.Net Architect

Experience & Qualifications • 13+ years in software engineering, with strong enterprise .NET design and delivery experience. • Proven track record as solution, application or technical architect on complex programmes. • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or IT, or equivalent experience. • Relevant platform, cloud, architecture or DevOps certifications advantageous, not mandatory. Key Deliverables & Success Measures • Approved, traceable, implementation-ready architecture and design artifacts. • Documented decisions, standards, risks, assumptions and mitigations. • Solutions meeting agreed security, performance, reliability and operational readiness. • Reduced technical risk via early validation, reusable patterns and automation. • Timely resolution of blockers; improved engineering consistency and code quality. Role Purpose Provide end-to-end technical leadership for enterprise solutions on the .NET platform: translating business and non-functional requirements into scalable, secure and resilient architectures, and guiding engineering teams through implementation, modernization and operational readiness. Key Responsibilities Architecture & Design • Own high-level and detailed architecture for complex .NET applications, APIs, integrations and modernization initiatives. • Convert functional and non-functional requirements into blueprints, component designs, interface contracts and implementation guidance. • Select appropriate architecture patterns and assess trade-offs across scalability, performance, security, cost and maintainability. • Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, approved platforms, reusable patterns and target-state roadmaps. Technical Leadership & Governance • Give hands-on architectural direction to development, QA, DevOps, security and support teams. • Set coding, API, integration, logging, configuration, testing and deployment standards. • Run architecture reviews, design walkthroughs, technical risk assessments and PoC evaluations. Security, Reliability & Performance • Embed secure-by-design across identity, authorization, secrets, data protection and interface security. • Define resiliency patterns — retry, timeout, failover, HA and DR — plus performance and capacity targets. • Ensure observability through structured logging, metrics, tracing, dashboards and alerting. Stakeholder Engagement • Facilitate technical discovery with business, product, security, infrastructure and vendor stakeholders. • Communicate complex decisions clearly to engineering and leadership audiences. • Maintain architecture artifacts, decision records, risk logs and technical roadmaps.