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Cloud Security Architect roles attract strong H-1B visa sponsorship from major tech employers and financial institutions, given the specialty occupation classification is well-established. Most roles require a bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field, and employers routinely sponsor both new hires and transfers. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Cognex is the global leader in the exciting and fast-growing field of machine vision. With over $500 million in cash and a debt-free status, we boast a financially robust international presence. Our culture promotes a fast-paced, creative environment where employees, proudly known as "Cognoids," approach their work with seriousness but embrace a lively and enjoyable atmosphere. Our “Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast” culture acknowledges innovation, perseverance, and hard work in a fun, rewarding, and quirky environment.
The Team: Cloud Governance & Security, part of Information Security:
As the Enterprise Security Architect, you will play a vital role on Cognex’s Cloud Governance & Security Team, a team of highly skilled cloud experts oriented on governing and securing Cognex’s hosting environments, and cloud-based infrastructures, software and services. The team works closely with IT, Engineering and business process teams to provide architectures, solutions and operational support for the strategic initiatives and company functions that rely on those environments.
The Cloud Governance & Security Team is a strategic part of the broader Information Security Team, which is responsible for Cognex’s important cybersecurity functions including Security Engineering, Security Operations, Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, Application & Product Security, Security Testing, Third Party Risk Management, Data Protection, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC).
The Role:
As the Enterprise Security Architect, you will be responsible for establishing and promoting security architectures, platforms and strategies that achieve effective and efficient governance and security for Cognex’s cloud environments, cloud services and software, and emerging AI infrastructure, integrations, agents and services.
In this highly collaborative role, you will work closely with internal business partners worldwide, including IT Infrastructure and Operations, Business Applications, DevOps, Product Development, Software Development, Product Operations & Fulfillment and Customer Success.
Critical is that your efforts enable Cognoids to “Move Fast,” supporting innovation and user adoption of emerging technologies, while protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Cognex’s information technology resources, personnel, customers and intellectual property.
This position is based in Natick, Massachusetts, U.S., and can accommodate a hybrid work schedule, 3 days in the office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement security platforms and architectures that provide governance and security for Cognex’s cloud environments; cloud-based software as a service; and emerging AI infrastructure, integrations, agents and services employed in Cognex’s business processes, product development, operations and customer success.
- Architectures and security platforms that provide critical governance and security functions such as Identity & Access Management, SSO, Federated Identity Management, Conditional Access, Service & SaaS Integration (API/Graph), Cloud Security Posture Management; Data Security Posture Management; Cloud SaaS Security Posture Management, User Entity Behavior Analysis, Insider Risk Management.
- Ensure architectures reflect governance and security objectives for cloud and AI, and the controls specified in relevant standards and control frameworks, including NIST, OWASP, IEC, CSA, ISO, etc.
- Collaborate with business sponsors, initiative leaders and engineers to convey and align governance and security architectures and requirements that must be incorporated in Cognex’s business plans and strategic initiatives.
- Document governance and security platforms, architectures, and roadmaps, leveraging them to convey plans and requirements for initiatives, investments and budgets, audits and compliance.
- Evangelize Cognex governance and security platforms and architectures throughout Cognex, offering training and consultancy among stakeholders and initiatives with an interest or dependency.
- Consult on best practices for security and data protection necessary for emerging technologies, including cloud services, and AI infrastructure, applications, integrations, services and agents used in product development, process automation, employee empowerment, and customer success.
- Sponsor “change” necessary for Cognex to achieve greater scale, and more effective and efficient governance and security; developing business cases, influencing stakeholders, establishing cross functional goals, and facilitating leadership consideration and decision making.
- Drive change, developing implementation strategies, project plans, pilots, milestones and key performance indicators; lead and participate on projects and initiatives as required.
- Stay abreast of security trends, standards, and new technologies, evolving and changing Cognex’s architectures and roadmaps as appropriate; represent and communicate these external factors to Cognex leaders and evangelize change necessary for Cognex to adapt.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of Security Frameworks: Strong understanding of information security frameworks, standards, controls and best practices, including NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, OWASP, IEC, etc., and experience applying them.
- Cloud Security Expertise: Proficiency in cloud governance and security concepts and services for Azure, AWS and/or VMware environments, with experience applying them among companies leveraging cloud for their internal IT and for revenue generating cloud services. Experience designing and implementing cloud architectures, foundational design principles, control towers, identity and access management, conditional access, shared services, DevOps, infrastructure as code, Graph and API integrations, logging, data storage and protections, micro services.
- Technical Skills: Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, DevOps Certification, Security Engineer or Architect for Azure/AWS/VMware. Hands-on experience with cloud governance and security tools and platforms; experience/familiarity with security assessment tools, vulnerability management, incident response techniques, and security operations. Demonstrated ability to document architectures and design principles, author white-papers, and make technical presentations.
