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226 H-1B & PERM records for "defense", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
THE ASIA GROUP LLC MANAGING DIRECTOR, AUSTRALIA DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE WASHINGTON, DC $530400 E-3 May 1, 2023
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP Associate, White Collar Defense & Investigation New York, NY $420000 H-1B Mar 26, 2026
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP Mid-Level Associate, White Collar Defense & Inves… $365000 - $390000 Green Card Feb 7, 2025
TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc. Data Defense Lead - USDS Mountain View, CA $315000 H-1B Mar 7, 2024
LENDLEASE US PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS LLC MANAGING DIRECTOR - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NASHVILLE, TN $309000 - $515000 E-3 Apr 6, 2022
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP Associate, White Collar Defense & Investigations … $295000 Green Card Feb 28, 2024
Meta Platforms, Inc Security Policy Manager, Community Defense Washington, DC $294000 H-1B Oct 18, 2024
Okta, Inc. Senior Manager, Identity Defense Operations San Francisco, CA $274206 - $300000 H-1B Mar 1, 2024
BANCO SANTANDER S.A. Head of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance 1st Lin… New York, NY $250000 Green Card Dec 1, 2020
TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc. Data Defense Developer - USDS Mountain View, CA $240000 H-1B Feb 13, 2024
Inspira Entreprise Inc Head of Cyber Defense WESTLAKE, TX $239000 H-1B May 8, 2025
MORRISON FOERSTER LLP Associate, Investigations and White Collar Defense New York, NY $225000 Green Card Jan 20, 2023
Peloton Interactive, Inc. Sr. Manager, Cyber Defense New York, NY $223018 H-1B Oct 2, 2023
NIKE, Inc. Principal Cyber Defense Threat Analytics Engineer Portland, OR $213996 H-1B Jul 25, 2025
BD TikTok USA LLC Data Defense Solutions Engineer San Jose, CA $212000 H-1B Apr 10, 2026
News Corp Technology LLC Director, Cyber Defense New York, NY $208080 E-3 May 6, 2021
NEWS CORP TECHNOLOGY LLC DIRECTOR, CYBER DEFENSE NEW YORK, NY $204000 E-3 Aug 28, 2019
NEWS CORP TECHNOLOGY LLC DIRECTOR, CYBER DEFENSE NEW YORK, NY $204000 E-3 Aug 30, 2019
TikTok Inc. Data Defense Solutions Engineer San Jose, CA $200000 H-1B Dec 5, 2024
LAZARD FRERES CO. LLC. Vice President - Aerospace & Defense Los Angeles, CA $200000 Green Card May 11, 2022
VMWARE, INC. APPDEFENSE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER PALO ALTO, CA $200000 H-1B Feb 13, 2019
L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED Aerospace and Defense Domain Account Manager EDISON, NJ $197808 Green Card May 2, 2018
Salesforce, Inc. Email Security and Network Defense Engineer San Francisco, CA $193989 H-1B Mar 12, 2025
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC Data Defense Developer - USDS San Jose, CA $190000 H-1B Feb 24, 2026
LAZARD FRERES CO. LLC. Associate – Aerospace & Defense Los Angeles, CA $175000 Green Card Aug 13, 2021
Sift Science, Inc. Machine Learning Engineering, Account Defense $174089 - $204810 Green Card Dec 1, 2025
PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Service… Sr. Mgr, Cyberscrty Prvcy & Forensics – Cyber Def… $174000 Green Card Oct 2, 2024
Sift Science, Inc. Engineering Manager, Account Defense Irvine, CA $171122 - $195000 H-1B Jun 17, 2021
PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Service… Senior Mgr, Cybersec Prvcy & Forensics - Cyber De… $171000 Green Card Sep 28, 2023
Citibank, N.A. Model Validation Second Line of Defense Lead Anal… Long Island City, NY $170270 H-1B Apr 16, 2025
The RealReal, Inc. Senior Cyber Defense Engineer Brooklyn, NY $170000 H-1B Aug 26, 2021
Sift Science, Inc. Senior Product Manager, Account Defense San Francisco, CA $170000 - $229809 H-1B Feb 10, 2022
NIKE, Inc. Senior Cyber Defense Threat Analytics Engineer Beaverton, OR $168718 H-1B Dec 10, 2024
TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc. Data Defense Developer - USDS Mountain View, CA $165000 H-1B Aug 4, 2023
THE BOEING COMPANY SYSTEMS ENGINEER - ARCHITECTURE AND DEFENSE ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, MD $165000 H-1B Mar 17, 2010
Sift Science, Inc. Senior Product Manager, Account Defense $164182 - $210000 Green Card Sep 27, 2023
Teledyne FLIR, LLC Senior Director, Defense Solutions Elkridge, MD $164029 - $314475 H-1B Feb 17, 2023
Fabtron Design & Manufacturing Inc. Manager, Strategic International Business for Def… Anaheim, CA $163384 Green Card Aug 30, 2016
SAP America, Inc. Cyber Defense Sr Specialist Newtown Square, PA $163331 H-1B Jan 20, 2026
SAP America, Inc. Cyber Defense Sr Specialist Plano, TX $160127 H-1B Jun 20, 2024
Sift Science, Inc. Machine Learning Engineer, Account Defense San Mateo, CA $160000 H-1B Sep 7, 2023
Citibank, N.A. Portfolio Credit Risk Management Second Line of D… New York, NY $157000 H-1B Apr 20, 2026
Kyndryl, Inc. Senior Cybersecurity Defense Analyst - KBGFJG3744… Belmont, MA $155131 H-1B Dec 8, 2025
TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc. Data Defense Developer - USDS New York, NY $155000 H-1B Jan 9, 2024
TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc. Data Defense Developer - USDS New York, NY $155000 H-1B Jan 23, 2024
ARIBA, INC Cyber Defense Sr Specialist Palo Alto, CA $153623 H-1B Jun 16, 2021
NIKE, Inc. Senior Cyber Defense Analyst - Insider Threat $151379 Green Card Jan 23, 2025
NIKE, Inc. Senior Cyber Defense Analyst - Insider Threat $151379 Green Card Feb 17, 2025
NIKE, Inc. Senior Cyber Defense Analyst, Insider Threat Hillsboro, OR $151379 H-1B Jun 30, 2025
NIKE, Inc. Senior Cyber Defense Analyst, Insider Threat Richmond, TX $151379 H-1B Jul 25, 2025
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