Senior .NET and Azure Developer

.Net + Azure Developer Minimum Qualifications: • 9+ years of overall experience in software engineering with strong hands-on expertise in .NET and Azure. • Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise applications using .NET technologies and Azure services. • Strong understanding of application architecture, performance optimization, and secure development practices. • Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience leading technical teams, conducting design reviews, and establishing engineering best practices. • Strong experience with modern .NET development patterns, API design, and integration approaches for distributed systems. • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates for cloud deployments. • Hands-on experience with Azure governance practices including cost optimization, security posture, and access controls. • Demonstrated ability to drive modernization initiatives such as cloud migration, application refactoring, and platform standardization. Good to have skills: Microservices architecture, Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), DevOps/CI-CD (Azure DevOps), SQL Server performance tuning Key Responsibilities: Technical Leadership & Delivery • Lead end-to-end delivery of .NET applications hosted on Azure, ensuring alignment with business goals and engineering standards. • Drive solution design and architecture decisions for cloud-native and hybrid workloads, focusing on scalability, resilience, and maintainability. • Review designs and code to ensure adherence to best practices, performance benchmarks, and secure coding standards. • Mentor and guide development teams, establishing consistent patterns for development, testing, and deployment. Azure Engineering & Operations • Design and implement Azure-based components including compute, storage, networking, and identity integrations as required by the solution. • Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting practices to improve observability and operational readiness. • Support production readiness activities including performance tuning, incident triage, and root-cause analysis. Collaboration & Communication • Collaborate with stakeholders to refine requirements, estimate effort, and plan delivery milestones. • Communicate technical trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, enabling informed decisions. • Contribute to continuous improvement through process enhancements, documentation, and knowledge sharing.