Reflections Info Systems - .Net Architect - Azure Cloud Services (12-20 yrs)

Introduction :

Candidates with 12 + years of experience in IT industry- and with strong .Net/.Net Core/SQL/Azure Cloud Service/ Azure DevOps. This is a client facing role and hence should have strong communication skills. This is for Indian client and the resource should have the hands-on - experience in Dotnet coding and Azure development.

Responsibilities include :

- Designing and overseeing the architecture of software solutions.

- Strong technical foundation, a thorough understanding of architectural principles, and the ability to lead and mentor teams effectively

- Design scalable, secure, and robust .NET applications using Azure Cloud services.

- Lead the cloud infrastructure design using Azure IaaS, PaaS, and other Azure services.

- Develop and implement Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and delivery, ensuring best practices for automation and security.

- Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle

- Guide team to write reusable, testable, performant and efficient code

- Lead the development team and collaborate closely with stakeholders to align the architectural vision with business goals.s

- Lead by example by designing and implementing clean best-practices maintainable code

- Troubleshoot and resolve architectural and infrastructure issues, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery setups.

- Experience in large scale software development.

- Experience in Stakeholder Management (client facing roles)

- Excellent communication and organizational skills

Certifications :

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

- Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate

Primary Skills :

.NET Framework & .NET Core :

- Expertise in C#, .Net Core, Entity framework, EF core, Microservices,

- Expertise in RDBMS including MS SQL Server with thorough knowledge in writing SQL queries, Stored Procedures

Architectural Skills :

- Design Patterns: Familiarity with design patterns (e.g., Singleton, Factory, Repository, etc.) and architectural patterns (e.g., MVC, MVVM, Clean Architecture, DDD).

- Microservices Architecture: Understanding of microservices principles, including service decomposition, inter-service communication, and API design.

- Event-Driven Architecture: Knowledge of event-driven systems and messaging patterns, including using technologies like RabbitMQ or Azure Service Bus.

- Cloud Architecture: Proficiency in cloud services (e.g., Azure, AWS) and understanding of cloud-native application design, including serverless architectures and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).

- Minimum 2 years of experience in an architectural role or as a lead developer with architectural responsibilities

Azure Cloud Services :

- Experience in designing and implementing cloud architectures using:

- Azure App Services (Web Apps, API Apps), Azure Key Vault

- Azure Functions, Durable Functions

- Docker, & containerization practices.

- Azure Logic Apps

- Messaging service - Service Bus & Event Grid

- Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage

- Design, implement, and deploy microservices on Azure.

- Implement monitoring solutions using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics.

Azure DevOps :

- Experience setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release management.

- Proficiency in using Azure Repos, Azure Pipelines, Azure Artifacts, and integrating with Git.

Others :

- Knowledge of architectural styles and design patterns, experience in designing solutions

- Broad and extensive knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC) with software development models like Agile, Scrum model, Jira models.

- Designing, developing and executing software solutions to address business issues

- Experience with RESTful APIs