Dot Net Architect

Role: Dot Net Architect

Work location: Nashville, TN (Onsite)

Position Type : Contract

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:

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:
• Azure App Services, Azure Functions, AKS
• Azure Virtual Machines, VNets, Load Balancers
• o Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Storage
• 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

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to influence and drive technical decisions across teams
• Leadership mindset with a hands-on approach

Skills

• C#, .Netcore - 4
• Microservices - 4
• Design, Solution Architecture - 4
• Authentication/ Authorization/ Security - 4
• Azure Cloud Services - 4
• CI/CD - 3
• Terraform - 2"

What are the Optional skills and skill proficiencies for this position?

"Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale enterprise or regulated environments
• Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures
• Experience in Healthcare Industry and relevant security standards & regulatory compliance (HIPAA, HL7, FHIR)
• Azure Certifications (preferred):

o Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Prefer candidates with

- Healthcare industry experience

- Application/DB migration to cloud experience

Best Regards,

Bismillah Arzoo (AB)