Supporting month-end, stress, and regulatory processing
- Participate in an on-call or operational support rotation as required.
Collaboration & Domain Learning
- Work closely with:
- Market Risk and Credit Risk partners
- Quantitative and analytics teams
- Data engineering and platform teams
- Build working knowledge of:
- Market risk concepts (e.g., VaR, sensitivities, stress testing)
- How Adaptiv outputs are consumed downstream
- Translate business and risk requirements into technical platform changes
Documentation & Knowledge Sharing
- Create and maintain technical documentation covering:
- Adaptiv workflows and configurations
- Common failure modes and resolutions
- Operational runbooks
Platform Engineering & Maintenance
- Maintain and configure Adaptiv components to support evolving business and regulatory needs
- Perform environment maintenance, including upgrades, patching, configuration changes, and platform tuning.
Implement Improvements To
- Stability and reliability
- Observability and monitoring
- Error handling and recoverability
- Reduce manual intervention through automation and better operational tooling
Interested? Qualified candidates should send their resumes to spedapalli@vsoftconsulting.com
V-Soft Consulting Group is recognized among the top 100 fastest growing staffing companies in North America, V-Soft Consulting Group is headquartered in Louisville, KY with strategic locations in India, Canada and the U.S. V-Soft is known as an agile, innovative technology services company holding several awards and distinctions and has a wide variety of partnerships across diverse technology stacks. As a valued V-Soft Consultant, you’re eligible for full benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision), a 401(k) plan, competitive compensation and more. V-Soft is partnered with numerous Fortune 500 companies, exceptionally positioned to advance your career growth.
V-Soft Consulting 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.
How to Get Visa Sponsorship as a Platform Engineer
Target infrastructure-heavy engineering teams
Companies running Kubernetes, Terraform, or large-scale cloud infrastructure are most likely to sponsor. These teams depend on platform engineers long-term, making them far more willing to invest in H-1B sponsorship than project-based roles.
Use your STEM OPT extension strategically
If your degree is in computer science, software engineering, or a related STEM field, you qualify for a 24-month extension. That gives you three H-1B lottery cycles, significantly improving your odds of selection.
Frame your skills around business impact
Platform engineers who can articulate how their infrastructure work reduced downtime, cut deployment times, or scaled systems are far easier for employers to justify sponsoring. Quantify your contributions in your resume and interviews.
Prioritize employers with a sponsorship track record
Look for companies that have filed H-1B petitions for platform or DevOps roles in previous years. A history of sponsorship is the strongest signal that an employer will support your visa process without hesitation.
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Can I work as a Platform Engineer on OPT?
Yes. Platform Engineer roles qualify for F-1 OPT because the work is directly related to STEM fields like computer science, computer engineering, and information technology. Your OPT Employment Authorization Document authorizes full-time employment in roles consistent with your degree, and platform engineering almost always meets that standard.
Do Platform Engineer roles qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Platform engineering qualifies for the 24-month STEM OPT extension when your degree is in an eligible field such as computer science, computer engineering, or information systems. Your employer must also be enrolled in E-Verify. With the extension, you get up to 36 months of total OPT, covering three consecutive H-1B lottery cycles.
How sponsorship-friendly is the Platform Engineer title for H-1B?
Platform Engineer is a well-established specialty occupation under H-1B standards because the role requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field. Employers in cloud infrastructure, SaaS, and financial services regularly sponsor this title. You can browse companies with a verified sponsorship history on Migrate Mate.
What OPT reporting requirements apply while working as a Platform Engineer?
You must report any change in employer, job title, or work location to your DSO within 10 days. This applies even if you switch from one platform engineering role to another. If you are on STEM OPT, your employer must also submit a formal training plan using Form I-983, and you must complete a self-evaluation every 12 months.
What if my Platform Engineer role is fully remote?
Remote work is permitted on OPT as long as the employment is legitimate, within the scope of your degree, and properly reported to your DSO. For STEM OPT, your employer's E-Verify participation applies at the company level rather than a specific office address, so full remote arrangements are generally acceptable with proper documentation on your I-983.
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