Principal .NET Engineer

Principal .Net Engineer / .Net Architect

Summary:
Aspira is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Principal .Net Engineer to join our Platform Services team.

This position requires deep technical expertise, thorough understanding of architecture patterns, experience working with existing applications and excellent problem-solving skills with a strategic, analytical approach.

This will be a hands-on role, with 75% time spent coding and 25% on thought leadership.





Fundamental Skills & Abilities:


+ Solution Design: Architect comprehensive solutions that meet business requirements using a combination of technologies, including .NET, cloud services, middleware and front end.

+ Legacy Modernization: Lead initiatives to modernize legacy systems, integrating new technologies to enhance performance and scalability.



+ Technical Leadership: Provide guidance and mentorship to development teams, promoting best practices and fostering a culture of innovation.

+ System Observability & Monitoring: Research and Design monitoring strategies using tools such as New Relic, Grafana, Prometheus, or equivalent to proactively manage system health.



+ Architectural Principles Application: Develop proofs of concept, reference architectures, and integration strategies.



+ Collaboration: Work across the aisle with cross-functional stakeholders, leads and work with other architects to define system needs, deliver optimal solutions and drive innovation.





+ Create, maintain, monitor and enforce technical modernization vision and roadmap for multiple related applications.



+ Identify opportunities for improvement and recommend best practices for implementations and custom solutions



+ Explore and integrate technologies and market solutions to enhance system capabilities.


Requirements:


+ Bachelor’s degree in computer science, MIS, Software Engineering, IT or a related field.

+ 12+ years of experience in solution architecture, system design, and enterprise application development.

+ Deep understanding of architectural principles and design patterns.



+ Strong programming knowledge, master on C# and .NET (Framework and .Net Core 6/7+), multi-threading development, and solid understanding of OOP concepts.

+ Strong background in enterprise system design, database, and Agile methodologies.

+ Strong SQL Server expertise using T-SQL, Performance tuning/query optimization on a high availability environment.

+ Proficiency in AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda etc.)

+ Experience with API development, including WCF APIs.

+ Experience with Delivery infrastructure build out (e.g. CI, deployment orchestration, observability, and A/B test infrastructure)

+ Experience with security monitoring, vulnerability assessments, and integrating security best practices into architecture.

+ Proven track record of evaluating emerging technologies and recommending adoption strategies for enterprise-wide impact.

+ Effective communicator with the ability to influence across global teams.