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Senior Cloud Platform Engineer
Atlas Air INC · 🇺🇸 Miami, FL, USA
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 14 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 2 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Atlas Air INC
The US Department of Labor certified 14 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 2 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Join Atlas Air Worldwide. Move the World with Us! At Atlas Air Worldwide, we’re not just an airline, we’re a global engine powering cargo, passenger, and leasing operations across more than 70 countries. As a leader in outsourced aviation logistics, we’re built on a foundation of safety , service excellence , integrity , innovation , teamwork , and responsibility . With over 30 years of history, a modern all-Boeing fleet, and nearly 5,000 teammates collaborating across operations, technical, and corporate functions, we’re driven by purpose. If you're ready to grow, innovate, and help us deliver excellence every single day, you belong here. The Senior Cloud Systems Engineer designs, engineers, automates, and continuously improves the enterprise cloud platforms and services that support Atlas Air’s business-critical airline operations, digital transformation initiatives, and data and AI capabilities. This is a hands-on senior engineering role for a technologist with a proven track record of building resilient, secure, and cost-optimized cloud environments at enterprise scale. Operating primarily in AWS, the Senior Cloud Systems Engineer owns Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, and platform engineering outcomes—not day-to-day manual provisioning. The role partners with cloud architects, security, DevOps, and application teams to modernize workloads, accelerate delivery, and raise engineering standards across the organization. The engineer serves as a subject matter expert and technical escalation point for complex cloud infrastructure challenges. Values and Behavioral Standards: To ensure the effective communication and application of company values and behavioral standards, as stated in our company “Code of Conduct” policy, and to respond appropriately in the event of any known departure. Major Job Accountabilities (in priority order): Platform Engineering & Automation • Design, build, and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform, including reusable modules, service templates, and enterprise guardrails. • Develop and maintain CI/CD deployment pipelines using Git-based workflows (GitHub) to accelerate and standardize infrastructure and application delivery. • Enable self-service infrastructure capabilities and automate operational processes to reduce toil and improve consistency and governance. • Develop automation and tooling using Python, PowerShell, or similar languages. Cloud Architecture & Engineering • Engineer AWS-based infrastructure supporting production, disaster recovery, and non-production environments. • Translate business and application requirements into secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions. • Design and implement disaster recovery and resiliency solutions across multiple Availability Zones and AWS Regions. • Support enterprise data and AI platforms (e.g., Databricks, Amazon Bedrock) through robust cloud infrastructure engineering. • Participate in solution architecture and design reviews; recommend improvements and evaluate emerging cloud services and technologies. Security & Compliance • Engineer solutions aligned with enterprise security standards and implement cloud-native security controls. • Maintain least-privilege access principles across IAM and enforce network and data protection controls. • Support audit, compliance, and vulnerability remediation initiatives. Cost Optimization (FinOps) • Analyze cloud consumption trends and identify optimization and rightsizing opportunities. • Implement FinOps best practices and automation to reduce waste and support budgeting and forecasting. Operational Excellence & Support • Act as a senior technical escalation point for complex cloud infrastructure incidents and problems. • Implement monitoring, observab