Senior .NET Azure Cloud Engineer (Remote)

Cognizant; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 68,000 - 110,000; 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 Senior .NET Azure Developer to design, build, and support scalable cloud-native applications on the Microsoft Azure ecosystem using modern .NET technologies. You will collaborate with architects, product owners, developers, QA, and stakeholders to deliver secure, high-performing enterprise solutions.

We offer a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. The role emphasizes hands-on coding, secure API design, and DevOps practices for continuous

Qualifications

• 6 to 12 years of experience developing enterprise applications using C#, .NET Core, and ASP.NET Core Web API.
• Strong experience implementing OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, and secure API integrations.
• Solid understanding of SOLID principles, object-oriented programming, design patterns, dependency injection, and enterprise application architecture.
• Hands-on experience with Azure services including Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Functions, Durable Functions, Azure App Services, Azure Storage (Blob, Queue, and Table), and Azure Service Bus.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs, implementing microservices architectures, and using Entity Framework Core.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks such as xUnit or NUnit.
• Experience troubleshooting, testing, and documenting APIs using Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, and Scalar.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise applications using C#, .NET Core, and ASP.NET Core Web API.
• Build, secure, and optimize authentication using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and JWT.
• Develop cloud-native and microservices-based applications leveraging Azure Functions and App Services.
• Design and optimize data solutions using Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Azure Storage services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot, test, deploy, and improve applications via CI/CD and DevOps.

Skills

C#

.NET Core

ASP.NET Core Web API

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

JWT

SOLID principles

DI / Dependency Injection

REST APIs

Microservices

Entity Framework Core

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Postman

Swagger/OpenAPI

xUnit

NUnit

Azure DevOps

Git

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

Postman

Swagger/OpenAPI

xUnit

NUnit

Scalar

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior .NET Azure Developer to design, build, and support scalable cloud-native applications on the Microsoft Azure ecosystem using modern .NET technologies. You will collaborate with architects, product owners, developers, QA, and stakeholders to deliver secure, high-performing enterprise solutions.

We offer a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. The role emphasizes hands-on coding, secure API design, and DevOps practices for continuous