Key Responsibilities
• Design and build scalable backend services in .NET 8 / C# and Web APIs.
• Develop and maintain Azure Functions, Service Bus consumers and App Service deployments.
• Model, query and tune data in SQL Server / Azure SQL; write performant T-SQL and stored
procedures.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for build, test and release automation.
• Instrument services with Application Insights; diagnose and resolve production incidents.
• Collaborate with architects, QA and DevOps on secure, cost-efficient Azure solutions.
• Review pull requests, enforce coding standards and mentor mid-level developers.
Must-Have Skills
• 10+ years of hands-on .NET development (.NET Core / .NET 6/8, C#).
• Strong experience with Azure Functions, Service Bus, App Service, Blob Storage, Key Vault.
• SQL Server / Azure SQL — schema design, indexing, T-SQL, stored procedures, query tuning.
• RESTful API design, Entity Framework Core, Dependency Injection, async/await patterns.
• Identity & security: Entra ID (Azure AD), OAuth2 / OIDC, Managed Identity.
• Unit testing (xUnit / NUnit / MSTest) and integration testing.
• CI/CD using Azure DevOps (YAML pipelines) or GitHub Actions.
• Git, branching strategies and code-review discipline.
Good-to-Have Skills
• Azure certifications: AZ-204, AZ-400, AZ-305.
• Containerization (Docker, Azure Kubernetes Service).
• Infrastructure-as-Code (Bicep, Terraform, ARM).
• Event-driven architectures using Event Grid or Event Hubs.
• Microservices patterns (CQRS, Saga, Circuit Breaker).
• Frontend exposure (Angular / React / Blazor).
Qualifications
• Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent.
• Proven track record of delivering production workloads on Azure.
• Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable in client-facing conversations