STEM OPT Jobs in Arkansas
Arkansas's F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship activity is concentrated in healthcare technology, logistics, and agriculture-adjacent data systems, with Little Rock, Bentonville, and Fayetteville anchoring most employer activity. Retail supply chain tech, life sciences, and engineering firms round out the field for STEM OPT-eligible graduates.
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Tyson Foods, Inc. has an opening for Senior Engineer Logistics Data in Springdale, AR. Architect scalable data solutions, including data warehousing and big data technologies, and ensure alignment with organizational goals. Partner with key stakeholders to design and implement data architecture solutions for Tyson Private Fleet, coordinating integration efforts with third-party vendors (10% of the time). Lead the development of data visualization strategies, ensuring they contribute to data-driven decision-making at a strategic level. Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify key data visualization needs and priorities, guiding the development of impactful Power BI reports (22% of time). Lead the design and orchestration of complex data pipelines and ETL processes, focusing on optimizing data models. Collaborate with IT developers to design and implement data ingestion solutions for the Tyson data lake, including creating entity relationship diagrams (ERDs), developing ETL codes, and performing data transformation and cleansing to optimize data quality and usability (25% of time). Implement advanced data governance frameworks and ensure robust data security measures. Optimize cloud costs by strategically using cloud resources and efficient data architectures. Design and deploy enterprise-scale data visualization solutions, optimizing performance within tools. Interact with 3rd party vendors to incorporate new functionality and evaluate tools (16% of time). Resolve complex escalations and situations, driving effective resolutions. Ensure adherence to data privacy and security practices to protect sensitive information (12% of the time). Communicate effectively with stakeholders to understand and address their needs through data visualization. Conduct weekly meetings with stakeholders from Tyson Private Fleet, Transportation Safety, and Transportation Operations to discuss current and upcoming projects, ensuring their data visualization needs are understood and addressed effectively. Lead efforts to automate reporting processes to improve efficiency and accuracy (10% of time). Mentor and support junior engineers and interns in report creation, contributing to data-driven decision-making at the operational level, including SQL, scripting, and advanced data visualization techniques, ensuring the creation of intuitive and visually appealing dashboards (5% of time).
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Job requirements:
Requires a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Applied Business Analytics, Logistics, Data Science, or a related field, and three (3) years of experience in the position offered or related role, including experience with developing, optimizing, and maintaining enterprise-level reporting and analytics solutions using Power BI, or Tableau.
Experience must include one (1) year of experience in each of the following:
- Supporting enterprise business intelligence environments on Google BigQuery and Microsoft SQL Server.
- Writing and optimizing complex SQL queries and data models using SQL Server Management Studio, Google BigQuery.
- Designing and delivering automated dashboards and data visualizations to support business decision-making using advanced visualization platforms like Power BI and Tableau.
- Designing, maintaining, and querying relational databases using SQL Server Management Studio and Google BigQuery.
- Supporting large software implementations by coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders to gather and document data requirements, define desired outcomes, and translate business needs into enterprise-standard data models and data visualization solutions to measure implementation success and support ongoing operations.
Please submit your application online through this site.
All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ELIGIBLE:
No
WORK SHIFT:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.
Hourly Applicants ONLY - You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
If you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here.
Unsolicited Assistance: Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral.
INTRODUCTION
Tyson Foods, Inc. has an opening for Senior Engineer Logistics Data in Springdale, AR. Architect scalable data solutions, including data warehousing and big data technologies, and ensure alignment with organizational goals. Partner with key stakeholders to design and implement data architecture solutions for Tyson Private Fleet, coordinating integration efforts with third-party vendors (10% of the time). Lead the development of data visualization strategies, ensuring they contribute to data-driven decision-making at a strategic level. Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify key data visualization needs and priorities, guiding the development of impactful Power BI reports (22% of time). Lead the design and orchestration of complex data pipelines and ETL processes, focusing on optimizing data models. Collaborate with IT developers to design and implement data ingestion solutions for the Tyson data lake, including creating entity relationship diagrams (ERDs), developing ETL codes, and performing data transformation and cleansing to optimize data quality and usability (25% of time). Implement advanced data governance frameworks and ensure robust data security measures. Optimize cloud costs by strategically using cloud resources and efficient data architectures. Design and deploy enterprise-scale data visualization solutions, optimizing performance within tools. Interact with 3rd party vendors to incorporate new functionality and evaluate tools (16% of time). Resolve complex escalations and situations, driving effective resolutions. Ensure adherence to data privacy and security practices to protect sensitive information (12% of the time). Communicate effectively with stakeholders to understand and address their needs through data visualization. Conduct weekly meetings with stakeholders from Tyson Private Fleet, Transportation Safety, and Transportation Operations to discuss current and upcoming projects, ensuring their data visualization needs are understood and addressed effectively. Lead efforts to automate reporting processes to improve efficiency and accuracy (10% of time). Mentor and support junior engineers and interns in report creation, contributing to data-driven decision-making at the operational level, including SQL, scripting, and advanced data visualization techniques, ensuring the creation of intuitive and visually appealing dashboards (5% of time).
