Senior Software Engineer - C# And Azure

Dotcomsoftware; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software solutions provider in South Africa is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in C# and Azure Cloud to join their Business Advisory division. The role involves designing and deploying cloud-native services, streamlining CI/CD processes, and mentoring engineers. Candidates should have 7–10 years of experience with strong Azure and CI/CD skills. This is a full-time onsite contract position in Sandton with a possibility of extension.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years' experience delivering production-grade software solutions.
• 5+ years building systems on Azure at scale.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, IaC, and secure coding.
• Excellent SQL skills and understanding of modern data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud-native services and data pipelines on Azure.
• Streamline and automate CI/CD pipelines, testing, monitoring, and deployment processes.
• Mentor engineers, lead workshops, and promote adoption of best practices.

Skills

C# / .NET

Azure Cloud

CI/CD

APIs

SQL

Terraform

Docker

Python

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Dotcom Software's Business Advisory division has an opportunity for a Senior Sofware Engineer specialising in C# and Azure Cloud.

You will join a team of like minded individuals to drive the adoption of AI.

Contract role - 12 months, strong posibility of extension Onsite full time in Sandton Senior Software Engineer (Azure / Cloud Platform) We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer with strong Azure cloud and modern software engineering experience to help build scalable risk management platforms and improve our development lifecycle through smart automation and emerging AI tools.

You'll design, build, and deploy cloud-native services while contributing to engineering standards, automation, and developer enablement initiatives across the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud & Platform Engineering: Design, build, and maintain cloud-native services and data pipelines on Azure.
• Work with technologies like AKS, Azure Functions, App Service, Event Hubs / Service Bus, ADLS Gen2, Synapse, Databricks, and Azure DevOps.
• Implement strong security, scalability, and performance practices.
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Enablement: Streamline and automate CI / CD pipelines, testing, monitoring, and deployment processes.
• Introduce and standardize modern engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, automated testing, ChatOps bots) to improve developer productivity.
• Define coding standards, reusable templates, and best practices for efficient development.
• Quality, Governance & Compliance: Implement secure coding practices, data protection, and operational monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with internal governance frameworks and industry standards (e.g., model risk governance, data privacy).
• Participate in design and code reviews to uphold quality and consistency.
• Developer Enablement & Leadership: Mentor engineers, lead workshops, and promote adoption of best practices.
• Foster collaboration between development, risk, and security teams.
• Support the evaluation and responsible adoption of AI-assisted development tools.

Tech Stack

Languages / Frameworks: C# / .NET and / or Java, Python for data / automation. Databases: SQL Server / Azure SQL or PostgreSQL. Infrastructure: Docker, Terraform / Bicep, CI / CD (Azure DevOps), testing and observability tools. AI / Automation Exposure (Nice to Have): GitHub Copilot, Azure OpenAI, ChatOps bots.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7–10 years' experience delivering production‑grade software solutions.
• 5+ years building systems on Azure at scale.
• Strong understanding of CI / CD, IaC, and secure coding.
• Solid experience with APIs, distributed systems, and data engineering.
• Excellent SQL skills and understanding of modern data pipelines.
• Relevant Azure certifications (Developer or Solutions Architect).

Key Competencies

• Product and platform mindset with focus on practical automation.
• Strong communicator, able to collaborate across teams.
• Technical leadership through mentoring, standards, and delivery excellence.
• High attention to detail and code quality.