Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Infrastructure engineering roles, covering cloud, DevOps, and systems engineering, are commonly sponsored through H-1B visas by tech companies, cloud providers, and large enterprises with significant IT operations. Companies like AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and their customers regularly sponsor for these positions. TN visa and E-3 visas are also options for eligible nationalities. This is a high-demand field where sponsorship is relatively accessible, though some roles involving government cloud or classified infrastructure may require U.S. citizenship. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Job Description Summary:
The National Manager, Cloud Infrastructure & Operations is responsible for leading the day-to-day execution, reliability, and continuous improvement of Swinerton’s cloud and infrastructure platforms.
This role brings Cloud Infrastructure and IT Operations into a single, accountable operating model focused on secure, scalable, reliable, and automated platform services. This is an execution leadership role. The expectation is not just to manage systems, but to build an operating model that improves reliability, reduces manual effort, strengthens security execution, and supports Swinerton’s continued growth.
Job Description:
Essential Responsibilities and Duties:
1. Platform Ownership and Infrastructure Delivery
Own the operational delivery, reliability, and lifecycle management of Swinerton’s core infrastructure platforms, including:
- Azure and AWS
- Microsoft 365
- Active Directory and Entra ID
- F5, DNS, Intune, and SCCM
- Windows and Red Hat environments
Ensure these platforms meet business requirements for availability, scalability, security, performance, and cost efficiency.
Partner with the Network/Cloud Architect on platform design, technical standards, and architectural direction, while ensuring that approved designs are implemented, supported, documented, and continuously improved.
Establish clear support models, ownership boundaries, lifecycle plans, and operational standards for infrastructure services.
2. Infrastructure Operations and Service Reliability
Lead infrastructure operations across monitoring, incident response, patching, maintenance, platform health, and operational readiness.
Ensure infrastructure services are managed through consistent ITSM practices, including incident, problem, and change management.
Improve operational reliability by driving consistency, accountability, documentation, and measurable service performance.
Partner closely with Service Desk, Site Services, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Applications, and Construction Technology teams to ensure infrastructure services meet the needs of the business.
3. Automation, DevOps, and Platform Engineering
Drive practical automation across infrastructure operations, focusing on reducing manual effort, improving consistency, and increasing speed of delivery.
Lead adoption and scaling of:
- Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform
- CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- Scripting and orchestration
- Standardized deployment patterns
- Repeatable infrastructure builds
Establish reusable infrastructure patterns that allow teams to deliver services faster, more securely, and with less operational friction.
4. Security Engineering and Compliance Execution
Work in partnership with Cybersecurity to implement and enforce security controls across infrastructure platforms.
Ensure infrastructure services align with enterprise cybersecurity policies, regulatory requirements, and security standards, including CMMC and NIST SP 800-based frameworks such as NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-171.
Embed security controls into identity, network, cloud, server, and endpoint platforms.
Support audit readiness through evidence generation, control validation, remediation tracking, and operational follow-through.
Maintain a clear separation of responsibilities:
- Cybersecurity defines policy, risk standards, and security requirements.
- Cloud Infrastructure & Operations implements, enforces, and operates the required controls.
5. Identity and Access Management Execution
Lead the implementation and ongoing maturity of a centralized IAM execution model within IT Operations.
Establish IT Operations as the accountable owner for IAM execution, while aligning all access practices to enterprise cybersecurity policy and risk standards.
Own and improve identity lifecycle execution, including:
- New hire onboarding
- Role changes
- Transfers
- Terminations
- Access reviews
- Privileged access workflows
Implement and enforce:
- Role-Based Access Control aligned to HR job roles
- Least privilege access
- Time-bound privileged access through PIM
- Standardized access request and approval workflows
- Repeatable provisioning and deprovisioning processes
Reduce fragmented and manual access practices by building documented, automated, and auditable IAM workflows.
Partner with Cybersecurity and HR Systems to ensure:
- HR remains the system of record for identity triggers
- Cybersecurity defines policy, risk, and privileged access requirements
- IT Operations executes identity lifecycle processes consistently and accurately
The National Manager is responsible for building the IAM execution capability, improving the tooling, documenting the processes, and ensuring continuous improvement.
6. Business Alignment and Value Delivery
Drive business value through infrastructure investments by ensuring technology platforms improve workforce productivity, support project execution, enhance customer experience, reduce operational risk, and enable company growth.
Partner with business leaders to understand strategic and operational priorities and translate those needs into infrastructure capabilities, roadmaps, service improvements, and investment recommendations.
