Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Cloud Infrastructure Engineers are among the most consistently sponsored roles in tech, with strong H-1B visa and E-3 visa approval rates given the role's clear specialty occupation status. Employers across cloud-native startups, enterprise IT, and financial services regularly sponsor for this position. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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The Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer is a hands-on technical role responsible for the day-to-day operation of Safran USA's hybrid infrastructure across defined primary domains, while supporting peers in adjacent areas. The role sits within a small, highly capable team and operates within a CMMC Level 2 / ITAR-regulated shared services environment supporting multiple Safran aerospace subsidiaries. The right candidate owns their domains with discipline, supports CMMC compliance activities operationally, and grows into cloud operations as Safran USA expands its AWS GovCloud footprint.
Key Responsibilities:
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Infrastructure Architecture & Engineering
Design, implement, and maintain Safran USA's hybrid infrastructure spanning on-premises datacenter systems, AWS GovCloud, and Microsoft 365 GCC High. Develop and maintain architecture documentation, configuration baselines, and operational runbooks for all systems in scope. Ensure high availability, security, and performance of critical systems in a shared services environment supporting multiple Safran aerospace subsidiaries.
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Microsoft 365 GCC High Administration
Administer Safran USA's Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud High (GCC High) tenant across the full suite of services — Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Entra ID, and Intune. Responsibilities include identity governance, Conditional Access policy management, MFA enforcement, and endpoint management consistent with CMMC and ITAR requirements.
Configure and maintain Purview compliance center — audit logging, DLP policies, retention labels, and sensitivity labels. Administer Defender for Office 365 threat policies and alert routing. Support Microsoft 365 GCC High licensing and governance. -
AWS / AWS GovCloud Administration
Support the operation and progressive build-out of Safran USA's AWS Landing Zone, currently under construction. Manage EC2, VPC, IAM roles and policies, S3, CloudWatch, and Security Groups within a GovCloud regulated environment. Implement cloud security best practices.
Contribute to workload migration planning as Safran USA transitions on-premises systems to AWS over the 2026–2027 timeframe. -
Virtualization & Server Administration
Administer Safran USA's VMware vSphere / ESXi environment across the datacenter — VM provisioning, snapshot governance, host health monitoring, resource allocation, and patching. Manage Windows Server environments including configuration baselines and lifecycle management. Work alongside the Systems Engineer to maintain operational continuity and support disaster recovery exercises.
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Security Systems Administration
Primary — Own from Day 1
- Privileged Access Management — administer Safran USA's PAM platform— vault structure, privileged session management, session recording, credential vaulting, access reviews, and break-glass procedures.
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Cisco DUO Federal MFA — administer user enrollment, device management, policy enforcement, AD integration.
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Monitoring & Systems Management
Contribute to infrastructure health monitoring using SolarWinds NPM/SAM alongside the Systems Engineer. Review alerts, triage operational issues, and escalate appropriately. Support SolarWinds SEM log review and alerting. Maintain operational awareness of server, application, and cloud performance across owned domains.
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Compliance & Governance
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Backup & Disaster Recovery Administration
Qualifications
- 4–6 years of hands-on enterprise infrastructure engineering experience across two or more of the primary domains listed above.
- Privileged access management platform — CyberArk, BeyondTrust, or equivalent. Must be able to describe vault structure, session recording, and access review processes personally configured.
- Enterprise MFA platform — hands-on administration of Cisco DUO, Okta, Azure MFA, or equivalent. Must be able to describe policy configuration and AD integration personally managed.
- Microsoft 365 administration — Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, Purview, Defender. GCC High experience preferred.
- AWS hands-on experience — EC2, IAM roles and policies, VPC, S3, CloudWatch. Must describe specific configurations personally built or managed.
- VMware vSphere / ESXi operational management
- Windows Server and Active Directory administration — GPO, DNS, identity management.
- Enterprise backup and disaster recovery operations — backup job management, restore execution, and DR testing.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and discipline to follow controlled change management processes.
Company Information
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.
LOCATION
2201 W. Royal Lane
Irving, TX 75063
Irving
Texas
France
Contract type: Permanent
Contract duration: Full-time
Required degree: Bachelor's Degree
Required experience: More than 3 years
Professional status: Professional, Engineer & Manager
Salary range: TBD
ITAR: ITAR Controlled position
Job Description
The Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer is a hands-on technical role responsible for the day-to-day operation of Safran USA's hybrid infrastructure across defined primary domains, while supporting peers in adjacent areas. The role sits within a small, highly capable team and operates within a CMMC Level 2 / ITAR-regulated shared services environment supporting multiple Safran aerospace subsidiaries. The right candidate owns their domains with discipline, supports CMMC compliance activities operationally, and grows into cloud operations as Safran USA expands its AWS GovCloud footprint.
Key Responsibilities:
-
Infrastructure Architecture & Engineering
Design, implement, and maintain Safran USA's hybrid infrastructure spanning on-premises datacenter systems, AWS GovCloud, and Microsoft 365 GCC High. Develop and maintain architecture documentation, configuration baselines, and operational runbooks for all systems in scope. Ensure high availability, security, and performance of critical systems in a shared services environment supporting multiple Safran aerospace subsidiaries.
-
Microsoft 365 GCC High Administration
Administer Safran USA's Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud High (GCC High) tenant across the full suite of services — Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Entra ID, and Intune. Responsibilities include identity governance, Conditional Access policy management, MFA enforcement, and endpoint management consistent with CMMC and ITAR requirements.
Configure and maintain Purview compliance center — audit logging, DLP policies, retention labels, and sensitivity labels. Administer Defender for Office 365 threat policies and alert routing. Support Microsoft 365 GCC High licensing and governance. -
AWS / AWS GovCloud Administration
Support the operation and progressive build-out of Safran USA's AWS Landing Zone, currently under construction. Manage EC2, VPC, IAM roles and policies, S3, CloudWatch, and Security Groups within a GovCloud regulated environment. Implement cloud security best practices.
