Lead .NET Developer

Company Profile:
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

Position: Lead Analyst-.NET Developer (7-10 Years)
Experience: 7-10 years
Category: Software Development/ Engineering
Shift: 1:00 PM-10:00 PM
Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad/Chennai/Pune/Mumbai
Position ID: J0826-0815
Employment Type: Full Time

Education Qualification: Bachelors degree in computer science or related field or higher with minimum 7 years of relevant experience.

We are looking for a Senior .NET Developer who can operate as both a strong individual contributor and a technical lead within a large, complex banking software project. The ideal candidate has deep hands-on expertise in ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, and enterprise integration patterns, combined with the ability to guide a small team, uphold engineering standards, and communicate effectively with cross-functional and client-facing stakeholders.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications and REST APIs using ASP.NET Core across a large multi-project solution.
Lead and mentor a small team of developers review code, guide design decisions, and help resolve technical blockers.
Own technical design and architecture decisions for assigned modules, ensuring alignment with Clean Architecture and layered design principles.
Write and enforce unit and integration test coverage (xUnit/NUnit) as part of the standard development workflow.
Manage and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar), supporting reliable and frequent deployments.
Collaborate with business analysts, QA, and client stakeholders to translate banking/credit union business requirements into technical solutions.
Design and maintain data models and complex queries/stored procedures in MS SQL Server.
Design and implement integrations with external REST/SOAP APIs, including data mapping and transformation between systems.
Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, estimation, and technical documentation.
Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and data-handling standards relevant to the banking/financial domain.

Must to have Skills-

Core .NET Backend Development
Strong command of C#, ASP.NET Core, and .NET fundamentals (OOP, SOLID principles, design patterns).
Proven experience developing and consuming REST APIs; familiarity with Swagger/OpenAPI documentation.
Solid understanding of middleware pipelines, dependency injection, and configuration management.
Strong hands-on experience with MS SQL Server complex queries, stored procedures, indexing, and performance tuning.
Integration and Data Mapping
Hands-on experience integrating with external REST/SOAP APIs.
Solid understanding of data transformation and serialization (JSON, XML).
Ability to design and implement mappings between canonical data models and third-party/vendor endpoints.
Architecture and Patterns
Practical knowledge of Clean Architecture, layered design, and modular service development.
Exposure to microservices patterns and best practices.
Ability to work confidently across a large, multi-project (~150 projects) solution structure without losing sight of the overall system design.
Testing and Quality
Strong discipline in writing unit tests (xUnit/NUnit) and integration tests using mocks/stubs.
Experience setting up or maintaining automated test workflows.
Comfortable enforcing test coverage and quality gates within a team.
DevOps and Deployment Awareness
Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred).
Understanding of containerization (Docker) concepts.
Comfortable working in on-premise/hybrid deployment environments (no heavy public cloud dependency).
Leadership and Communication
Prior experience mentoring or informally/formally leading a small team of developers.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; comfortable interacting with onshore/offshore teams and client stakeholders.
Ability to break down requirements, estimate effort, and communicate risks/blockers proactively.
Domain Knowledge
Preferred: Prior experience in Banking / Financial Services, especially Credit Union (CU) systems in Canada or North America.
Familiarity with core banking concepts (accounts, transactions, payments, compliance considerations) is a strong plus.

Good to have Skills-

Exposure to Kubernetes or other container orchestration.
Experience working on large legacy modernization or multi-team integration projects.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery practices.

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