Senior Cloud Architect (.NET / Azure)

Halo Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier IT consulting firm in Texas is looking for a Senior .NET Architect with 12+ years of experience. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Azure services and .NET Core, alongside strong skills in cloud technologies and API management. Responsibilities include building scalable applications, collaborating with stakeholders, and driving technical innovation. A Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field is required. This role offers a chance to work in a leading technology environment with significant opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering or architecture.
• Experience with Azure Services and .NET Core.
• Fluent in C# with experience in unit and integration testing.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy microservices-based applications in public cloud.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to align technology with business goals.
• Innovate and improve service value through IT.

Skills

Cloud technologies

C#

ASP.NET

API management

Microservices

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics

Tools

Azure

AWS

MS SQL

NoSQL

Job description

About Halo Group:
Halo Group is a premier provider of IT talent. We place technology experts within the teams of the world’s leading companies and help clients build innovative businesses that keep them one step closer to their customers and one step ahead of the competition.

Halo Group strives to be among the most respected IT consulting firms by providing unmatched customer, consultant and employee support. A meaningful work environment for employees, attractive and interesting engagements for consultants, and cutting edge innovation for our customers set us apart from the rest. At Halo Group, people are not a commodity, but our greatest resource.

We delight in watching our customers utilize technology to succeed. Big projects or small, Halo Group combines the highest quality talent with our unwavering support to become an invaluable extension of your team. Our goal is not to meet expectations, but to exceed them as our consultants learn your business and duplicate success within your company. We call it The Halo Group Effect .

Job Description

12+ years of experience in software engineering and/or software architecture

Experience with Azure Services

Experience building application with .NET Core

Critical Skills

• Deep understanding of different Virtualization platforms based on commercial and open source technologies (5+ years)
• Expertise in developing complex cloud-based product/services using Azure, AWS or other cloud technologies (2+ years)
• Direct experience migrating applications from the enterprise to public cloud providers (Amazon, Google, Microsoft) (2+years)
• Experience helping development teams build and deploy microservices based applications in public cloud (2+ years)
• Experience with Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment tools and processes (2+ years)
• Experience with Cloud Application Development Platforms (Azure PaaS)
• Experience with complex API integration between private and public cloud environments
• Experience with multiple cloud automation/cloud management platforms

Additional Knowledge & Skills

• Customer Focused and Collaboration – build strong relationships across all key business stakeholders specifically Enterprise Architecture and with Solution Management team. Ensure solid understanding of business objectives and product roadmaps. Collaboratively develop appropriate Architectural standards and roadmaps to support business outcomes. Works closely with technology industry leaders to derive the most innovative and effective technologies for the enterprise.
• Technical thought leadership and innovation – brings thought leadership and strong point of view with a focus on continually improving service value (agility/cost/quality). Looks for opportunities to enhance business value through IT innovation.
• Technical expertise – solid understanding of Cloud technologies, architecture and major service providers.
• Business understanding - ability to assess current and future business requirements and leverage existing standards or develop new standards where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Solid senior level .NET Architect with hands on experience
• Experience developing and deploying ASP.NET applications (MVC or classic)
• Must have experience with unit testing and integration testing ASP.NET applications
• Preferred experience building and deploying .NET applications with a CI/CD pipeline.
• Must be fluent in C#
• Must have experience building data-driven ASP.NET web applications (MS SQL or NoSQL)
• Preferred experience with ASP.NET Web API, especially regarding scaling and securing RESTful services Experience building scalable Web based Service (REST)
• Knowledge of Micro Service Architecture Pattern
• Knowledge and experience building application event driven architecture pattern
• Experience building scalable, maintainable, and recoverable enterprise application
• Experience with API management solutions and concepts
• Experience with Server less architecture pattern
• Experience with building distributed and multi-tenant applications
• Understanding of cloud application design principles
• Understanding of Agile software delivery principles/methodologies
• Understands software development/architecture trends and new best practices
• Enthusiastic, self-starter with the ability to see and communicate 'the big picture'
• Must be effective in working both independently and in a team setting
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral are required
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, related field or equivalent experience

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.