.Net Architect

Job Description:
"We are seeking a highly experienced .NET Architect with strong Azure Cloud expertise to design, modernize, and migrate enterprise-scale applications. The role requires deep hands-on experience in application architecture, cloud-native design, infrastructure as code (IaC), and Azure cloud services, along with the ability to guide engineering teams and influence technical strategy.
The ideal candidate will play a key role in application modernization, cloud migration, scalability, security, and DevOps enablement while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and best practices.

Key Responsibilities:
"Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Design
Define and own end-to-end enterprise application architecture based on .NET and Azure
Design scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performance cloud-native and hybrid solutions
Create reference architectures, architectural blueprints, and design patterns
Ensure adherence to SOLID principles, clean architecture and enterprise standards
Azure Cloud & Infrastructure
Architect and implement solutions using core Azure services, including:
o Azure App Services, Azure Functions, AKS
o Azure Virtual Machines, VNets, Load Balancers
o Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Storage
o Azure API Management, Azure Service Bus, Event Grid
Design high availability, disaster recovery, and fault-tolerant architectures
Drive cost optimization, performance tuning, and capacity planning in Azure
Application Modernization & Migration
Lead on-prem to Azure cloud migrations (re-host, re-platform, re-architect)
Assess legacy .NET applications and define modernization strategies
Plan and execute monolith-to-microservices transformations
Define migration roadmaps, risks, and mitigation strategies
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & DevOps
Implement and govern IaC using Terraform
Collaborate with DevOps teams to design CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions
Enable automated deployments, environment provisioning, and configuration management
Promote DevSecOps practices including security scans and compliance checks
Security & Governance
Design secure architecture following Azure Well-Architected Framework
Implement Azure Active Directory, Managed Identities, Key Vault, RBAC
Ensure compliance with enterprise security, data protection, and regulatory standards
Perform threat modeling and security architecture reviews
Technical Leadership & Collaboration
Act as a technical mentor and thought leader for development teams
Review code, architecture designs, and technical proposals
Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and delivery managers
Provide guidance during critical production issues and architectural decisions

What are the Mandatory skills and skill proficiencies required for this position?
"Required Skills & Qualifications
Technical Skills
Strong hands-on experience with C#, .NET Core / .NET 6+
Expertise in Azure Cloud Architecture
Experience with microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven architectures
Strong knowledge of SQL Server, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB
Hands-on experience with IaC (ARM, Terraform)
Experience with containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes (AKS)
Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud security
Architecture & Methodologies
Enterprise architecture design experience
Strong knowledge of cloud design patterns
Experience with Agile / Scrum methodologies