STEM OPT Cybersecurity Consultant Jobs
Cybersecurity Consultant roles qualify for STEM OPT when your degree falls under an eligible CIP code in computer science, information security, or a related field. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify, and the 24-month STEM OPT extension gives you up to 36 months total to build client-facing security experience while pursuing H-1B visa sponsorship.
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What success looks like in this role:
Responsible for the identification, tracking, and management of enterprise risks in Unisys cloud environments. This includes performing risk assessments and measuring the success and effectiveness of mitigation efforts. Collaboration across business units and effective communication of cloud security policies and procedures will be critical. Candidates for this role should have a strong background in cloud management and understand networking between on-prem and cloud environments.
- Design and implement security dashboards for real-time visibility into vulnerabilities, threat intelligence, and risk metrics, providing actionable insights to development and security teams.
- Analyze, prioritize, and manage vulnerabilities identified in applications and cloud infrastructure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely remediation and risk mitigation.
- Collaborate with the SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) security team configuring and managing the SIEM platform.
- Assists in analyzing new software requests from a security perspective, ensuring alignment with organizational security policies and best practices.
- Implement and maintain a broad range of security technologies and processes to support the organization’s cloud-based applications, services, and infrastructure. Understand how to work with managed security services for the top cloud providers.
- Provide expertise and support to business teams regarding best practices for cloud security.
- Develop, tune, and maintain AI agents, prompts, and scripts that reduce manual analyst workload - for example, detection triage, alert enrichment, and report generation.
- Support the AI Security Architect in piloting, testing, and rolling out new AI capabilities and platform modules.
- Perform routine and targeted audits of cloud environments to identify security vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct security risk assessments and incident response for cloud services.
- Serves as an escalation point for technical issues around security tooling and the Unisys SOC team.
You will be successful in this role if you have:
Prior work experience should include:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or similar, or the equivalent hands-on experience combined with training and certifications.
- Strong knowledge of cloud architectures, operations, and security controls.
- 3-5+ years of application security experience.
- Solid scripting/programming ability (Python, PowerShell, or similar) for building automation and integrations.
- Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud security tooling.
- Strong understanding of regulatory compliance requirements related to cloud environments.
- Proficiency in security technologies such as SIEM, SOAR, and endpoint protection.
- At least 5 years of experience between cloud engineering and security operations.
- Proven experience of handling cloud security incidents.
- Have conducted cloud security audits, compliance assessments, and creating recommendations for improving security posture.
- Handling event streams in cloud platforms or workloads and have worked on automation that ingested or processed these events.
- Communicate effectively with developers, project teams, technical and business owners the security risks and remediation strategies appropriate for an application.
- Strong organizational skills and time management capabilities.
Benefits
Unisys offers an outstanding benefits package, featuring unlimited paid time off, a 401(k) match, comprehensive healthcare, HSA matching, ongoing learning opportunities, and more! We’re committed to supporting work-life balance and investing in your future success.
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At Unisys, we incorporate video interviews as a key part of our hiring process. This allows us to get to know you better and provide a more engaging and convenient interview experience. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to connecting with you virtually!
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This role may require access to export-controlled commodities and technology. Therefore, to conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Cybersecurity Consultant
Verify your CIP code before applying
Check that your degree's CIP code appears on the STEM Designated Degree Program List maintained by USCIS. Information security and computer science codes qualify, but some adjacent business or management programs do not, which affects your extension eligibility entirely.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Ask your recruiter for the employer's E-Verify Company ID before signing anything. Consulting firms that staff you to clients must be enrolled as the employer of record, not the end client, and many candidates miss this distinction until the I-983 filing stage.
Build certifications that signal H-1B specialty occupation
Credentials like CISSP, CEH, or Security+ document that your role requires theoretical and practical expertise beyond a general degree. Cybersecurity Consultant positions face specialty occupation scrutiny at H-1B filing, so employer-recognized certifications strengthen the petition before you even receive an offer.
Target consulting firms with established STEM OPT pipelines
Use Migrate Mate to filter Cybersecurity Consultant openings by employers with active STEM OPT hiring history. Firms that have structured I-983 training plans already in place move you to offer faster and handle DSO reporting cycles without friction.
Structure your I-983 training plan around billable deliverables
Generic training objectives get flagged during DSO review. Map your learning goals directly to client engagement outcomes, such as penetration testing milestones or compliance audit deliverables, so your Form I-983 reflects actual consulting work rather than classroom-style tasks.
File your H-1B registration before OPT cap-gap risk emerges
STEM OPT cap-gap protection extends your authorization through September 30 if your H-1B is filed before your EAD expires. Cybersecurity Consultant roles on multi-month client engagements need continuity of authorization, so confirm your employer's H-1B filing timeline during the offer negotiation itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a cybersecurity or information security degree qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Yes, provided your degree's CIP code appears on the STEM Designated Degree Program List. Degrees in computer science, information assurance, cybersecurity, and network security typically qualify. Degrees in general business or management information systems may not, even if your coursework was technical. Confirm your specific CIP code with your DSO before applying for the extension, since USCIS ties eligibility to the code on your transcript, not the program title.
Does my consulting firm employer need to be enrolled in E-Verify even if I work at client sites?
Yes. E-Verify enrollment is required for your direct employer, meaning the consulting or staffing firm that issues your paycheck and W-2, not the end client where you perform the work. This distinction matters because many cybersecurity consultants are placed at financial institutions or government contractors whose own E-Verify status is irrelevant to your STEM OPT authorization. Verify the firm's E-Verify Company ID before signing your offer letter.
What goes into a valid I-983 training plan for a Cybersecurity Consultant role?
Your Form I-983 must identify the practical skills you will develop, the oversight structure your employer provides, and how the work relates to your STEM degree. For consulting roles, this means mapping training goals to specific deliverables such as vulnerability assessments, security architecture reviews, or compliance gap analyses rather than generic job duties. Your DSO and employer must both sign the plan, and the employer must submit a six-month evaluation during your extension period.
How does cap-gap protection work if my STEM OPT is still active when H-1B season begins?
If your employer files an H-1B petition on your behalf before your OPT EAD expires and USCIS receives it by April 1, cap-gap protection automatically extends your work authorization through September 30 of that year. For Cybersecurity Consultant roles on long-term client engagements, this continuity is critical. Your employer must confirm they will file in the regular cap season, since cap-exempt filings do not trigger cap-gap protection.
Where should I look for Cybersecurity Consultant jobs with employers who support STEM OPT?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for STEM OPT students and surfaces Cybersecurity Consultant roles at employers already enrolled in E-Verify. You can filter by employer type and hiring history so you spend your time on firms that have successfully onboarded STEM OPT students before, rather than educating recruiters about the program from scratch during early-stage interviews.