.Net + Azure Architect with DevOps & AI Fundamentals

Artifintech; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 88,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

Artifintech is seeking an experienced .NET + Azure Architect to design and modernize cloud-native applications. The role emphasizes CI/CD automation using Terraform and strong Azure expertise, with practical AI-enabled development knowledge.

You will collaborate across application development, cloud engineering, DevOps, and AI practices to deliver scalable solutions. The candidate should demonstrate hands-on experience with AKS, App Services, Functions, and implementing efficient pipelines.

Qualifications

• Hands-on CI/CD automation with IaC using Terraform on Azure.
• Strong experience in building cloud-native .NET apps.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted software engineering concepts.
• Able to design scalable, resilient cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable .NET applications on Azure.
• Build REST APIs and microservices with SOLID principles.
• Lead CI/CD pipelines using YAML and Terraform for infra as code.
• Collaborate across application, cloud, DevOps, and AI-enabled teams.
• Review architecture, code, and deployment strategies; troubleshoot production issues.
• Leverage AI concepts and tools to improve development and testing workflows.

Skills

CI/CD

DevOps

AI fundamentals

Cloud engineering

Tools

C#

NET Core

ASP.NET Core

Azure

AKS

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

YAML pipelines

REST APIs

Microservices

Job description

.Net + Azure Architect with DevOps & AI Fundamentals

Location:

Charlotte, NC

Duration:

24Months+ Extension

Domain Exposure:

IT/Software

Client:

To Be Discussed Later

Employment Type:

W-2, 1099, C2C

Work Authorization:

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Job Title:

.Net + Azure Architect with DevOps & AI Fundamentals

Location:

Charlotte, NC

Duration:

8 Months + Extension

Bill Rate:

$77/hour (C2C)

Job Type:

W-2, 1099, C2C

Client:

To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization:

US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Description :

.NET, Azure, CICD with Terraform as the core engineering expectation and positioned AI fundamentals as practical working knowledge, rather than expecting an AIML specialist

Role Overview:

• We are looking for an experienced.NET/Azure Architect with strong hands-on expertise in building and modernizing cloud-native applications.
• The candidate should have solid experience in CI/CD automation and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, along with practical exposure to modern AI-assisted software engineering, including building basic AI agents and awareness of concepts such as SDD and MCP.
• The person should be comfortable working across application development, cloud engineering, DevOps and AI-enabled development practices.

Responsibilities:

• .NET & Application Engineering Design, develop and maintain scalable applications using C#, .NET / .NET Core and ASP.NET Core.
• Develop and integrate REST APIs and microservices. Apply engineering practices such as SOLID principles, dependency injection, design patterns and clean architecture.
• Design solutions for scalability, performance, resilience and maintainability.
• Participate in technical design, code reviews, troubleshooting and production issue resolution.
• These expectations are consistent with the existing Principal Engineer_Architect_JD.docx, which emphasizes .NET Core, microservices, REST APIs, DDD and cloud-native engineering. Microsoft Azure Strong hands-on experience with Azure services such as:
• Exposure to AKS / containerized applications is desirable.
• The existing internal JD also identifies App Services, Functions, AKS,
• CI/CD & DevOps Strong practical knowledge of Azure DevOps CI/CD
• Experience creating and maintaining YAML-based build and deployment
• Automate application build, testing and deployments across
• Good understanding of branching strategies, release management, deployment approvals and environment configuration.
• Exposure to GitHub Actions is an advantage.
• specifically calls for unit testing, CI/CD, YAML pipelines, Terraform and trunk-based branching.
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code Hands-on experience with Terraform for provisioning and managing Azure infrastructure.
• Ability to create, understand and modify Terraform modules.
• Understanding of Terraform state management, environments, variables and reusable modules. Integrate Terraform provisioning with CI/CD
• Understanding of secure handling of configuration and secrets.
• Terraform module structure, environment handling, state management and CI/CD integration are also reflected in your existing interview criteria.
• AI / GenAI Fundamentals The candidate does not need to be an AI/ML specialist, but should be comfortable adopting AI within software
• Expected exposure: Understanding of Generative AI and LLM
• Ability to create simple AI agents / agentic workflows.
• Basic understanding of prompting and tool-based AI interactions.
• Awareness of RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) concepts.
• Awareness of MCP (Model Context Protocol) and its purpose in connecting AI applications/agents with tools and contextual information.
• Awareness of SDD (Spec-Driven Development) and AI-assisted software
• Exposure to AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot or similar tools.
• Ability to identify practical opportunities where AI can improve development, testing, documentation and engineering productivity.
• Exposure to Azure AI / Azure OpenAI / Microsoft Foundry is desirable,

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.