.NET Application Architect

Location: Richmond, VA - local candidates only
Position Type: Hybrid, 100% onsite for the first month and then 4 days per week onsite.
Contract Length: 6 months with possibility for extension
Position Overview:
This role requires an IT professional with seven years of progressive experience and at least three years in enterprise-wide integration architecture within a .NET environment. The position demands expertise in designing and developing cloud-based and web-based applications using modern frameworks and technologies such as C#, .NET Core, React, SQL Server, and RESTful APIs, while leading architectural strategies and ensuring secure, scalable solutions.
Duties:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performing web-based applications using C#, .NET Core, React, Node.js, SQL Server, and RESTful APIs.
• Architect and implement cloud-based solutions leveraging AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud environments, ensuring alignment with security and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-level integration architecture, utilizing SOA, EDA, and microservices design principles.
• Lead the development of system roadmaps, policies, and standards, ensuring alignment with business objectives and IT strategies.
• Manage source code control, CI/CD processes, and secure coding practices to ensure efficient software development lifecycles.
• Document and communicate system designs, requirements, and architectural decisions, guiding development and QA teams.

Required Skills:

• 10 years of progressive responsibility in a .NET development environment
• 3 years of relevant experience with enterprise-wide integration architecture in .NET environment required.
• Strong knowledge of OOAD and multi-tier architectures, and application of architectural design patterns for solution.
• Ability to design, develop and maintain large scale, high performing, high transactional systems in .NET.
• Expertise in C# programming language.
• Ability to diagram and document designs and requirements.
• Strong communication and written skills. Ability to work out differences of opinions and publish scalable and quality system design specifications
• Ability to work as a collaborative member of a team while also being comfortable in leading a work initiative when directed to do so
• Design and architect business applications.
• Design and develop low-level environment and production environment to support the software development cycle.
• Design and architect Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution using AD, Microsoft application servers and Azure.
• Write policy and standards as needed to sustain company compliance with regulatory changes
• Guide project teams with the implementations consistent with company policies and practices
• 7 years of experience working with development and QA teams to ensure the use of secure coding practices and verification methods
• 7 years of experience developing product roadmaps and align efforts to meet security goals