Apps & Integration Architect (.Net)

Introduction

We are looking for candidates with 12 + years of experience in IT industryand with strong .Net/.Net Core/SQL/Azure Cloud Service/ Azure DevOps. This is a client facing role and hence should have strong communication skills and should have the hands-on - experience in Dotnet coding and Azure development.

Responsibilities include:

• 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.s
• 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

.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

• 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.