Cloud Engineer 4

Position: Cloud Engineer 4
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid 1 to 3 days/week onsite)
Duration: 12 months (with potential for extension)
Visa: No visa restrictions all candidates welcome
Onsite Requirement: Must be available onsite from Day 1 (no exceptions)

Overview:
This role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure within the Microsoft ecosystem. The engineer will handle cloud operations and administration across Azure, Entra, Power Platform, and Dynamics365 environments, contributing to both R&D and production support functions. You ll work closely with internal teams and stakeholders, helping drive automation, operational excellence, and cloud best practices across the organization.

Responsibilities:
Design and maintain Microsoft cloud systems using Azure, Azure DevOps, and GitHub

Create infrastructure-as-code templates and build/release pipelines to deploy infrastructure on Microsoft Cloud

Administer and support Azure, Entra, Power Platform, and Dynamics365

Monitor, manage, and improve Microsoft Cloud environments

Collaborate with Microsoft support to troubleshoot and implement best-practice solutions

Implement automation strategies to reduce operational workload

Contribute to high-quality documentation and peer reviews

Work independently on complex cloud components supporting multiple applications

Actively engage in team knowledge-sharing, growth, and continuous improvement

Work cross-functionally with DevOps engineers, solution architects, security, and project stakeholders

Perform other duties as assigned by Caterpillar management

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor s degree with at least 8 years of experience, or 12+ years of experience without a degree

Required Technical Skills:
Experience managing Azure, Entra, and Power Platform through web portals, command-line interfaces, and CI/CD tools

Preferred Skills:
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps Pipelines

Experience with Terraform for infrastructure automation

Soft Skills:
Comfortable working in an R&D environment while also handling administrative tasks

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Proactive team player who is curious, hands-on, and solution-driven

Typical Day-to-Day Tasks:
Manage and support Microsoft cloud environments (Azure, Power Platform, Dynamics365)

Collaborate with business stakeholders including PMs, product owners, and users

Work with technical teams to ensure successful delivery of cloud solutions

Write and review infrastructure code and technical documentation

Team Interaction:
Work within a DevOps team of 13, supporting a new project involving over 60 team members

The team is highly cross-functional, requiring team members to learn new tools and contribute flexibly across roles

Work Environment:
Hybrid work model with 1 3 days onsite in Chicago per week

Disqualifiers / Red Flags:
Frequent job changes or short employment tenures

Candidates who are not collaborative or only okay working with teammates

Candidates not currently in Chicago must clearly state intent to relocate on their resume must be onsite from Day 1