.NET Solution Architect –Modernization & Cloud Transformation

McLaren Strategic Ventures; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Strategic Ventures is seeking a hands-on .NET Solutions Architect to lead the modernization of a large-scale enterprise platform in Bengaluru. The role focuses on reverse engineering legacy systems, uncovering business logic, and designing scalable, cloud-ready architectures aligned with business goals.

You will define the target architecture, assess the current system, and ensure a secure, scalable solution backed by AWS and microservices patterns.

Qualifications

• Must have 12+ years in software engineering with deep .NET expertise.
• Hands-on experience with C# and .NET Framework applications.
• Experience modernizing or migrating monolithic applications to microservices.
• Expertise in latest .NET stack (.NET Core / .NET 6/7/8).
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture patterns.
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
• API Gateway, Service Discovery.
• Event-driven and synchronous communication.
• Extensive experience with AWS Cloud, including EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS/DynamoDB, S3, IAM, VPC.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Security, performance, and scalability in distributed systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and assess the existing .NET application (architecture, codebase, dependencies, and data flows).
• Define and own the modernization roadmap from current .NET to the latest .NET (Core / .NET 8+) stack.
• Design and implement a microservices-based architecture using modern design patterns.
• Lead the migration to AWS Cloud, defining cloud-native architectures and best practices.
• Establish standards for API design, service communication, security, and observability.
• Guide teams on strangler, re-platforming, and re-engineering strategies.
• Work closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and engineering teams.
• Review and approve architecture designs, code standards, and technical implementations.
• Ensure scalability, performance, resiliency, and cost optimization in the target architecture.
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers on cloud and microservices best practices.
• Drive governance, risk mitigation, and technical decision-making across the program.
• Drive governance and risk mitigation across the program.

Skills

.NET technologies

C#/.NET Framework

Monolithic to microservices

AWS Cloud

Microservices architecture patterns

DDD

API Gateway

Event-driven communication

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Security, performance, and scalability

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for ahands-on .NET Solutions Architectto lead themodernization of a large-scale enterprise platform.

This role focuses onreverse engineering legacy systems, uncovering hidden business logic, and designing scalable, cloud-ready architecturesthat will define the platform’s future.

You will play a critical role in evaluatingthe existing system, defining target architecture, and ensuring a scalable,secure, and future-ready solution aligned with business goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze and assess the existing .NET application (architecture, codebase, dependencies, and data flows)
  
• Define and own the modernization roadmap from current .NETto the latest .NET (Core / .NET 8+) stack
  
• Design and implement a microservices-based architecture using modern design patterns
  
• Lead the migration to AWS Cloud, defining cloud-nativearchitectures and best practices
  
• Establish standards for API design, service communication,security, and observability
  
• Guide teams on strangler, re-platforming, and re-engineeringstrategies
  
• Work closely with product owners, business stakeholders, andengineering teams
  
• Review and approve architecture designs, code standards, andtechnical implementations
  
• Ensure scalability, performance, resiliency, and costoptimization in the target architecture
  
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers on cloud andmicroservices best practices
  
• Drive governance, risk mitigation, and technicaldecision-making across the program
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in softwareengineering with deep expertise in .NET technologies
  
• Strong hands-on experience with C# .NET Frameworkapplications
  
• Proven experience modernizing or migrating monolithicapplications to microservices
  
• Expertise in latest .NET stack (.NET Core / .NET 6/7/8)
  
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture patterns
  
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
  
• API Gateway, Service Discovery
  
• Event-driven and synchronous communication
  
• Extensive experience with AWS Cloud, including servicessuch as:
  
• EC2, ECS / EKS
  
• Lambda
  
• API Gateway
  
• RDS / DynamoDB
  
• S3
  
• IAM, VPC
  
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  
• Solid understanding of security, performance, andscalability in distributed systems
  
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with hybrid modernization approaches (Strangler Fig, Incremental Migration)
  
• Exposure to event-driven architectures (Kafka, SNS/SQS)
  
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  
• Experience in regulated or large-scale enterprise environments
  
• Background in leading modernization programs across multipleteams