Senior Azure Application Development Architect

• Lead the architecture phase of an ongoing Azure App Dev project.
• Design and kick off the development phase of a state-of-the-art Azure Cloud native application for a total migration to Azure PaaS.
• Architect a solution that supports scale-out, containers and micro-services with .Net Core and Kubernetes and/or Docker. Leverage Azure Functions where appropriate.
• Lead the effort and architect a solution to migrate from on-prem SQL Server to Azure SQL PaaS.
• Architect and design multiple REST API solutions. Migrate current Web Method APIs to REST using Azure App Services.
• Architect a web user front-end solution to replace a WPF desktop application using ASP.Net and MVC 5. Architect and design web front end leveraging Bootstrap, Angular.js, Node.js, jQuery etc.
• Architect solutions using Azure Search, CosmosDB, AKS, Azure Service Bus and possibly Azure Event Hubs.
• Architect authentication framework and solutions using OAuth2 and OpenID.
• Work from high level requirements through detailed specifications, prototype, software deployment and administration.
• Liaise between stakeholders and the technical team.
• Be a subject matter expert on all things Azure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or relevant experience.
• 10+ years .Net development using C# and SQL
• 5+ years developing solutions in Azure leveraging multiple Azure features and resources.
• 3+ years architecting ad developing with .Net Core and containerization technologies such as Kubernetes/Docker and Azure functions.
• 5+ years architecting web portals using MVC 5 and various JavaScript libraries such as Bootstrap, Angular.js, Node.js, React extensions etc.
• 3+ years architecting REST based APIs.
• 3+ years architecting and developing solutions using Azure CosmosDB, AKS, Azure Service Bus and potentially Azure Event Hubs.
• 5+ years of overall solution architecture using .Net, .Net Core, SQL Server and ASP.Net MVC.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment and to lead others in a directed effort to complete projects.
• Deep understanding of DevOps and CICD lifecycles