.NET Architect

Role & responsibilities :

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise applications using C#, .NET / ASP.NET Core, Web API, and Azure.
• Define application architecture, technical standards, design patterns, coding standards, and best practices.
• Lead the design and development of microservices, REST APIs, event-driven systems, and distributed applications.
• Evaluate business and technical requirements and translate them into robust, maintainable technical solutions.
• Design solutions using Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), CQRS, and appropriate design patterns.
• Design and optimize relational and NoSQL database solutions using SQL Server, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Redis, or equivalent technologies.
• Develop cloud-native solutions using Microsoft Azure and guide teams on cloud adoption and modernization.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Establish application security standards covering authentication, authorization, API security, identity management, encryption, and secrets management.
• Analyze system performance, scalability, reliability, and availability and identify opportunities for optimization.
• Lead modernization initiatives, including legacy application migration, monolith-to-microservices transformation, and cloud migration.
• Conduct architecture and code reviews to ensure quality, maintainability, security, and adherence to established standards.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers and senior engineers.

Preferred candidate profile:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline. A Master's degree such as MCA/M.Tech is an advantage but not mandatory.
• 510 years of professional software development experience, with significant experience in .NET/C#.
• Strong hands-on expertise in C#, .NET 6/7/8+, ASP.NET Core, Web API, Entity Framework Core, and SQL Server.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale applications and microservices architectures.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, distributed systems, design patterns, SOLID, Clean Architecture, DDD, and CQRS.
• Strong experience with at least one major cloud platform, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with Azure services such as Azure App Service, Functions, AKS, Service Bus, API Management, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Key Vault, and Application Insights.
• Hands-on knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git, Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions, and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Azure Service Bus.
• Strong database knowledge, including SQL performance tuning, indexing, transactions, database design, and NoSQL technologies.
• Good understanding of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, RBAC, OWASP, and secure application development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and make architecture decisions based on scalability, security, performance, cost, and maintainability.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.