Remote .NET Full-Stack Lead: AI, Azure & Microservices

Cognizant; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 50,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a highly skilled .NET Full Stack Lead to guide the development and modernization of enterprise applications in a complex healthcare environment. You will lead technical direction across the .NET stack, Azure AI services, microservices, and APIs while remaining hands-on in design and troubleshooting.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and drive reliable, scalable solutions using Azure OpenAI, RAG, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and modern API

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 5-10 years of experience with .NET Framework/.NET Core, C#, Web APIs, HTML5, and CSS.
• 5-10 years of experience with RAG, Azure OpenAI, Azure Document Intelligence, and Azure AI Search.
• Hands-on with .NET Core 3.1/5.0, Entity Framework, ADO.NET, C#/.NET, RESTful APIs.
• Experience developing and supporting SOAP Web Services and Web APIs.
• Strong experience with SQL Server, SQL/T-SQL/PL-SQL, LINQ.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks including NUnit, MSTest, and xUnit.
• Hands-on with Swagger, YAML, JSON, XML/XSD, and XSLT/XPath.
• Experience using Git and software development lifecycle best practices.
• Knowledge of NLog/Log4Net and application logging.
• Exposure to Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio is preferred.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end leadership for enterprise applications, APIs, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Lead troubleshooting for complex production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Guide development and enhancement activities and promote best practices.
• Design and support cloud-native solutions using Azure OpenAI, RAG, and microservices.
• Mentor teams and drive high-quality delivery in Agile and operational contexts.
• Collaborate across architects, developers, and support teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Git

Swagger

YAML

JSON

XML/XSD

XSLT/XPath

NLog/Log4Net

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a highly skilled .NET Full Stack Lead to guide the development and modernization of enterprise applications in a complex healthcare environment. You will lead technical direction across the .NET stack, Azure AI services, microservices, and APIs while remaining hands-on in design and troubleshooting.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and drive reliable, scalable solutions using Azure OpenAI, RAG, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and modern API