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Cloud Consultant roles in infrastructure, DevOps, and cloud architecture qualify for the STEM OPT 24-month extension if your degree falls under an eligible CIP code. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify and sign an I-983 training plan before your extension begins. Migrate Mate lists Cloud Consultant jobs at E-Verify-enrolled employers.
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The Cloud Security & Cyber Risk Consultant plays a dual role supporting global teams by combining deep cloud security expertise with broader IT risk and cybersecurity consulting responsibilities. This position is designed for candidates with strong cloud security foundations, with the opportunity to grow into additional cyber risk, investigation, and governance capabilities through on-the-job learning and team support.
Why This Role Matters
Primary Focus – Cloud Security Expertise:
- Drives the operation, protection, and enhancement of cloud environments, with a strong emphasis on AWS and Azure security controls and best practices.
Secondary Focus – Cybersecurity & Cyber Operations:
- Contributes to cyber defense operations such as incident response, threat analysis, and continuous security monitoring in a blue team environment. Prior experience is a plus but not required, with training and mentorship provided.
- Balances hands-on cloud security operations with advisory and project-based work across global teams.
What You’ll Do
Cloud Security:
- Operate, monitor, and enhance cloud security tools and controls across AWS and Azure environments.
- Govern cloud security standards, architectures, and best practices.
- Partner with cloud engineering teams to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks in cloud platforms.
- Lead cloud-focused incident response and security event analysis.
- Brings broad cloud expertise to help build and mature cyber operations practices for cloud environments.
Cybersecurity Operations:
- Develops and documents playbooks, procedures, and best practices to improve team response to cloud-based incidents.
- Enables and upskills the broader team to more effectively detect, triage, and respond to cloud security events.
- Support larger, cross-environment incident response efforts spanning both cloud and on-premises systems.
- Contributes to investigations, including digital forensics and incident analysis, using established processes and tools.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, or 9+ years of equivalent hands-on experience in Information Technology.
- Strong foundation in cloud security, including AWS and/or Azure security best practices, architecture, or operations.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts such as threat detection, incident response, or risk management.
- Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native security tools and architectures in AWS and Azure.
- Interest in expanding into broader cybersecurity, IT risk, and consulting domains (training provided).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to act quickly and drive issues to resolution.
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to build relationships with global stakeholders and external agencies.
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 49 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry.
If you need reasonable accommodation to complete the online application, or any other part of the employment process, please contact the Goodyear Candidate Care Line at 330.796.4500.
Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
INTRODUCTION
The Cloud Security & Cyber Risk Consultant plays a dual role supporting global teams by combining deep cloud security expertise with broader IT risk and cybersecurity consulting responsibilities. This position is designed for candidates with strong cloud security foundations, with the opportunity to grow into additional cyber risk, investigation, and governance capabilities through on-the-job learning and team support.
Why This Role Matters
Primary Focus – Cloud Security Expertise:
- Drives the operation, protection, and enhancement of cloud environments, with a strong emphasis on AWS and Azure security controls and best practices.
Secondary Focus – Cybersecurity & Cyber Operations:
- Contributes to cyber defense operations such as incident response, threat analysis, and continuous security monitoring in a blue team environment. Prior experience is a plus but not required, with training and mentorship provided.
- Balances hands-on cloud security operations with advisory and project-based work across global teams.
What You’ll Do
Cloud Security:
- Operate, monitor, and enhance cloud security tools and controls across AWS and Azure environments.
- Govern cloud security standards, architectures, and best practices.
- Partner with cloud engineering teams to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks in cloud platforms.
- Lead cloud-focused incident response and security event analysis.
- Brings broad cloud expertise to help build and mature cyber operations practices for cloud environments.
Cybersecurity Operations:
- Develops and documents playbooks, procedures, and best practices to improve team response to cloud-based incidents.
- Enables and upskills the broader team to more effectively detect, triage, and respond to cloud security events.
- Support larger, cross-environment incident response efforts spanning both cloud and on-premises systems.
- Contributes to investigations, including digital forensics and incident analysis, using established processes and tools.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, or 9+ years of equivalent hands-on experience in Information Technology.