- Business Skills: Demonstrated experience preparing budgets, business cases, project plans, technical and management presentations.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze complex and fragmented governance and security issues and provide strategic solutions that improve scale, effectiveness and efficiencies.
- Communication Skills: Exceptional written and oral skills, with an ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaboration Ability: Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with internal teams and external partners.
Why Join Cognex?
Be part of a company that values creativity, innovation, and eccentricity. At Cognex, you’ll enjoy a dynamic work environment, competitive benefits, and opportunities for personal growth. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level in a fun and rewarding workplace, apply now!
Cognex believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 140,000 USD - 250,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a sales incentive plan.
This position provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) retirement plan with company matching; employer-paid disability, family leave, and life insurance; paid time off (including holidays); optional voluntary benefits; as well as recognition and wellness programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cognex is an equal opportunity employer. Cognex evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
About Cognex:
Cognex is the global leader in the exciting and fast-growing field of machine vision. With over $500 million in cash and a debt-free status, we boast a financially robust international presence. Our culture promotes a fast-paced, creative environment where employees, proudly known as "Cognoids," approach their work with seriousness but embrace a lively and enjoyable atmosphere. Our “Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast” culture acknowledges innovation, perseverance, and hard work in a fun, rewarding, and quirky environment.
The Team: Cloud Governance & Security, part of Information Security:
As the Enterprise Security Architect, you will play a vital role on Cognex’s Cloud Governance & Security Team, a team of highly skilled cloud experts oriented on governing and securing Cognex’s hosting environments, and cloud-based infrastructures, software and services. The team works closely with IT, Engineering and business process teams to provide architectures, solutions and operational support for the strategic initiatives and company functions that rely on those environments.
The Cloud Governance & Security Team is a strategic part of the broader Information Security Team, which is responsible for Cognex’s important cybersecurity functions including Security Engineering, Security Operations, Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, Application & Product Security, Security Testing, Third Party Risk Management, Data Protection, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC).
The Role:
As the Enterprise Security Architect, you will be responsible for establishing and promoting security architectures, platforms and strategies that achieve effective and efficient governance and security for Cognex’s cloud environments, cloud services and software, and emerging AI infrastructure, integrations, agents and services.
In this highly collaborative role, you will work closely with internal business partners worldwide, including IT Infrastructure and Operations, Business Applications, DevOps, Product Development, Software Development, Product Operations & Fulfillment and Customer Success.
Critical is that your efforts enable Cognoids to “Move Fast,” supporting innovation and user adoption of emerging technologies, while protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Cognex’s information technology resources, personnel, customers and intellectual property.
This position is based in Natick, Massachusetts, U.S., and can accommodate a hybrid work schedule, 3 days in the office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement security platforms and architectures that provide governance and security for Cognex’s cloud environments; cloud-based software as a service; and emerging AI infrastructure, integrations, agents and services employed in Cognex’s business processes, product development, operations and customer success.
- Architectures and security platforms that provide critical governance and security functions such as Identity & Access Management, SSO, Federated Identity Management, Conditional Access, Service & SaaS Integration (API/Graph), Cloud Security Posture Management; Data Security Posture Management; Cloud SaaS Security Posture Management, User Entity Behavior Analysis, Insider Risk Management.
- Ensure architectures reflect governance and security objectives for cloud and AI, and the controls specified in relevant standards and control frameworks, including NIST, OWASP, IEC, CSA, ISO, etc.
- Collaborate with business sponsors, initiative leaders and engineers to convey and align governance and security architectures and requirements that must be incorporated in Cognex’s business plans and strategic initiatives.
- Document governance and security platforms, architectures, and roadmaps, leveraging them to convey plans and requirements for initiatives, investments and budgets, audits and compliance.
- Evangelize Cognex governance and security platforms and architectures throughout Cognex, offering training and consultancy among stakeholders and initiatives with an interest or dependency.
- Consult on best practices for security and data protection necessary for emerging technologies, including cloud services, and AI infrastructure, applications, integrations, services and agents used in product development, process automation, employee empowerment, and customer success.
- Sponsor “change” necessary for Cognex to achieve greater scale, and more effective and efficient governance and security; developing business cases, influencing stakeholders, establishing cross functional goals, and facilitating leadership consideration and decision making.
- Drive change, developing implementation strategies, project plans, pilots, milestones and key performance indicators; lead and participate on projects and initiatives as required.
- Stay abreast of security trends, standards, and new technologies, evolving and changing Cognex’s architectures and roadmaps as appropriate; represent and communicate these external factors to Cognex leaders and evangelize change necessary for Cognex to adapt.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of Security Frameworks: Strong understanding of information security frameworks, standards, controls and best practices, including NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, OWASP, IEC, etc., and experience applying them.
- Cloud Security Expertise: Proficiency in cloud governance and security concepts and services for Azure, AWS and/or VMware environments, with experience applying them among companies leveraging cloud for their internal IT and for revenue generating cloud services. Experience designing and implementing cloud architectures, foundational design principles, control towers, identity and access management, conditional access, shared services, DevOps, infrastructure as code, Graph and API integrations, logging, data storage and protections, micro services.
