Remote .NET Full-Stack Lead — Azure AI & Microservices

Cognizant; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 50,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan

Stock awards

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a highly skilled .NET Full Stack Lead to guide the development and modernization of enterprise applications within a complex healthcare environment. The role requires deep Microsoft stack expertise, cloud-native architectures, APIs, and AI-powered solutions, while remaining hands-on in design, development, and troubleshooting.

The successful candidate will work with stakeholders, architects, and support teams to ensure reliability, performance, and modernization.

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 (Retrieval‑Augmented Generation), Azure OpenAI (LLMs, Embeddings, GPT models), Azure Document Intelligence, and Azure AI Search.
• Hands‑on experience with .NET Core 3.1/5.0, Entity Framework, ADO.NET, C#/.NET, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience developing and supporting SOAP Web Services and Web APIs.
• Strong experience with SQL Server, SQL/T‑SQL/PL‑SQL, LINQ, and relational database development.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks including NUnit, MSTest, and xUnit.
• Hands‑on experience 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 frameworks.
• Exposure to Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio is preferred.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end support and delivery of enterprise applications, APIs, integration services, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Guide troubleshooting for complex production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Design, develop, and support cloud-native solutions leveraging Azure OpenAI, RAG, Azure AI Search, and microservices.
• Mentor teams and drive high-quality delivery in Agile and operational contexts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across architectures, development, and infrastructure to ensure stability and performance.

Skills

NET Core

C#

RESTful APIs

Azure

SQL Server

Microservices

Kubernetes/OpenShift

AI-powered solutions

Angular

JavaScript

HTML5

CSS

Web APIs

Unit testing

RBAC

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 within a complex healthcare environment. The role requires deep Microsoft stack expertise, cloud-native architectures, APIs, and AI-powered solutions, while remaining hands-on in design, development, and troubleshooting.

The successful candidate will work with stakeholders, architects, and support teams to ensure reliability, performance, and modernization.