Senior .NET Lead — AWS & Cloud

Cognizant; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays + PTO

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant in Hartford, CT is seeking a .NET Lead with AWS to drive design, development, and delivery of modern web apps in a hybrid role. Lead architecture, mentor engineers, enforce standards, collaborate with product and security teams, and leverage AI tools to accelerate delivery.

Ideal candidates have strong React.js, C#, AWS, REST, PostgreSQL experience and a proven leadership track record in enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with React.js, C#, .NET Core, AWS, PostgreSQL, and RESTful APIs.
• Proven leadership of software engineering teams delivering complex solutions.
• Strong knowledge of secure coding practices and DevOps processes.
• Experience with GitHub and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and development of modern web applications using React.js, C#, .NET Core, AWS services, REST APIs, and PostgreSQL.
• Mentor engineers and drive high-quality delivery and team growth.
• Establish engineering standards, branching, code reviews, and secure coding practices.
• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Conduct architecture and code reviews to ensure quality and best practices.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to boost productivity and documentation.
• Support CI/CD, release planning, performance optimization, and continuous improvement.

Skills

React.js

.NET Core

C#

AWS

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

Leadership

CI/CD

Security

AI tools

Tools

GitHub

CI/CD

DevOps

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Job description

Cognizant in Hartford, CT is seeking a .NET Lead with AWS to drive design, development, and delivery of modern web apps in a hybrid role. Lead architecture, mentor engineers, enforce standards, collaborate with product and security teams, and leverage AI tools to accelerate delivery.

Ideal candidates have strong React.js, C#, AWS, REST, PostgreSQL experience and a proven leadership track record in enterprise environments.