Remote .NET Desktop Engineer for Gov SaaS Modernization

Computer Information Concepts; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Computer Information Concepts is seeking a Software Engineer (Desktop .NET) to maintain and modernize government-focused Windows desktop and client/server applications. You’ll work across C#, VB.NET, WinForms, .NET Framework, and modern .NET, with SQL Server, ASP.NET/IIS portals, and data interchange tasks.

The role emphasizes ownership from diagnosis to release, reliability improvements, and strategic modernization investments, collaborating with domain experts to balance customer impact and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with substantial .NET application ownership.
• Strong C# and VB.NET experience.
• Experience with both modern .NET and .NET Framework, including Windows desktop development with WinForms or a comparable UI framework.
• Strong SQL Server and T-SQL skills, including stored procedures, query optimization, schema design, and production data troubleshooting.
• Experience with LINQ and Entity Framework or another .NET data-access approach.
• Experience maintaining ASP.NET applications hosted in IIS.
• Experience with reporting tools such as SAP Crystal Reports.
• Practical unit and integration testing experience in established codebases.
• Strong Git fundamentals, including branches, commits, merges, conflict resolution, pull requests, and the ability to diagnose repository state beyond GUI tooling.
• Experience with CI/CD in GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or a comparable system.
• Experience creating and maintaining NuGet packages.
• Working knowledge of structured logging, error tracking, monitoring, and production diagnosis.
• Experience working on a modern product team using agile processes.
• Practical experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or comparable tools.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a tactful, empathetic communication style.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, debug, and extend Windows applications built with C#, VB.NET, WinForms, .NET Framework, and modern .NET.
• Refactor or modernize established code when changes provide clear reliability, maintainability, or customer benefits.
• Improve shared functionality through well-scoped libraries and NuGet packages.
• Develop and tune SQL Server schemas, T-SQL queries, stored procedures, and data-conversion logic with a strong focus on correctness.
• Maintain ASP.NET/IIS web portals and the interfaces between portal, desktop, and database components.
• Build and troubleshoot operational reports, including SAP Crystal Reports, and structured import/export workflows using formats such as JSON and XML.
• Improve development and delivery practices through consistent Git/GitHub workflows, automated builds and testing, packaging, and repeatable releases.
• Strengthen production diagnostics through structured logging, error tracking, monitoring, and tools that help reproduce and resolve customer-reported issues.
• Investigate escalated defects, communicate findings clearly, estimate product work, and carry accepted fixes through release and production follow-up.
• Partner with domain experts and Customer Engineering to understand business rules and develop maintainable product solutions.
• Document product, build, and release knowledge so expertise can be shared effectively across the team.
• Use AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully while remaining accountable for code quality and customer impact.

Skills

C# development

VB.NET maintenance

WinForms

SQL Server

T-SQL

ASP.NET/IIS

LINQ/EF

Unit testing

CI/CD

Git/GitHub

Agile

Tools

NuGet

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

Computer Information Concepts is seeking a Software Engineer (Desktop .NET) to maintain and modernize government-focused Windows desktop and client/server applications. You’ll work across C#, VB.NET, WinForms, .NET Framework, and modern .NET, with SQL Server, ASP.NET/IIS portals, and data interchange tasks.

The role emphasizes ownership from diagnosis to release, reliability improvements, and strategic modernization investments, collaborating with domain experts to balance customer impact and