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Cloud Operations Support Engineer
Druva INC · 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, CA
Sponsorship verdict
Posting rules out sponsorship
The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship/clearance.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 6 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 3 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.
- What Druva INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Senior Staff Cloud Security Engineer” (Information Technology Project Managers) in CA: $240k–$240k, median $240k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Citizenship requirement statedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- Security clearance mentionedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- 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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The US Department of Labor certified 6 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 3 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
About Druva Druva is the resilience foundation for the AI enterprise, helping organizations secure and recover from connected risk across data, cyber, identity, and AI. The Resilience Cloud is a fully managed, cloud-native SaaS platform that delivers air-gapped and immutable protection across cloud, SaaS, on-premises, endpoint, and edge environments. Powered by Dru MetaGraph, Druva’s graph-powered intelligence layer, the platform connects critical business context so customers can understand risk, respond faster, recover cleanly, and govern data with greater confidence. Trusted by nearly 7,500 customers, including 75 of the Fortune 500, Druva helps safeguard the critical information and systems businesses depend on in an increasingly connected world. Visit druva.com and follow us on LinkedIn , X and Facebook . About the Role As a Cloud Operations Engineer at Druva, the industry leader in Cloud Data Protection and Management, you will play a key role in supporting, maintaining, and scaling cloud infrastructure within a fast-paced, complex, and FedRAMP-certified environment. Working under general guidance, your focus will be on developing professional expertise in cloud operations, addressing tasks of moderate scope, proactive monitoring, and assisting cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, highly available solutions for our growing customer community. Responsibilities: • Participate in weekly team meetings, working closely with devops, support, and quality assurance • Monitor and manage all cloud infrastructure, including Friday evening deployments of production updates and OS patches • Support various AWS and Azure services being utilized and gain foundational expertise across primary infrastructure components Incident Response and Troubleshooting: • Prioritize and address tickets related to server, network, and storage issues • Provide escalated support for problems and incidents • Ensure incident resolution is within the defined SLA (Service Level Agreement) Automation and Monitoring: • Develop, maintain, and enhance Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and automation scripts for testing and deployment. • Configure and deploy supporting tools for proactive monitoring, observability, and security (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus/Thanos, Wiz, OpenSearch) Communication and Collaboration: • Effectively communicate project updates and tasks to the Operations team and stakeholders in other departments • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless cloud operations Expectations: • Support production deployments scheduled on Fridays between 5pm - 11pm PDT on a rotating basis • Take responsibility for identifying and resolving vulnerabilities in the FedRAMP environment • Develop and monitor dashboards to track real-time metrics Experience & Skills: • Minimum of 2 years of related experience (or an advanced degree without experience, or equivalent work experience) • Proficiency in AWS and Azure services (or another Cloud Provider). • Experience with containerized applications (ECS, Kubernetes, Docker) • Experience with observability and monitoring (Grafana, OpenSearch) • Experience with an SIEM (Security Incident and Event Management) application • Familiarity with one programming language (Python, Go) • Familiar with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) • Knowledge of Linux operating systems deployments & patching (Ubuntu, RHEL) • U.S. citizenship is required to support Federal customer engagements. Existing or ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance (Public Trust, Secret, or higher) is a strong plus. Certifications (Bonus): • AWS, Azure, RHEL, CCNA Why You’ll Love Working Here Innovation is how we operate, not a side project. You’ll work i