.NET Azure Lead Architect

Cloud Analytics Technologies, LLC; Springfield (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Springfield, Ohio. You will design and implement scalable systems, focusing on security and reliability, and lead the development of coding standards and CI/CD strategies. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor's degree in computer science, at least 8 years of software engineering experience, and deep proficiency in .Net and Azure. This role fosters a culture of technical excellence and mentoring, offering a competitive salary and positive work environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in large-scale system design and integrations.
• Deep proficiency in programming languages like .Net and Python.
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud services, specifically Azure.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design for complex systems.
• Establish coding and testing standards.
• Implement CI/CD and deployment strategies.
• Mentor peers and promote best practices.

Skills

Deep proficiency in .Net (C#)

Strong hands-on experience with Azure cloud

Strong understanding of distributed systems

Experience with API design (REST/gRPC/GraphQL)

Advanced knowledge of CI/CD pipelines

Expertise in observability

Excellent communication skills

Strong problem-solving abilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

8+ years of professional software engineering experience

Job description

The Senior Software Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for designing and delivering complex, scalable systems and integrations while ensuring security, reliability, and performance across the enterprise. This role drives architectural decisions, establishes coding and testing standards, and implements advanced CI/CD and deployment strategies. The engineer champions observability, resilience, and privacy-by-design principles, while influencing API and event-driven integration patterns. They mentor peers, promote best practices, and foster a culture of technical excellence through documentation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. Acting as a trusted advisor, the Senior Engineer shapes technical direction and ensures solutions align with business objectives and compliance requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead System Architecture & Design – Own end-to-end design for complex systems; define reference architectures; influence target architecture vision.
• Drive Technical Standards & Best Practices – Establish coding, testing, and design norms; enforce quality through automation and governance.
• Deliver Critical Solutions – Implement complex features and reusable libraries; optimize for scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Champion Testing & Reliability – Define test strategies; build shared tooling; enforce CI/CD gates; promote reliability culture with SLIs/SLOs.
• Advance CI/CD & Deployment Strategies – Standardize pipelines; implement risk-based releases; improve DORA metrics and deployment resilience.
• Embed Security & Privacy by Design – Integrate advanced security tooling; enforce secure defaults; ensure compliance with privacy regulations.
• Architect Integrations & APIs – Design cohesive APIs and event-driven systems; standardize schemas; influence enterprise integration strategy.
• Optimize Performance & Scalability – Diagnose systemic bottlenecks; design for horizontal scale; implement performance gates and shared tooling.
• Mentor & Influence Across Teams – Provide technical leadership without authority; guide adoption of best practices; foster knowledge sharing.
• Institutionalize Documentation & Knowledge Systems – Enforce docs-as-code standards; create templates and taxonomies; promote documentation culture.

Culture

• Display a positive attitude and align work habits to the Mission and Core Values.
• Collaborative Mindset – Foster open communication, knowledge sharing, and cross-functional teamwork to achieve common goals.
• Continuous Improvement – Embrace learning, experimentation, and feedback to drive innovation and refine processes.
• Ownership & Accountability – Take responsibility for outcomes, proactively solve problems, and deliver with integrity.
• Customer-Centric Approach – Prioritize delivering value and quality solutions that meet user and business needs.
• Work in a manner that utilizes safe work practices by modeling and following all company safety policies, reporting any incidents or unsafe conditions immediately to management.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including large-scale system design and integrations.

Technical Expertise

• Deep proficiency in .Net (C#) , Python, and modern frameworks.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Azure cloud.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and event‑driven architectures.
• Hands‑on experience with API design (REST/gRPC/GraphQL) and integration patterns (sagas, idempotency, outbox).
• Advanced knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies (canary, blue‑green), and DevOps practices.
• Expertise in observability (logs, metrics, tracing), reliability engineering, and performance optimization.Solid grasp of security principles, privacy-by-design, and compliance frameworks.
• Proven ability to define reference architectures and influence technical standards across teams.
• Experience with data modeling, schema evolution, and zero‑downtime migrations.

Leadership & Influence

• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and lead technical initiatives without formal authority.
• Skilled at driving adoption of best practices and fostering a culture of quality and reliability.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication skills for translating complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities with a focus on trade‑off analysis.

Preferred

• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and cost optimization strategies.
• Familiarity with advanced testing strategies (contract testing, chaos engineering).
• Contributions to open‑source projects or thought leadership in the engineering community.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CLOUD ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGIES is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. CLOUD ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGIES will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will CLOUD ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGIES require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract.

CLOUD ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGIES LLC is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. CLOUD ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGIES LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will CLOUD ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGIES LLC require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract.

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