Contract .NET Developer

Ocho People; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A Belfast-based product company is seeking a .NET Tech Lead Contractor who will drive delivery on a core platform with hands-on technical leadership. The ideal candidate should possess significant experience in .NET development and strong familiarity with Azure. Responsibilities include designing scalable services, guiding technical decisions, and ensuring production-ready solutions. This role offers a competitive rate and a hybrid work arrangement, making it ideal for those looking to influence product evolution within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience as a senior or lead .NET developer.
• Very strong Azure experience in real production environments.
• Comfortable owning technical decisions and contributing to architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable services using modern .NET and Azure.
• Guide technical direction within the team.
• Contribute to best practices around testing, deployment, and performance.

Skills

Senior or lead .NET developer experience

Strong Azure experience

Technical decision ownership

Proficient in communication

Experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF)

Tools

.NET / C#

Azure

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

.NET Tech Lead Contractor - Belfast (Hybrid)

Overview

We're partnering with a Belfast-based product company that needs a Tech Lead level .NET contractor to help drive delivery on a core platform used across the business. This is a hands‑on role with real technical ownership, contributing to both day‑to‑day development and higher‑level architectural decisions.

You’ll work closely with product, engineering and cloud teams, helping shape solutions while still spending plenty of time in the codebase. The environment suits someone comfortable balancing delivery with technical leadership in a fast‑moving product setting.

The Role

You’ll take responsibility for designing and delivering scalable services using modern .NET and Azure, guiding technical direction within the team and supporting other engineers through complex problem solving. Expect involvement in system design discussions, cloud architecture decisions, and improving existing pipelines and platform capabilities.

You’ll also contribute to best practice around testing, deployment, observability and performance, ensuring solutions are production‑ready and future‑proofed.

Tech Environment

• .NET / C#
• Azure (App Services, Functions, Storage, Monitoring, Networking, DevOps)
• Cloud‑native and microservices patterns
• CI/CD pipelines
• Data integration and platform services

Experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF) is a strong bonus, particularly around data movement, orchestration and integration patterns.

What We're Looking For

• Strong commercial experience as a senior or lead .NET developer
• Very strong Azure experience in real production environments
• Comfortable owning technical decisions and contributing to architecture
• Background in product‑led engineering teams
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across disciplines
• ADF experience is highly desirable but not essential

Contract Details

• Rate up to £500 per day
• Inside IR35
• Start within the next couple of weeks
• Interviews taking place next week
• Hybrid working from Belfast (mix of onsite and remote)

Why This Role

This is a proper technical leadership contract rather than a pure delivery role. You’ll influence how the platform evolves, work on meaningful product problems, and partner directly with senior stakeholders while remaining hands‑on technically.

Apply here or reach out to Aaron Somers at Ocho for more information via LinkedIn.