- Technical Skills: Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, DevOps Certification, Security Engineer or Architect for Azure/AWS/VMware. Hands-on experience with cloud governance and security tools and platforms; experience/familiarity with security assessment tools, vulnerability management, incident response techniques, and security operations. Demonstrated ability to document architectures and design principles, author white-papers, and make technical presentations.
- Business Skills: Demonstrated experience preparing budgets, business cases, project plans, technical and management presentations.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze complex and fragmented governance and security issues and provide strategic solutions that improve scale, effectiveness and efficiencies.
- Communication Skills: Exceptional written and oral skills, with an ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaboration Ability: Strong interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with internal teams and external partners.
Why Join Cognex?
Be part of a company that values creativity, innovation, and eccentricity. At Cognex, you’ll enjoy a dynamic work environment, competitive benefits, and opportunities for personal growth. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level in a fun and rewarding workplace, apply now!
Cognex believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 140,000 USD - 250,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a sales incentive plan.
This position provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) retirement plan with company matching; employer-paid disability, family leave, and life insurance; paid time off (including holidays); optional voluntary benefits; as well as recognition and wellness programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cognex is an equal opportunity employer. Cognex evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Cloud Security Architect Jobs
Target employers with a CISA or FedRAMP compliance mandate
Federal contractors and regulated financial institutions have non-negotiable cloud security requirements, which makes them more likely to sponsor and retain specialized architects. Their compliance obligations create consistent, long-term demand that justifies the cost of sponsorship.
Lead with cloud platform certifications in your application
AWS Certified Security Specialty, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, and Microsoft Azure Security Engineer certifications signal immediate value to sponsors. Employers use these to justify specialty occupation classification when filing your H-1B petition with USCIS.
Highlight zero-trust architecture experience specifically
Zero-trust frameworks are now a federal security standard and a boardroom priority across enterprise employers. Demonstrating hands-on zero-trust implementation experience narrows the candidate pool significantly, which strengthens your sponsorship case by reducing the employer's perceived hiring risk.
Request H-1B transfer, not a new cap-subject petition, if you're already sponsored
If you hold a valid H-1B, you can begin working for a new sponsoring employer as soon as they file a transfer petition. You do not need to wait for approval, and you are not subject to the annual lottery again.
Frame your degree field carefully in the petition
USCIS scrutinizes whether your degree field directly relates to cloud security. A computer science or information security degree maps cleanly. If your degree is in a broader field, a strong supplemental explanation letter from the employer significantly improves petition outcomes.
Engage employers early in their annual hiring cycle
H-1B cap-subject petitions must be filed in April for an October start date. Employers who commit to sponsorship late in Q1 risk missing the filing window. Reaching decision-makers by January gives both sides enough runway to complete the LCA and prepare the petition.
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Find Cloud Security Architect JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Is Cloud Security Architect a qualifying specialty occupation for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes. Cloud Security Architect consistently qualifies as a specialty occupation under H-1B requirements because the role requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or a closely related field. USCIS has a long record of approving petitions for this title, particularly when the employer's job description specifies theoretical and practical application of security engineering principles rather than general IT administration.
Which visa types can Cloud Security Architects use besides H-1B?
Australian citizens can use the E-3 visa, which has no lottery and is significantly easier to obtain. Canadians and Mexicans may qualify under the TN visa category if the role is framed as a computer systems analyst or engineer. Individuals with extraordinary ability or a strong publication and conference record in security research may qualify for the O-1A. L-1A or L-1B transfers are available for candidates moving from an overseas office of a U.S. employer.
Do employers typically sponsor Cloud Security Architects for green cards?
Many do, particularly large technology companies, defense contractors, and financial institutions that rely on long-term security leadership. Most Cloud Security Architects pursue permanent residence through the EB-2 or EB-3 employment-based preference categories via PERM labor certification. Those with exceptional recognition in the field may qualify for EB-1B or pursue a National Interest Waiver under EB-2, which eliminates the need for PERM entirely.
How competitive is the H-1B lottery for this role, and are there cap-exempt options?
Cap-subject H-1B petitions enter the same lottery as all other applicants, with selection rates around 25% in recent years. However, some Cloud Security Architect positions at universities, nonprofit research organizations, or government-affiliated entities are cap-exempt, meaning no lottery applies. If you currently hold H-1B status with another employer, a transfer to a new sponsor skips the lottery entirely regardless of the new employer's cap status.
Where can I find Cloud Security Architect jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lists Cloud Security Architect roles from employers who have a documented history of sponsoring work visas, so you can filter specifically for sponsorship-open positions rather than applying broadly and hoping. This matters for this role because many job postings omit sponsorship status, and Migrate Mate surfaces employers whose USCIS and DOL filing history confirms they actively sponsor.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Cloud Security Architect 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.
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