TN Visa Cloud Support Engineer Jobs
Cloud Support Engineer roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA's Computer Systems Analyst category, covering cloud infrastructure, troubleshooting, and systems integration work. Canadian citizens can enter at the port of entry without a lottery. Mexican citizens need a consular appointment. A relevant bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering is required.
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Get Access To All JobsAbout GlobalFoundries:
GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets.
Summary of Role:
The Cloud Architect / Solution Design Engineer is responsible for designing, architecting, and advancing cloud-based platforms and engineering solutions supporting GlobalFoundries' worldwide Design Engineering, Software Engineering, and R&D organizations.
This role will serve as a technical leader for AWS cloud architecture, platform engineering, automation, container orchestration, and developer enablement services used by a global engineering community exceeding 5,000 users across North America, Europe, and Asia.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience designing large-scale enterprise cloud environments, modern application platforms, DevOps ecosystems, CI/CD services, and cloud-native infrastructure supporting software development, EDA workloads, and engineering collaboration platforms.
The Cloud Architect will partner with Design Engineering, Software Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, SRE, and Operations teams to deliver secure, scalable, highly available, and automated solutions that accelerate product development and engineering productivity.
Location: Dallas, TX or Santa Clara, CA
Reports To: Sr. Director, Design Engineering IT
Essential Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will have:
- 10+ years of enterprise IT experience
- 5+ years designing large-scale AWS cloud solutions
- Experience supporting organizations with 5,000+ users
- Experience enabling global software engineering teams
- Deep expertise with Kubernetes and container platforms
- Strong Infrastructure-as-Code and automation experience
- Experience designing platforms rather than simply administering them
- Ability to translate business and engineering requirements into scalable reference architectures
- Experience operating in highly regulated and security-conscious environments
Other Responsibilities:
- Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
- Other duties as assigned by manager.
Required Qualifications:
Education and Experience – BS, MS or PhD + 12 years of experience or other equitable years of experience
Skills
AWS Platform Services:
- Amazon EKS
- EC2
- ECS/Fargate
- S3
- Route53
- CloudFront
- RDS
- EFS
- FSx
- IAM
- Lambda
- Systems Manager
- CloudWatch
- Organizations
- Control Tower
Platform Engineering:
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Helm
- GitOps
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Perforce
- Service Mesh
Infrastructure as Code:
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- Ansible
CI/CD & Developer Platforms:
- GitHub Enterprise
- GitLab
- Cursor
- Jenkins
- Artifactory
- JIRA
- SonarQube
- Backstage
- HashiCorp Vault
Programming & Automation:
- Python
- Bash/Shell
- PowerShell
- YAML
- REST APIs
- Travel - Up to 10%
- Fluency in English Language – written & verbal
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience - strong preference for candidates with experience in one or more of the following:
- Semiconductor industry
- Design Engineering organizations
- Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
- High Performance Computing (HPC)
- Software Product Development
- Cloud Engineering Platforms
- Large-scale R&D environments
- Global manufacturing organizations
- Project management skills - i.e., the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong planning & organizational skills.
Expected Salary Range
$147,000.00 - $268,000.00
The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at usaccommodations@gf.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.
GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.
All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law.
About GlobalFoundries:
GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets.
Summary of Role:
The Cloud Architect / Solution Design Engineer is responsible for designing, architecting, and advancing cloud-based platforms and engineering solutions supporting GlobalFoundries' worldwide Design Engineering, Software Engineering, and R&D organizations.
This role will serve as a technical leader for AWS cloud architecture, platform engineering, automation, container orchestration, and developer enablement services used by a global engineering community exceeding 5,000 users across North America, Europe, and Asia.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience designing large-scale enterprise cloud environments, modern application platforms, DevOps ecosystems, CI/CD services, and cloud-native infrastructure supporting software development, EDA workloads, and engineering collaboration platforms.
The Cloud Architect will partner with Design Engineering, Software Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, SRE, and Operations teams to deliver secure, scalable, highly available, and automated solutions that accelerate product development and engineering productivity.
Location: Dallas, TX or Santa Clara, CA
Reports To: Sr. Director, Design Engineering IT
Essential Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will have:
- 10+ years of enterprise IT experience
- 5+ years designing large-scale AWS cloud solutions
- Experience supporting organizations with 5,000+ users
- Experience enabling global software engineering teams
- Deep expertise with Kubernetes and container platforms
- Strong Infrastructure-as-Code and automation experience
- Experience designing platforms rather than simply administering them
- Ability to translate business and engineering requirements into scalable reference architectures
- Experience operating in highly regulated and security-conscious environments
Other Responsibilities:
- Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
- Other duties as assigned by manager.