Establish clear business cases and expected outcomes for major infrastructure initiatives, and ensure delivery remains aligned with the value, risk reduction, and operational improvements the investment was intended to produce.
7. Innovation, Automation, and Future Readiness
Identify and advance emerging technologies, automation opportunities, AI-enabled operations, platform modernization strategies, and operating-model improvements that increase business agility while reducing complexity and cost.
Continuously evaluate industry trends and recommend practical improvements to infrastructure strategy, automation, cloud adoption, employee experience, service delivery, and operational resilience.
Create an environment that encourages responsible experimentation, rapid learning, and the disciplined adoption of technologies that produce measurable operational or business value.
8. Strategic Execution and Infrastructure Modernization
Execute the infrastructure roadmap defined by the Director of Cloud & Infrastructure Services.
Provide operational insight, technical feedback, and practical recommendations to help shape future infrastructure strategy.
Drive modernization of legacy infrastructure, cloud operations, and platform delivery practices.
Support cost optimization, improved resiliency, simplified operations, and better alignment between infrastructure services and business needs.
9. Team Leadership and Organizational Integration
Lead a unified Cloud Infrastructure and IT Operations team. Integrate IT Operations personnel into the broader Infrastructure organization with clear roles, responsibilities, operating procedures, and expectations.
Develop team members through coaching, technical growth, career pathing, and clear accountability.
Build a team culture based on:
- Ownership
- Follow-through
- Service reliability
- Continuous improvement
- Practical automation
- Strong partnership with the business
10. Performance Management and Executive Reporting
Establish and report on key performance indicators that measure operational effectiveness, service quality, automation maturity, financial efficiency, security control performance, reliability, capacity, and business value delivered.
Use performance data to identify trends, prioritize improvements, hold teams and vendors accountable, and communicate infrastructure health, risk, cost, and investment needs to technical and executive stakeholders.
11. Financial, FinOps and Vendor Management
Manage cloud and infrastructure spend within assigned areas of responsibility and establish disciplined FinOps practices for cost allocation, forecasting, budgeting, usage optimization, unit-cost visibility, and accountability.
Partner with Finance, Procurement, Architecture, and technical owners to identify and execute cost optimization opportunities without compromising reliability, security, performance, or business outcomes.
Oversee vendor relationships, licensing, renewals, commercial performance, and service delivery for assigned platforms and infrastructure services.
Minimum Skills or Experience Required:
- 8 or more years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, systems engineering, or IT operations
- 3 or more years of leadership experience
- Strong experience with Azure, AWS, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, and Entra ID
- Experience with automation tools and practices, including Terraform, scripting, and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience supporting regulated environments and security frameworks such as CMMC, NIST 800-53, or NIST 800-171
- Working knowledge of IAM practices, including identity lifecycle management, RBAC, least privilege, and privileged access management
- Experience working closely with Cybersecurity teams to implement technical controls and support audit readiness
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, improve operational maturity, and deliver reliable infrastructure services
Summary of Benefits:
This role is eligible for the following benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching, Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), individual stock ownership, paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, bereavement leave, employee assistance program, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, basic term life insurance and AD&D, business travel accident insurance, short and long term disability, financial wellness coaching, educational assistance, Care.com membership, ClassPass fitness membership, and DashPass delivery membership. Voluntary benefits include additional term life insurance, long term care insurance, critical illness and accidental injury insurance, pet insurance, legal plan, identity theft protection, and other voluntary benefit options.
Anticipated Job Application Deadline:
08/31/2026
About Us
Welcome to Swinerton—Building Excellence Since 1888
Swinerton is a 100% employee-owned construction company with a legacy of shaping skylines, transforming communities, and delivering award-winning projects across the United States. Since our founding in 1888, we have remained forward-thinking, operating with accountability, integrity, and a passion for building what matters.
As an integrated ecosystem of expertise, Swinerton brings together talented professionals from diverse backgrounds to deliver innovative and efficient construction solutions. Our collaborative, interdisciplinary approach sets us apart, allowing us to respond to any project challenge—regardless of size, location, or complexity.
When you join Swinerton, you become part of a dynamic network of employee-owners who are committed to excellence, safety, and continuous growth. We invest in your development, offer competitive benefits, and empower you to make a meaningful impact on every project and in every community we serve.
Discover how you can build your future with Swinerton. Explore our open positions and join a team that leads with ownership, integrity, and a shared commitment to success.
Swinerton—Building is not just what we do; it is who we are.
Swinerton is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Minority, Women, Disability, and Veteran Employer.
