Remote .NET Full Stack Lead: AI‑Driven Cloud Apps

Cognizant; Dover; Remote; GBP 37,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

Long‑term/Short‑term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Stock awards/incentives

Job summary

Cognizant in the United States seeks a highly skilled .NET Full Stack Lead to guide the support, enhancement, and development of enterprise applications in a healthcare setting. You will lead technical direction while remaining hands-on with design, development, and troubleshooting across Microsoft stack and cloud-native architectures.

You will drive AI-powered solutions using Azure OpenAI, RAG, Azure AI Search, and modern API frameworks, collaborating with architects, developers, and operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 5–10 years with .NET Framework/.NET Core, C#, Web APIs, HTML5, and CSS.
• 5–10 years with RAG (Retrieval‑Augmented Generation), Azure OpenAI (LLMs, Embeddings, GPT models), Azure Document Intelligence, and Azure AI Search.
• Hands‑on with .NET Core 3.1/5.0, Entity Framework, ADO.NET, C#/.NET, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience developing and supporting SOAP Web Services and Web APIs.
• Strong SQL Server, SQL/T‑SQL/PL‑SQL, LINQ, and relational database development.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks including NUnit, MSTest, and xUnit.
• Hands‑on with Swagger, YAML, JSON, XML/XSD, and XSLT/XPath.
• Experience using Git and SDLC best practices.
• Knowledge of NLog/Log4Net and application logging frameworks.
• Exposure to Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio is preferred.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end support and delivery of enterprise apps, APIs, and AI‑enabled solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, architects, developers, infrastructure and support teams to improve reliability and performance.
• Perform root cause analysis and guide development and enhancement activities.
• Design and support cloud‑native solutions leveraging Azure OpenAI, RAG, and AI Search.
• Mentor teams and promote best practices in Agile and operations.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ASP.NET Core

Entity Framework

C#

RESTful APIs

Azure OpenAI

Azure Document Intelligence

Azure AI Search

SOAP Web Services

WCF Web Services

SQL Server

LINQ

Git

NLog/Log4Net

Swagger

XML/XSD

XSLT/XPath

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Cognizant in the United States seeks a highly skilled .NET Full Stack Lead to guide the support, enhancement, and development of enterprise applications in a healthcare setting. You will lead technical direction while remaining hands-on with design, development, and troubleshooting across Microsoft stack and cloud-native architectures.

You will drive AI-powered solutions using Azure OpenAI, RAG, Azure AI Search, and modern API frameworks, collaborating with architects, developers, and operations