- Strong foundation in cloud security, including AWS and/or Azure security best practices, architecture, or operations.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts such as threat detection, incident response, or risk management.
- Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native security tools and architectures in AWS and Azure.
- Interest in expanding into broader cybersecurity, IT risk, and consulting domains (training provided).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to act quickly and drive issues to resolution.
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to build relationships with global stakeholders and external agencies.
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 49 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry.
If you need reasonable accommodation to complete the online application, or any other part of the employment process, please contact the Goodyear Candidate Care Line at 330.796.4500.
Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Cloud Consultant
Verify your CIP code before applying
Cloud Consultant roles typically align with Computer Science, Information Systems, or Computer Engineering CIP codes. Confirm your degree's exact CIP code with your DSO before targeting employers, since a mismatch can invalidate your extension eligibility entirely.
Check E-Verify enrollment before interviews
Not every consulting firm or cloud services company is E-Verify enrolled. Run the employer's legal entity name through the E-Verify employer search tool before investing time in their process, since STEM OPT authorization requires this enrollment.
Use O*NET to frame your specialty occupation
Pull the Cloud Consultant occupation profile from O*NET and cross-reference the listed knowledge domains with your degree coursework. This alignment matters when your employer drafts the I-983 training plan and justifies the role as a qualifying STEM position.
Negotiate your I-983 training plan during offer stage
Ask for the I-983 training plan draft before you sign an offer. Cloud Consultant scopes vary widely across firms, and a vague training plan listing only 'cloud projects' can trigger a USCIS RFE or DSO rejection. Get specific learning objectives and skill milestones written in.
Target employers with active H-1B filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Cloud Consultant roles by employers who have filed H-1B visa petitions for similar roles. Active DOL Labor Condition Application filings signal that a company understands the sponsorship process and has infrastructure to support work authorization transitions after your OPT period ends.
File your STEM OPT extension 90 days early
USCIS allows you to apply for the 24-month extension up to 90 days before your initial OPT EAD expires. Cloud Consultant hiring cycles at larger firms can run eight to twelve weeks, so aligning your application window with your job search timeline prevents authorization gaps.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Cloud Consultant role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree's CIP code and how the role is scoped. Cloud Consultant positions involving architecture design, systems integration, or infrastructure engineering typically align with qualifying STEM CIP codes like Computer Science or Information Systems. Roles framed as pure project management or client relationship work are harder to justify. Your DSO confirms eligibility based on your specific degree and the employer's I-983 training plan description.
What E-Verify requirement applies to my STEM OPT employer?
Every employer who hires you on a STEM OPT extension must be actively enrolled in E-Verify at the specific work site where you perform duties. This includes client sites if you're placed there by a staffing or consulting firm. Enrollment must exist before your extension start date. If the employer is E-Verify enrolled at headquarters but not at a client site, your authorization at that site is not valid.
How does the I-983 training plan work for a Cloud Consultant?
The I-983 requires your employer to document specific learning goals tied to your STEM degree, your job duties, and measurable outcomes for each evaluation period. For Cloud Consultant roles, this means listing concrete skills like cloud architecture frameworks, infrastructure automation, or security compliance domains rather than generic descriptions. Your supervisor signs it, your DSO approves it, and USCIS can request it during any review. Update it every 12 months or when your role changes significantly.
What happens to my work authorization if my H-1B is selected in the lottery during STEM OPT?
If your employer files an H-1B petition before April 1 and your OPT or STEM OPT EAD expires before October 1, the cap-gap rule automatically extends your work authorization through September 30. You can continue working as a Cloud Consultant during this gap without interruption as long as the petition was filed on time and remains pending or approved. USCIS issues updated guidance on cap-gap coverage each spring.
Where can I find Cloud Consultant jobs at employers who already support STEM OPT?
Migrate Mate filters Cloud Consultant roles by employers with verified E-Verify enrollment and H-1B Labor Condition Application filing history, which indicates familiarity with work authorization requirements. This saves you from discovering an employer's sponsorship limitations after multiple interview rounds. You can search by cloud platform specialization, company size, and location to narrow results to firms whose infrastructure aligns with your STEM OPT timeline.