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

Cognizant; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 50,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a highly skilled .NET Full Stack Lead to guide the support, enhancement, and development of enterprise applications within a healthcare environment. You will apply .NET Core, C#, Azure, SQL Server, microservices, and AI-powered solutions while remaining hands-on in design, development, and issue resolution.

The role requires collaboration across cross-functional teams, cloud-native architecture, and modern API frameworks, with a focus on reliability, performance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 5–10 years of experience in .NET Framework/.NET Core, C#, Web APIs, HTML5 and CSS.
• Hands-on experience with .NET Core 3.1/5.0, EF, ADO.NET, C#/.NET, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with SOAP Web Services and Web APIs.
• Strong SQL Server, SQL/T-SQL/PL-SQL, LINQ, and relational DB development.
• Unit testing frameworks: NUnit, MSTest, and xUnit.
• Experience with Swagger, YAML, JSON, XML/XSD, XSLT/XPath.
• Git and SDLC best practices.
• Logging with NLog/Log4Net.
• Exposure to Microsoft Project and Visio.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end support and delivery of enterprise applications, APIs, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Triage complex production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and guide improvements.
• Design and support cloud-native solutions leveraging Azure OpenAI, RAG, and Azure AI services.
• Mentor teams and drive high-quality delivery within Agile and operational contexts.
• Ensure RBAC, security, performance, and reliability across systems.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Git

Swagger

YAML

JSON

XML/XSD

XSLT/XPath

NLog/Log4Net

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Visio

SOAP Web Services

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a highly skilled .NET Full Stack Lead to guide the support, enhancement, and development of enterprise applications within a healthcare environment. You will apply .NET Core, C#, Azure, SQL Server, microservices, and AI-powered solutions while remaining hands-on in design, development, and issue resolution.

The role requires collaboration across cross-functional teams, cloud-native architecture, and modern API frameworks, with a focus on reliability, performance, and