Required Qualifications:
Education and Experience – BS, MS or PhD + 12 years of experience or other equitable years of experience
Skills
AWS Platform Services:
- Amazon EKS
- EC2
- ECS/Fargate
- S3
- Route53
- CloudFront
- RDS
- EFS
- FSx
- IAM
- Lambda
- Systems Manager
- CloudWatch
- Organizations
- Control Tower
Platform Engineering:
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Helm
- GitOps
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Perforce
- Service Mesh
Infrastructure as Code:
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- Ansible
CI/CD & Developer Platforms:
- GitHub Enterprise
- GitLab
- Cursor
- Jenkins
- Artifactory
- JIRA
- SonarQube
- Backstage
- HashiCorp Vault
Programming & Automation:
- Python
- Bash/Shell
- PowerShell
- YAML
- REST APIs
- Travel - Up to 10%
- Fluency in English Language – written & verbal
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience - strong preference for candidates with experience in one or more of the following:
- Semiconductor industry
- Design Engineering organizations
- Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
- High Performance Computing (HPC)
- Software Product Development
- Cloud Engineering Platforms
- Large-scale R&D environments
- Global manufacturing organizations
- Project management skills - i.e., the ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter; the ability to navigate ambiguity.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong planning & organizational skills.
Expected Salary Range
$147,000.00 - $268,000.00
The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at usaccommodations@gf.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.
GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.
All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Cloud Support Engineer
Verify your degree matches the role
TN visa eligibility for Computer Systems Analyst requires a degree in computer science, engineering, or a directly related field. A general IT diploma won't qualify. Confirm your credential aligns with the specific cloud engineering duties in the job description before applying.
Get your credentials assessed early
If your degree is from a Mexican or Canadian institution with a non-standard title, obtain a foreign credential evaluation before approaching employers. CBP officers adjudicate TN eligibility at the border, and a credentials report removes ambiguity during that inspection.
Target employers with active cloud infrastructure teams
Companies running AWS, Azure, or GCP environments at scale file TN paperwork routinely. Focus your search on organizations whose engineering job postings reference specific cloud platforms, as their HR and legal teams already understand TN sponsorship requirements for technical roles.
Ask employers about their TN filing process upfront
During the offer stage, confirm whether the employer will provide a TN support letter and who prepares it. Some employers handle TN filings internally; others require outside counsel. Knowing this before you sign avoids delays between offer and your start date.
Use Migrate Mate to find TN-ready employers
Searching broadly wastes time on employers unfamiliar with USMCA sponsorship. Use Migrate Mate to filter Cloud Support Engineer roles at companies with documented TN visa filing history, so your applications go to employers already set up to sponsor.
Prepare a clear duties letter for CBP review
Canadian citizens skip USCIS entirely and get TN status approved at the port of entry. Your employer's support letter must map your cloud support duties to the Computer Systems Analyst definition. Vague job descriptions are the most common reason CBP requests additional evidence.
Cloud Support Engineer TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Cloud Support Engineer role qualify for TN visa sponsorship?
Cloud Support Engineer positions qualify under the TN visa's Computer Systems Analyst category when the role involves analyzing, designing, or supporting cloud-based computer systems. The job offer letter must connect your specific duties, such as infrastructure troubleshooting, cloud platform management, or systems integration, to that category. A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field is also required.
How does TN visa sponsorship compare to H-1B for Cloud Support Engineers?
TN has no annual lottery and no cap for Canadian citizens, so you can start working as soon as CBP approves your application at the port of entry. H-1B visa requires a lottery selection, a lengthy USCIS petition process, and an October 1 start date at the earliest. For Canadian professionals with a qualifying degree and a cloud engineering job offer, TN is a faster and more predictable path.
What documentation does my employer need to provide for my TN application?
Your employer must provide a support letter on company letterhead that states your job title, a description of your cloud support duties, your qualifications, your intended length of employment, and confirmation that you'll be paid. The letter should explicitly reference the Computer Systems Analyst TN category. Canadian applicants present this letter at the port of entry; Mexican applicants use it at their consular interview.
Where can I find Cloud Support Engineer jobs with TN visa sponsorship?
Generic job boards rarely filter by visa type, which means sifting through postings at employers who won't sponsor. Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search, letting you find Cloud Support Engineer roles at employers with TN and USMCA filing history so you're applying where sponsorship is already part of the hiring process.
Can I switch Cloud Support Engineer employers while on TN status?
Yes, but you need a new TN authorization for each employer change. Canadian citizens can obtain the new TN at a port of entry with a support letter from the new employer. Mexican citizens need a new consular appointment. You cannot start work for the new employer until the new TN is approved, so timing the transition carefully with both employers matters.