Senior .NET Architect

Methodius Ltd; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Scheme

Contributory Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance & Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Methodius Ltd. is seeking a Senior .NET Architect to join a major client engagement in Dublin.

You will shape complex software solutions, influence technical direction, and work closely with engineering teams and business stakeholders to define modern .NET and Azure solutions. You’ll own solution-level architecture across new software initiatives, translate requirements into robust technical designs, and provide architectural leadership across teams while working with Azure PaaS and related

Qualifications

• Extensive commercial experience with C#, .NET Framework and modern .NET.
• Strong practical experience designing and developing solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Strong understanding of Azure PaaS services and cloud development patterns.
• Proven experience designing complex, scalable and maintainable software systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and design software architectures that meet business, functional and non-functional requirements.
• Make architectural decisions covering scalability, performance, security, resilience, maintainability and accessibility.
• Translate business and technical requirements into practical, scalable software solutions.
• Lead architectural discussions with product managers, project managers, developers, technical leads and other stakeholders.
• Establish and promote software architecture standards, patterns and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Review designs and code to ensure solutions adhere to agreed architectural and engineering standards.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies and challenges, developing appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks and tools in line with the wider technology strategy.
• Contribute to the software development roadmap and support proof-of-concept initiatives where appropriate.
• Support development teams with complex technical issues and troubleshooting when required.
• Mentor and coach developers and other technical team members, helping to raise engineering capability.
• Ensure software development and implementation align with organisational standards and governance.

Skills

C#

.NET Framework

Azure

Azure PaaS

REST APIs

API-led integration

Azure DevOps

SonarQube

Non-functional requirements

Accessibility

Communication

Tools

SQL Server

Entity Framework

Job description

We are currentlyrecruiting on behalfof a leadingglobal technology andtransformation organisationfor an experiencedSenior .NET Architectto join amajor client engagementin Dublin.

This is asenior technical architecturerole for anexperienced .NET professionalwho enjoys shapingcomplex software solutions, influencing technicaldirection and workingclosely with engineeringteams and businessstakeholders. You’ll playa key rolein defining modern.NET and MicrosoftAzuresolutions, ensuring theyare scalable, secure, maintainable and alignedwith wider businessobjectives.

The Opportunity

As Software Architect, you’lltake ownership ofsolution-level architectureacross new softwaredevelopment initiatives.You’ll work closelywith product, projectand technical stakeholdersto translate businessrequirements into robusttechnical solutions, whileprovidingarchitectural leadershipto development teams.

The role offersthe opportunity towork with modernMicrosoft technologies,includingAzure PaaS, and to influencethe evolution ofsoftware platforms withina complex enterpriseenvironment.

Whatyou’ll be doing

• Define and design software architectures that meet business, functionaland non-functionalrequirements.
• Make architectural decisionscoveringscalability, performance, security, resilience,maintainability and accessibility.
• Translate business andtechnical requirementsinto practical, scalablesoftware solutions.
• Lead architectural discussions withproduct managers, projectmanagers, developers, technicalleads and otherstakeholders.
• Establish and promote softwarearchitecture standards,patterns and bestpractices.
• Provide technical leadershipand guidance todevelopment teams throughoutthe software developmentlifecycle.
• Review designs and code to ensure solutions adhere to agreed architectural andengineering standards.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies and challenges, developing appropriatemitigation strategies.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, frameworks and tools in line with the wider technologystrategy.
• Contribute to thesoftware development roadmapand support proof-of-concept initiativeswhere appropriate.
• Support development teams withcomplex technical issuesand troubleshooting whenrequired.
• Mentor and coach developers and other technical team members, helping to raiseengineering capability.
• Ensure software development and implementation align with organisational standardsand governance.

What we’re lookingfor

We’re looking fora strong.NET/Azure technicalarchitectwith a proventrackrecord of designingand delivering complexsoftware solutionsinan enterprise environment.

Essential experience

• Extensive commercial experiencewithC#, .NET Frameworkand modern .NET.
• Strong practical experiencedesigning and developingsolutions onMicrosoft Azure.
• Strong understanding ofAzure PaaSservices and clouddevelopment patterns.
• Proven experience designing complex, scalable and maintainablesoftware systems.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture patterns, development principlesand engineering bestpractices.
• Experience withSQL Server andEntity Framework.
• Strong understanding ofREST APIs andAPI-led integration.
• Experience withAzure DevOpsand modern softwaredelivery practices.
• Familiarity withSonarQubeand code-quality practices.
• Experience consideringnon-functional requirements(NFRs)including performance,security, scalability andresilience.
• Awarenessofaccessibility standardsand their applicationwithin software solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability toexplain technical conceptsand influence stakeholdersat different levels.
• Experience providing technical leadership,mentoring and guidanceto software developmentteams.

Desirable experience

• Experience with front-end technologies suchasJavaScript, React, HTML, CSS and jQuery.
• Experienceworking within large-scale enterprise ortransformation programmes.
• Experience establishing or evolvingsoftware architecture standardsand governance.
• Experience with proof-of-concept developmentand technology evaluation.

Why consider thisopportunity?

This is anopportunity to joina significant technologytransformation environmentwhere you’ll havegenuine scope toinfluence architecture,shape technical directionand work oncomplex enterprise solutions.

You’ll work alongsideexperienced engineeringand technology professionals, with exposure tomodern Microsoft technologiesand theopportunity to contributebeyond individual projects.

Permanent full time position. Three days a week on site in Dublin. Candidates must be eligible to work in Ireland/EU.

• Salary €85-95k, dependent on candidate experience.
• Benefits: Annual Bonus Scheme.
• Contributory Pension.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Life Assurance & Long-Term Disability.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• 22 days annual leave + 10 public holidays.
• Relocation package.
• Continuous Learning & Development.
• Access to extensive training & certification resources.
• Lunch & Learn sessions.
• Additional perks including company discounts, on-site parking, and bike-to-work scheme.

For more information, please contact David Coyle at 01 635 1748 or email [e-mail]