Our Company is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We have a commitment to provide equal hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, layoff and recall benefits to all individuals without regard to gender, race, color, religion, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital or domestic partner status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal or state laws or local ordinance or regulation.
We are committed to the safety and security of everyone interested in our company–including those who visit us online. Please note that Swinerton will only invite you to submit work history and personal information related to employment through our career portal Workday (which requires the set-up of a login) and communication will only come from individuals with an email address ending in @swinerton.com. If you receive fraudulent communication please inform us by emailing reportissues@swinerton.com.
Compensation Range:
$175,000.00 - $190,000.00 Annual Salary
Job Description Summary:
The National Manager, Cloud Infrastructure & Operations is responsible for leading the day-to-day execution, reliability, and continuous improvement of Swinerton’s cloud and infrastructure platforms.
This role brings Cloud Infrastructure and IT Operations into a single, accountable operating model focused on secure, scalable, reliable, and automated platform services. This is an execution leadership role. The expectation is not just to manage systems, but to build an operating model that improves reliability, reduces manual effort, strengthens security execution, and supports Swinerton’s continued growth.
Job Description:
Essential Responsibilities and Duties:
1. Platform Ownership and Infrastructure Delivery
Own the operational delivery, reliability, and lifecycle management of Swinerton’s core infrastructure platforms, including:
- Azure and AWS
- Microsoft 365
- Active Directory and Entra ID
- F5, DNS, Intune, and SCCM
- Windows and Red Hat environments
Ensure these platforms meet business requirements for availability, scalability, security, performance, and cost efficiency.
Partner with the Network/Cloud Architect on platform design, technical standards, and architectural direction, while ensuring that approved designs are implemented, supported, documented, and continuously improved.
Establish clear support models, ownership boundaries, lifecycle plans, and operational standards for infrastructure services.
2. Infrastructure Operations and Service Reliability
Lead infrastructure operations across monitoring, incident response, patching, maintenance, platform health, and operational readiness.
Ensure infrastructure services are managed through consistent ITSM practices, including incident, problem, and change management.
Improve operational reliability by driving consistency, accountability, documentation, and measurable service performance.
Partner closely with Service Desk, Site Services, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Applications, and Construction Technology teams to ensure infrastructure services meet the needs of the business.
3. Automation, DevOps, and Platform Engineering
Drive practical automation across infrastructure operations, focusing on reducing manual effort, improving consistency, and increasing speed of delivery.
Lead adoption and scaling of:
- Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform
- CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- Scripting and orchestration
- Standardized deployment patterns
- Repeatable infrastructure builds
Establish reusable infrastructure patterns that allow teams to deliver services faster, more securely, and with less operational friction.
4. Security Engineering and Compliance Execution
Work in partnership with Cybersecurity to implement and enforce security controls across infrastructure platforms.
Ensure infrastructure services align with enterprise cybersecurity policies, regulatory requirements, and security standards, including CMMC and NIST SP 800-based frameworks such as NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-171.
Embed security controls into identity, network, cloud, server, and endpoint platforms.
Support audit readiness through evidence generation, control validation, remediation tracking, and operational follow-through.
Maintain a clear separation of responsibilities:
- Cybersecurity defines policy, risk standards, and security requirements.
- Cloud Infrastructure & Operations implements, enforces, and operates the required controls.
5. Identity and Access Management Execution
Lead the implementation and ongoing maturity of a centralized IAM execution model within IT Operations.
Establish IT Operations as the accountable owner for IAM execution, while aligning all access practices to enterprise cybersecurity policy and risk standards.
Own and improve identity lifecycle execution, including:
- New hire onboarding
- Role changes
- Transfers
- Terminations
- Access reviews
- Privileged access workflows
Implement and enforce:
- Role-Based Access Control aligned to HR job roles
- Least privilege access
- Time-bound privileged access through PIM
- Standardized access request and approval workflows
- Repeatable provisioning and deprovisioning processes
Reduce fragmented and manual access practices by building documented, automated, and auditable IAM workflows.
Partner with Cybersecurity and HR Systems to ensure:
- HR remains the system of record for identity triggers
- Cybersecurity defines policy, risk, and privileged access requirements
- IT Operations executes identity lifecycle processes consistently and accurately
The National Manager is responsible for building the IAM execution capability, improving the tooling, documenting the processes, and ensuring continuous improvement.
6. Business Alignment and Value Delivery
Drive business value through infrastructure investments by ensuring technology platforms improve workforce productivity, support project execution, enhance customer experience, reduce operational risk, and enable company growth.
