Senior Enterprise Architect - .NET/Azure/SQL Leader

Compunnel, Inc.; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Compunnel, Inc. is seeking a Principal Architect to provide hands-on technical leadership for the organization's core systems. You will steer architecture across .NET, Azure, and SQL Server, resolve critical production issues, and help set multi-year technology roadmaps.

The role emphasizes mentoring engineers, communicating tradeoffs to executives, and driving modernization efforts toward a VP of Architecture level impact. This is a high-visibility, senior position in Kansas City.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering/architecture with deep expertise in .NET/C#, Angular and SQL Server.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platform and services.
• Deep SQL Server knowledge including schema design and query optimization.
• Understanding of OWASP, JWT, and cloud security fundamentals.
• Proven track record in designing and troubleshooting complex distributed systems.
• Ability to communicate technical tradeoffs to executives and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and guide architecture of high-scale systems built on .NET/C#, Azure, and SQL Server.
• Serve as escalation point for production issues across application teams.
• Conduct architecture and code reviews ensuring security, scalability and maintainability.
• Define architectural standards, patterns, and reusable frameworks.
• Lead modernization efforts including cloud migration and microservices adoption.
• Assess risks to platform stability, vendor dependencies, and technical debt.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and roadmaps with senior IT leadership.
• Mentor senior engineers and architects across teams; communicate tradeoffs to execs.

Skills

Leadership

.NET/C#

Angular

SQL Server

Azure

DevOps

CI/CD

Architecture diagrams

Mentoring

Executive communication

Tools

Azure Services

Azure Functions

Azure Service Bus

App Services

Kubernetes/AKS

Job description

Compunnel, Inc. is seeking a Principal Architect to provide hands-on technical leadership for the organization's core systems. You will steer architecture across .NET, Azure, and SQL Server, resolve critical production issues, and help set multi-year technology roadmaps.

The role emphasizes mentoring engineers, communicating tradeoffs to executives, and driving modernization efforts toward a VP of Architecture level impact. This is a high-visibility, senior position in Kansas City.