Contribute to workload migration planning as Safran USA transitions on-premises systems to AWS over the 2026–2027 timeframe. -
Virtualization & Server Administration
Administer Safran USA's VMware vSphere / ESXi environment across the datacenter — VM provisioning, snapshot governance, host health monitoring, resource allocation, and patching. Manage Windows Server environments including configuration baselines and lifecycle management. Work alongside the Systems Engineer to maintain operational continuity and support disaster recovery exercises.
-
Security Systems Administration
Primary — Own from Day 1
- Privileged Access Management — administer Safran USA's PAM platform— vault structure, privileged session management, session recording, credential vaulting, access reviews, and break-glass procedures.
-
Cisco DUO Federal MFA — administer user enrollment, device management, policy enforcement, AD integration.
-
Monitoring & Systems Management
Contribute to infrastructure health monitoring using SolarWinds NPM/SAM alongside the Systems Engineer. Review alerts, triage operational issues, and escalate appropriately. Support SolarWinds SEM log review and alerting. Maintain operational awareness of server, application, and cloud performance across owned domains.
-
Compliance & Governance
-
Backup & Disaster Recovery Administration
Qualifications
- 4–6 years of hands-on enterprise infrastructure engineering experience across two or more of the primary domains listed above.
- Privileged access management platform — CyberArk, BeyondTrust, or equivalent. Must be able to describe vault structure, session recording, and access review processes personally configured.
- Enterprise MFA platform — hands-on administration of Cisco DUO, Okta, Azure MFA, or equivalent. Must be able to describe policy configuration and AD integration personally managed.
- Microsoft 365 administration — Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, Purview, Defender. GCC High experience preferred.
- AWS hands-on experience — EC2, IAM roles and policies, VPC, S3, CloudWatch. Must describe specific configurations personally built or managed.
- VMware vSphere / ESXi operational management
- Windows Server and Active Directory administration — GPO, DNS, identity management.
- Enterprise backup and disaster recovery operations — backup job management, restore execution, and DR testing.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and discipline to follow controlled change management processes.
Company Information
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.
LOCATION
2201 W. Royal Lane
Irving, TX 75063
Irving
Texas
France
Contract type: Permanent
Contract duration: Full-time
Required degree: Bachelor's Degree
Required experience: More than 3 years
Professional status: Professional, Engineer & Manager
Salary range: TBD
ITAR: ITAR Controlled position
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Make sure your job title maps to your degree
USCIS evaluates specialty occupation based on degree-role alignment. A computer science, information systems, or electrical engineering degree best supports a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer petition. Unrelated degrees raise RFE risk even with strong experience.
Target employers with an active cloud footprint
Companies running AWS, Azure, or GCP at scale are far more likely to sponsor because the role is deeply technical and hard to fill locally. Consulting firms, SaaS companies, and financial institutions are consistent sponsors for this title.
Document your hands-on technical scope clearly
USCIS scrutinizes whether the role genuinely requires a specialized degree. Offer letters and support letters should specify infrastructure architecture responsibilities, not just operational tasks. Generalized IT support framing weakens the specialty occupation argument significantly.
Certifications strengthen but do not replace degree requirements
AWS, Azure, and GCP certifications signal technical depth to employers and can bolster a petition, but they are not substitutes for a qualifying degree. If your degree field is adjacent, pair certifications with a strong experience narrative.
Understand the difference between cap-subject and cap-exempt employers
Universities, nonprofits, and government research organizations are H-1B cap-exempt, meaning they can file year-round without lottery risk. For cloud roles, research labs and university IT departments are realistic cap-exempt options worth targeting.
Start the sponsorship conversation early in the hiring process
Many employers who sponsor do not advertise it explicitly. Raising sponsorship after an offer wastes time for both sides. Ask during recruiter screening whether the company has an active immigration program and prior H-1B filing history.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS consistently approves cloud infrastructure roles when the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related engineering field. The key is ensuring the job description reflects architecture and design responsibilities rather than generic IT operations, which can blur the specialty occupation line.
What degree field do I need to qualify for H-1B sponsorship as a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer?
Computer science, information systems, computer engineering, and electrical engineering are the strongest fits. Software engineering and applied mathematics degrees have also been accepted when the role involves significant systems design. Degrees in business IT or general management information systems carry more RFE risk and may require a stronger employer support letter explaining the degree-to-role connection.
How competitive is H-1B lottery selection for cloud infrastructure roles?
Selection odds are the same across all H-1B visa cap-subject petitions regardless of role. In FY2025, USCIS received approximately 442,000 registrations for 85,000 available slots. Cloud infrastructure engineers with a U.S. master's degree enter the advanced degree pool first, which improves selection odds marginally. Cap-exempt employers eliminate lottery risk entirely and are worth pursuing in parallel.
Are there visa options for Cloud Infrastructure Engineers outside the H-1B lottery?
Yes. Australian citizens can apply for the E-3 visa, which has no lottery and a 10,500 annual cap that has never been exhausted. Canadian and Mexican nationals may qualify under the TN visa for computer systems analyst roles, though the title match requires careful framing. The O-1A is another path for engineers with demonstrable recognition, published work, or high-impact projects at scale.
Where can I find Cloud Infrastructure Engineer jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically to surface roles that offer visa sponsorship, so you can filter by sponsorship type rather than guessing from generic job listings. Cloud infrastructure roles on Migrate Mate span enterprise tech, financial services, and cloud-native startups, with sponsorship status verified rather than inferred from vague job description language.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Cloud Infrastructure Engineer jobs?
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.