Partner with business leaders to understand strategic and operational priorities and translate those needs into infrastructure capabilities, roadmaps, service improvements, and investment recommendations.
Establish clear business cases and expected outcomes for major infrastructure initiatives, and ensure delivery remains aligned with the value, risk reduction, and operational improvements the investment was intended to produce.
7. Innovation, Automation, and Future Readiness
Identify and advance emerging technologies, automation opportunities, AI-enabled operations, platform modernization strategies, and operating-model improvements that increase business agility while reducing complexity and cost.
Continuously evaluate industry trends and recommend practical improvements to infrastructure strategy, automation, cloud adoption, employee experience, service delivery, and operational resilience.
Create an environment that encourages responsible experimentation, rapid learning, and the disciplined adoption of technologies that produce measurable operational or business value.
8. Strategic Execution and Infrastructure Modernization
Execute the infrastructure roadmap defined by the Director of Cloud & Infrastructure Services.
Provide operational insight, technical feedback, and practical recommendations to help shape future infrastructure strategy.
Drive modernization of legacy infrastructure, cloud operations, and platform delivery practices.
Support cost optimization, improved resiliency, simplified operations, and better alignment between infrastructure services and business needs.
9. Team Leadership and Organizational Integration
Lead a unified Cloud Infrastructure and IT Operations team. Integrate IT Operations personnel into the broader Infrastructure organization with clear roles, responsibilities, operating procedures, and expectations.
Develop team members through coaching, technical growth, career pathing, and clear accountability.
Build a team culture based on:
- Ownership
- Follow-through
- Service reliability
- Continuous improvement
- Practical automation
- Strong partnership with the business
10. Performance Management and Executive Reporting
Establish and report on key performance indicators that measure operational effectiveness, service quality, automation maturity, financial efficiency, security control performance, reliability, capacity, and business value delivered.
Use performance data to identify trends, prioritize improvements, hold teams and vendors accountable, and communicate infrastructure health, risk, cost, and investment needs to technical and executive stakeholders.
11. Financial, FinOps and Vendor Management
Manage cloud and infrastructure spend within assigned areas of responsibility and establish disciplined FinOps practices for cost allocation, forecasting, budgeting, usage optimization, unit-cost visibility, and accountability.
Partner with Finance, Procurement, Architecture, and technical owners to identify and execute cost optimization opportunities without compromising reliability, security, performance, or business outcomes.
Oversee vendor relationships, licensing, renewals, commercial performance, and service delivery for assigned platforms and infrastructure services.
Minimum Skills or Experience Required:
- 8 or more years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, systems engineering, or IT operations
- 3 or more years of leadership experience
- Strong experience with Azure, AWS, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, and Entra ID
- Experience with automation tools and practices, including Terraform, scripting, and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience supporting regulated environments and security frameworks such as CMMC, NIST 800-53, or NIST 800-171
- Working knowledge of IAM practices, including identity lifecycle management, RBAC, least privilege, and privileged access management
- Experience working closely with Cybersecurity teams to implement technical controls and support audit readiness
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, improve operational maturity, and deliver reliable infrastructure services
Summary of Benefits:
This role is eligible for the following benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching, Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), individual stock ownership, paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, bereavement leave, employee assistance program, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, basic term life insurance and AD&D, business travel accident insurance, short and long term disability, financial wellness coaching, educational assistance, Care.com membership, ClassPass fitness membership, and DashPass delivery membership. Voluntary benefits include additional term life insurance, long term care insurance, critical illness and accidental injury insurance, pet insurance, legal plan, identity theft protection, and other voluntary benefit options.
Anticipated Job Application Deadline:
08/31/2026
About Us
Welcome to Swinerton—Building Excellence Since 1888
Swinerton is a 100% employee-owned construction company with a legacy of shaping skylines, transforming communities, and delivering award-winning projects across the United States. Since our founding in 1888, we have remained forward-thinking, operating with accountability, integrity, and a passion for building what matters.
As an integrated ecosystem of expertise, Swinerton brings together talented professionals from diverse backgrounds to deliver innovative and efficient construction solutions. Our collaborative, interdisciplinary approach sets us apart, allowing us to respond to any project challenge—regardless of size, location, or complexity.
When you join Swinerton, you become part of a dynamic network of employee-owners who are committed to excellence, safety, and continuous growth. We invest in your development, offer competitive benefits, and empower you to make a meaningful impact on every project and in every community we serve.
Discover how you can build your future with Swinerton. Explore our open positions and join a team that leads with ownership, integrity, and a shared commitment to success.
