Responsibilities
- Designing and overseeing the architecture of software solutions.
- Strong technical foundation, a thorough understanding of architectural principles, and the ability to lead and mentor teams effectively
- Design scalable, secure, and robust .NET applications using Azure Cloud services.
- Lead the cloud infrastructure design using Azure IaaS, PaaS, and other Azure services.Develop and implement Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and delivery, ensuring best practices for automation and security.
- Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
- Guide team to write reusable, testable, performant and efficient code
- Lead the development team and collaborate closely with stakeholders to align the architectural vision with business goals’
- Lead by example by designing and implementing clean, best-practices maintainable code
- Troubleshoot and resolve architectural and infrastructure issues, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery setups.
- Experience in large scale software development.
- Experience in Stakeholder Management (client facing roles)
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
Must-have requirements
Candidates with 12 + years of experience in IT industry and with strong .Net/.Net Core/SQL/Azure Cloud Service/ Azure DevOps.
Primary Skills
- .NET Framework & .NET Core.
- Expertise in C#, .Net Core, Entity framework, EF core, Microservices,
- Expertise in RDBMS including MS SQL Server with thorough knowledge in writing SQL queries, Stored Procedures
Architectural Skills:
- Design Patterns: Familiarity with design patterns (e.g., Singleton, Factory, Repository, etc.) and architectural patterns (e.g., MVC, MVVM, Clean Architecture, DDD).
- Microservices Architecture: Understanding of microservices principles, including service decomposition, inter-service communication, and API design.
- Event-Driven Architecture: Knowledge of event-driven systems and messaging patterns, including using technologies like RabbitMQ or Azure Service Bus.
- Cloud Architecture: Proficiency in cloud services (e.g., Azure, AWS) and understanding of cloud-native application design, including serverless architectures and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Minimum 2 years of experience in an architectural role or as a lead developer with architectural responsibilities
Azure Cloud Services:
- Experience in designing and implementing cloud architectures using:
- Azure App Services (Web Apps, API Apps), Azure Key Vault
- Azure Functions, Durable Functions
- Docker, & containerization practices.
- Azure Logic Apps
- Messaging service - Service Bus & Event Grid
- Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage
- Design, implement, and deploy microservices on Azure.
- Implement monitoring solutions using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics.
Azure DevOps:
- Experience setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release management.
- Proficiency in using Azure Repos, Azure Pipelines, Azure Artifacts, and integrating with Git.
Others:
- Knowledge of architectural styles and design patterns, experience in designing solutions
- Broad and extensive knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC) with software development models like Agile, Scrum model, Jira models.
- Designing, developing and executing software solutions to address business issues
- Experience with RESTful APIs
Nice-to-have skills
- Experience with PowerShell or Bash scripting for automation.
- Knowledge of Event Hub.
- Experience with GraphQL.
- Front-end JavaScript frameworks used for building dynamic, responsive, and interactive web applications (React/Angular/Vue.js)
- Experience in Azure Active Directory (AAD), Managed Identities, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and API security.
- Kubernetes, and containerization practices.
Certifications Required (Optional but Preferred))
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
Language proficiency