Azure .Net Solutions Architect

Job title: Azure .Net Solutions Architect

Location: Irving Place, NY

Rate: $70/hr on W2

Type: Contract

Must: In-person interview

Position Overview

• Our Fortune 500 client located in New York, NY is seeking an experienced Senior Solutions Architect to lead the architecture, design, and technical governance of a modern, AI-enabled enterprise application platform built using C#, .NET 8+, Angular 17+, Microsoft Azure, and Azure OpenAI, with integrations to ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, and other enterprise systems.
• This senior technical leadership role requires 12+ years of software development experience, including at least 5 years serving as a Technical Solutions Architect responsible for designing and delivering complex, multi-system enterprise applications.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional software development experience, including 5+ years as a Technical Solutions Architect designing and delivering complex, multi-system enterprise applications.
• Proven experience architecting and delivering AI-enabled enterprise applications incorporating LLMs, RAG, AI agents, Azure OpenAI, and Azure AI Services.
• Strong hands-on development experience with C#, .NET 8 or later, ASP.NET Core Web API, and Entity Framework Core.
• Experience with Angular 17 or later and TypeScript, including component architecture, state management, and front-end design patterns.
• Strong experience with relational databases, including Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle.
• Extensive experience designing, deploying, and operating enterprise applications on Microsoft Azure.
• Hands-on experience with containerized application architectures using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS).
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, REST APIs, event-driven architecture, SOLID principles, and Clean Architecture.
• Proven experience designing enterprise integrations using REST APIs, webhooks, messaging platforms, API gateways, and service-to-service authentication.
• Experience with Azure API Management, Microsoft Entra ID or Okta, and enterprise authentication protocols including SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect.
• Strong experience with Azure DevOps Repos, Boards, build and release pipelines, CI/CD automation, and automated regression testing.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Bicep.
• Strong knowledge of application security, OWASP Top 10, threat modeling, secure coding practices, and security-by-design principles.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and enforce architecture standards, coding guidelines, technical quality gates, and engineering best practices.
• Proven experience guiding enterprise solutions from requirements and architecture design through production implementation.
• Excellent communication, analytical, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.
• Ability to communicate complex architectural concepts, design trade-offs, and technical recommendations to business stakeholders and engineering teams.