Swinerton—Building is not just what we do; it is who we are.
Swinerton is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Minority, Women, Disability, and Veteran Employer.
Our Company is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We have a commitment to provide equal hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, layoff and recall benefits to all individuals without regard to gender, race, color, religion, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital or domestic partner status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal or state laws or local ordinance or regulation.
We are committed to the safety and security of everyone interested in our company–including those who visit us online. Please note that Swinerton will only invite you to submit work history and personal information related to employment through our career portal Workday (which requires the set-up of a login) and communication will only come from individuals with an email address ending in @swinerton.com. If you receive fraudulent communication please inform us by emailing reportissues@swinerton.com.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as an Infrastructure Engineer
Specialize in cloud infrastructure to align with current hiring trends
The majority of new infrastructure investment is happening in cloud environments, and companies need engineers who can design and manage AWS, Azure, or GCP resources at scale. Cloud infrastructure roles command higher salaries and are in greater demand than traditional on-premises positions. This specialization also provides a clearer path to meeting specialty occupation requirements.
Target data center operators and hyperscale companies
Companies like Equinix, Digital Realty, and the cloud divisions of Google, Amazon, and Microsoft operate massive data center infrastructure and hire engineers to design, build, and maintain these facilities. These employers have consistent infrastructure hiring needs and established sponsorship programs. Positions at these companies often involve cutting-edge technology and complex engineering challenges.
Earn networking and cloud platform certifications
Certifications like CCNA, CCNP, AWS Advanced Networking, and Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700) validate specialized infrastructure knowledge. These credentials provide supporting evidence in visa petitions that the role requires professional-level expertise. Employers in telecommunications and enterprise IT often list specific certifications as requirements or strong preferences.
Highlight capacity planning and reliability engineering experience
Infrastructure engineers who can forecast capacity needs, design for redundancy, and ensure high availability bring strategic value that goes beyond routine administration. Experience with load balancing, disaster recovery planning, and performance monitoring demonstrates the engineering judgment that justifies a specialty occupation classification. Quantify your impact with metrics like uptime percentages or cost savings from capacity optimization.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of infrastructure roles offer visa sponsorship?
Infrastructure roles span cloud architecture, network engineering, data center operations, and platform engineering, and many of these positions offer visa sponsorship at larger employers. Cloud infrastructure and platform engineering roles are the most commonly sponsored because of high demand and clear specialty occupation qualifications. Traditional data center and network roles are also sponsored, particularly at telecommunications companies and large enterprises with on-premises environments.
Do infrastructure roles qualify as specialty occupations for H-1B visas?
Infrastructure roles that require a bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, network engineering, or a related field typically qualify. The key is that the position must involve specialized knowledge - designing network architectures, managing cloud platforms, or automating data center operations - rather than routine maintenance tasks. Well-documented job descriptions that specify technical requirements strengthen the specialty occupation case.
What degree fields align with infrastructure positions for visa purposes?
Computer science, information technology, network engineering, computer engineering, and electrical engineering are the most common degree fields. Some infrastructure roles in telecommunications may also accept degrees in telecommunications engineering. The degree should align with the specific technical focus of the role, whether that is cloud platforms, networking, or systems architecture.
How to find Infrastructure Engineer jobs with visa sponsorship?
To find Infrastructure Engineer jobs with visa sponsorship, use Migrate Mate, which specializes in connecting international candidates with sponsoring employers. Focus on tech companies, cloud service providers, and large enterprises that frequently sponsor H-1B, L-1 visa, and O-1 visas for infrastructure roles. These organizations often need skilled engineers to manage their servers, networks, and cloud infrastructure systems.
Is there a difference in sponsorship rates between cloud infrastructure and on-premises roles?
Cloud infrastructure roles generally have higher sponsorship rates because of stronger demand and the fact that they clearly require specialized, degree-level expertise in platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP. On-premises infrastructure roles may face more scrutiny if the duties appear to be routine maintenance rather than specialized engineering. Focusing on cloud-focused or hybrid infrastructure positions can improve your sponsorship prospects.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Infrastructure jobs?
When a U.S. employer sponsors a foreign worker for a work visa, they are legally required to pay at least the "prevailing wage" — the average wage paid to workers in the same occupation, in the same geographic area, with similar experience. This is set by the Department of Labor to prevent employers from hiring foreign workers at below-market rates. The prevailing wage varies significantly by role, location, and experience level — for example, a infrastructure in California will have a different prevailing wage than the same role in a smaller state. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search.