Data Engineer Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Illinois
Illinois is a strong market for data engineer visa sponsorship, driven by Chicago's finance, healthcare, and tech sectors. Major employers include Accenture, Morningstar, and United Airlines, alongside a growing base of mid-size data-driven companies. Roles concentrate in Chicago, but firms across the broader metro area actively hire and sponsor.
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AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide technical vision and hands-on expertise to execute platform solutions.
- Cloud computing infrastructure, including scale, performance, and cost management.
- Gather technical requirements, validate architecture, and create/review designs.
- Coordinate efforts across the data engineering, data curation, and platform engineering teams to successful completion.
- Guide engineering resources towards code standards and templates as part of data frameworks and patterns.
- Demonstrate ownership of technical stacks for individual cloud applications.
- Align with AbbVie systems lifecycle standards and processes.
- Ability to manage time and deliver results across multiple workstreams at once.
- Work with team members from around the globe (onsite, offshore).
- Onsite position/2 days a week WFH eligible.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Must possess Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering/Applications and twelve years (12) years of IT experience. Alternatively, the Employer will accept alternation combination of education and experience: Masters’ Degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Engineering/Applications and eight (8) years of IT experience.
Requires 8 years of experience in the following:
- Hands-on technical proficiency in Python, Apache, Spark, and SQL;
- AWS development with core AWS services like EC2, Glue, Spark, S3, Redshift, and Athena;
- Relational and non-relational databases from a data domain perspective;
- Building data engineering pipelines using orchestration tools like Apache Airflow and GlueETL;
- Developing API architecture;
- Metadata management, data quality, master data, and data lineage.
Requires 3 years of experience in the following:
- Serving as a Technical Project Owner;
- Serving as a Team Lead.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $117,957 - $178,500 per year
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees. This job is eligible to participate in our short-term and long-term incentive programs.
AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community, and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.
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INTRODUCTION
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide technical vision and hands-on expertise to execute platform solutions.
- Cloud computing infrastructure, including scale, performance, and cost management.
- Gather technical requirements, validate architecture, and create/review designs.
- Coordinate efforts across the data engineering, data curation, and platform engineering teams to successful completion.
- Guide engineering resources towards code standards and templates as part of data frameworks and patterns.
- Demonstrate ownership of technical stacks for individual cloud applications.
- Align with AbbVie systems lifecycle standards and processes.
- Ability to manage time and deliver results across multiple workstreams at once.
- Work with team members from around the globe (onsite, offshore).
- Onsite position/2 days a week WFH eligible.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Must possess Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering/Applications and twelve years (12) years of IT experience. Alternatively, the Employer will accept alternation combination of education and experience: Masters’ Degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Engineering/Applications and eight (8) years of IT experience.
Requires 8 years of experience in the following:
- Hands-on technical proficiency in Python, Apache, Spark, and SQL;
- AWS development with core AWS services like EC2, Glue, Spark, S3, Redshift, and Athena;
- Relational and non-relational databases from a data domain perspective;
- Building data engineering pipelines using orchestration tools like Apache Airflow and GlueETL;
- Developing API architecture;
- Metadata management, data quality, master data, and data lineage.
Requires 3 years of experience in the following:
- Serving as a Technical Project Owner;
- Serving as a Team Lead.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $117,957 - $178,500 per year
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees. This job is eligible to participate in our short-term and long-term incentive programs.
AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community, and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
Data Engineer Job Roles in Illinois
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Which companies sponsor visas for data engineers in Illinois?
Large employers with consistent data engineering hiring and H-1B sponsorship history in Illinois include Accenture, Morningstar, Discover Financial Services, United Airlines, and Zebra Technologies. Healthcare systems like Northwestern Medicine and Advocate Aurora Health also sponsor data engineers. Mid-size fintech and analytics firms in Chicago's Loop and River North neighborhoods have expanded their data teams and sponsorship programs in recent years.
Which visa types are most common for data engineer roles in Illinois?
The H-1B is the most common visa for data engineers in Illinois, given the role's classification as a specialty occupation requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. L-1B transfers are an option for engineers moving from a foreign office of a multinational employer. Canadians and Mexicans may qualify for TN status under the USMCA's computer systems analyst category, depending on how the role is defined.
Which cities in Illinois have the most data engineer sponsorship jobs?
Chicago accounts for the overwhelming majority of data engineer sponsorship jobs in Illinois, particularly in the Loop, River North, and Fulton Market districts. The northern suburbs, including Rosemont, Schaumburg, and Deerfield, host corporate headquarters of companies like Walgreens and Zebra Technologies that also hire data engineers. Outside the Chicago metro, sponsorship opportunities are significantly more limited.
How to find data engineer visa sponsorship jobs in Illinois?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by visa sponsorship availability, so you can browse data engineer roles in Illinois without sorting through companies that won't sponsor. The platform focuses on employers with active sponsorship programs, which is particularly useful in a market like Chicago where many postings don't clarify sponsorship status upfront. Filtering by Illinois on Migrate Mate surfaces roles across finance, healthcare, and tech sectors that are relevant for international candidates.
Are there state-specific factors that affect data engineer sponsorship in Illinois?
Illinois has no state-level visa or sponsorship requirements beyond federal rules, but a few practical factors matter. The University of Illinois system and Northwestern University generate a steady pipeline of international graduates who compete for Illinois-based data engineering roles, meaning employer familiarity with sponsorship is relatively high. Chicago's concentration of financial services and healthcare firms also means many Illinois employers have established immigration programs and experienced in-house HR teams, which can streamline the sponsorship process.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored data engineer jobs in Illinois?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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