I wasn't relocated- I joined the firm after I moved here temporarily. And I intend to return in a couple of years BTW. I am not sure if the certification will help, but experience will. You need to be the best of the breed if you intend to land something from overseas. That reminds me- an example would be a colleague who recently joined our team; he's from the US, who's got a MBA from Wharton and had been working for Bain Capital for about 3 years. Sorry, the work I do is not entirely Technology- I do a lot of strategy work within mgmt consulting. My suggestion for you would be to come here on a visitor visa (I came here twice before I decided that I'd want to work here), and get a feel of the place before making a decision- this way you could also get an opportunity to talk to companies of your choice. Good luck.