C# Architect | 14+ Years | Any UST Location | Immediate Joiner

UST; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

UST is seeking a senior software architect in Bengaluru to define and govern enterprise architectures for large-scale applications. You will shape architectural patterns, lead reviews, and mentor development teams while coordinating with product owners, security, and DevOps.

You will apply deep expertise in C#, ASP.NET Core, Azure cloud services, and design patterns to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient systems. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Senior-level software architect with hands-on design and coding capability.
• Strong expertise in .NET, Azure, and enterprise-scale architecture.
• Ability to lead architecture discussions and mentor teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise architectures for applications.
• Lead architecture reviews, design reviews, and code reviews.
• Provide technical direction to engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Mentor developers and technical leads on best practices.

Skills

C# / .NET

ASP.NET Core / Web API

Solution / Application Architecture

OO Design, SOLID, patterns

RESTful APIs & security

SQL Server / Azure SQL

EF / EF Core

Azure Functions / Durable Functions

Managed Identity

Azure Cache for Redis

Architecture reviews / code reviews

Mentoring & technical guidance

Docker / Kubernetes

Event-driven / Kafka

DDD / CQRS / Event Sourcing

OAuth2 / OpenID / JWT

Cosmos DB / NoSQL

Observability & monitoring

Tools

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

SQL Server Management Studio

Job description

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Must-Have Skills

• 14+ years of overall software development experience
• Strong hands-on expertise in C# and .NET / .NET Core
• Strong experience with ASP.NET Core and Web API
• Proven experience in Solution/Application Architecture
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Design, SOLID principles, and Design Patterns
• RESTful API design, development, integration, and API security
• Strong experience with SQL Server / Azure SQL
• Experience with Entity Framework / Entity Framework Core
• Strong understanding of scalability, performance, availability, security, and resiliency
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills
• Experience conducting architecture reviews, design reviews, and code reviews
• Ability to provide technical guidance and mentoring to development teams

Strong experience with Microsoft Azure services such as:

• Azure Functions / Durable Functions
• Managed Identity
• Azure Cache for Redis
• Define the overall application and solution architecture for enterprise applications.
• Design scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performance solutions using C#/.NET and Azure.
• Define appropriate microservices, API, integration, and data architecture patterns.
• Translate business and functional requirements into appropriate technical architecture.
• Create technical designs, architecture diagrams, integration patterns, and solution documentation.
• Establish development standards, coding guidelines, design patterns, and engineering best practices.
• Evaluate existing applications and recommend modernization and architectural improvements.
• Identify performance, scalability, security, and reliability risks at the architecture level.
• Lead technical discussions and provide solutions for complex engineering challenges.
• Conduct architecture, design, and code reviews to ensure implementation aligns with the defined architecture.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical direction and guidance to engineering teams.
• Mentor developers and technical leads on architecture and engineering best practices.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Engineering Managers, DevOps, Security, and other stakeholders.
• Drive technical decision-making and evaluate technology options based on business requirements.
• Support teams in troubleshooting complex production and performance issues.
• Ensure solutions follow enterprise security, governance, and compliance standards.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Docker and Kubernetes
• Event-driven architecture
• Messaging technologies such as Azure Service Bus / Kafka
• Distributed systems and asynchronous processing
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• CQRS / Event Sourcing concepts
• OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect / JWT
• NoSQL databases such as Cosmos DB
• Observability and monitoring solutions