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Job requirements:
Requires a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Applied Business Analytics, Logistics, Data Science, or a related field, and three (3) years of experience in the position offered or related role, including experience with developing, optimizing, and maintaining enterprise-level reporting and analytics solutions using Power BI, or Tableau.
Experience must include one (1) year of experience in each of the following:
- Supporting enterprise business intelligence environments on Google BigQuery and Microsoft SQL Server.
- Writing and optimizing complex SQL queries and data models using SQL Server Management Studio, Google BigQuery.
- Designing and delivering automated dashboards and data visualizations to support business decision-making using advanced visualization platforms like Power BI and Tableau.
- Designing, maintaining, and querying relational databases using SQL Server Management Studio and Google BigQuery.
- Supporting large software implementations by coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders to gather and document data requirements, define desired outcomes, and translate business needs into enterprise-standard data models and data visualization solutions to measure implementation success and support ongoing operations.
Please submit your application online through this site.
All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ELIGIBLE:
No
WORK SHIFT:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.
Hourly Applicants ONLY - You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
If you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here.
Unsolicited Assistance: Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral.
Tips for Finding STEM OPT Jobs in Arkansas
Confirm your role qualifies under STEM OPT
Cross-check your job title against O*NET to verify it falls within a STEM-designated occupational category. Roles that blend business and technical duties sometimes fall outside eligible classifications, so confirm before accepting an offer.
Target Bentonville's supply chain tech cluster
Walmart's global headquarters and its supplier ecosystem in Bentonville generate consistent demand for data engineers, analysts, and logistics technology specialists. Focus your search on vendor companies serving that supply chain network, not just Walmart itself.
Verify employer E-Verify enrollment before applying
STEM OPT requires your employer to be enrolled in E-Verify before you start. Ask hiring managers directly during the interview stage. Many Arkansas mid-size employers aren't enrolled and don't realize it disqualifies them.
Use Migrate Mate to filter verified STEM OPT employers
Search Migrate Mate's job board to identify Arkansas employers with confirmed STEM OPT filing history. This cuts out the guesswork of cold-applying to companies that have never sponsored an OPT extension.
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Which industries in Arkansas sponsor the most F-1 STEM OPT visas?
Healthcare technology, retail supply chain systems, and logistics analytics generate the most F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship activity in Arkansas. The Bentonville-Fayetteville corridor is particularly active due to the concentration of retail technology vendors serving Walmart's supply chain. Agricultural data and precision farming companies in central and eastern Arkansas also sponsor STEM OPT roles in data science and engineering.
Which cities in Arkansas have the most F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship jobs?
Bentonville and Fayetteville lead in STEM OPT sponsorship volume, driven by the retail technology and supply chain sectors. Little Rock follows as the state capital and largest metro, with healthcare IT and government contracting firms active in that market. Conway and Rogers are secondary hubs with growing technology employer presence.
What types of roles typically qualify for F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship in Arkansas?
Roles in software engineering, data analysis, supply chain optimization, bioinformatics, and computer systems management consistently qualify under STEM OPT-eligible STEM degree classifications in Arkansas. The occupation must appear on the STEM Designated Degree Program List and match your degree field. Verify specific job titles against O*NET before accepting an offer, since hybrid business-technology roles sometimes fall outside eligible classifications.
How do I find F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship jobs in Arkansas?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by employers with verified STEM OPT filing history in Arkansas, so you're not cold-applying to companies that have never sponsored an extension. Beyond that, target employer directories tied to the Northwest Arkansas technology corridor and confirm E-Verify enrollment with hiring managers before investing time in an application process.
Are there any Arkansas-specific considerations for F-1 STEM OPT sponsorship?
Arkansas has a smaller concentration of large enterprise employers than coastal states, so mid-size companies dominate STEM OPT sponsorship locally. Many are enrolled in E-Verify only because federal contracts require it, meaning enrollment status can be inconsistent across the private sector. Confirm E-Verify participation directly, and use the OFLC Wage Search to validate that your offered role meets prevailing wage requirements for Arkansas rather than relying on national salary data.