Cloud-Native Lead Engineer — Azure & Microservices

NRUCFC (National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation); Virginia; On-site; USD 156,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards package

Employer-funded pension plan

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Onsite fitness center

Paid leave program

Job summary

NRUCFC (National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation) seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive cloud-native architecture and modernize legacy systems. You will oversee end-to-end design across Angular/React frontends and microservice backends, guiding teams from architecture to production while upholding security and quality standards.

The role emphasizes DevSecOps, container-based deployments on Azure, and collaboration with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related technical degree.
• 9–11 years of progressive software development experience delivering enterprise applications across the full SDLC, including seven (7) years of hands-on experience architecting and delivering Microsoft Azure solutions using container-based and/or serverless compute services.
• Azure cloud certifications are required (Azure Cloud Certifications).

Responsibilities

• Modernizes on-premises monolithic applications to cloud-native microservices.
• Leads end-to-end solution architecture across Angular/React frontends and microservice backends.
• Mentors engineers through design and code reviews to ensure quality and IT standards.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

Cloud Computing

Angular

React.js

Python

REST APIs

Microsoft SQL Server

Agile Methodology

DevOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field

Job description

NRUCFC (National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation) seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive cloud-native architecture and modernize legacy systems. You will oversee end-to-end design across Angular/React frontends and microservice backends, guiding teams from architecture to production while upholding security and quality standards.

The role emphasizes DevSecOps, container-based deployments on Azure, and collaboration with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable