Full Stack .NET Lead / Architect - Azure Integration

Job Description: .NET Azure Integration Lead/ Architect

Position: .NET Azure Integration Lead/ Architect
Location: Irving, Texas
Work Mode: Fully Onsite

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced .NET Azure Integration Lead/Architect to design, lead, and govern scalable enterprise integration solutions using Microsoft .NET and Azure. The architect will translate business requirements into secure, high-performing cloud and hybrid integration architectures while providing technical direction to development teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end application and integration architectures using C#, .NET / .NET Core, REST APIs, SQL Server, Cosmos DB, and Microsoft Azure.

• Define enterprise integration patterns, including synchronous/asynchronous messaging, event-driven architecture, pub/sub, request-reply, orchestration, and choreography.

• Architect solutions using Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, API Management, Azure Storage, and Application Insights.

• Design secure, reusable, and well-governed RESTful APIs, including API versioning, authentication, authorization, throttling, policies, and documentation standards.

• Define integration standards for error handling, retries, dead-lettering, logging, monitoring, observability, and resiliency.

• Provide architectural guidance and design reviews for full-stack .NET development teams using Angular or React, JavaScript/TypeScript, Entity Framework/EF Core, and SQL-based data access.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, infrastructure teams, and developers to convert requirements into practical technical designs.

• Lead proof-of-concepts, technical evaluations, and build-vs-buy recommendations for Azure integration scenarios.

• Define DevOps and deployment standards using Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure configuration, secrets management, and environment-specific configurations.

• Ensure solutions meet requirements for scalability, performance, security, high availability, disaster recovery, and maintainability.

• Review application and integration designs for security best practices, including OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect, managed identities, role-based access control, and secure handling of JSON/XML payloads.

• Analyze production issues, performance bottlenecks, and integration failures; recommend root-cause fixes and architectural improvements.

• Mentor developers, conduct code and design reviews, and establish coding, API, integration, and documentation standards.

Required Technical Skills

Backend and Application Architecture

• 10+ years of overall IT experience, with strong experience in solution and integration architecture.

• Expert-level C#, .NET, .NET Core, REST APIs, LINQ, Entity Framework/EF Core, dependency injection, OOP, and design patterns.

• Strong experience designing scalable web applications and enterprise APIs.

Azure Integration

• Hands-on architecture and implementation experience with multiple Azure services:

  • Azure Functions

  • Azure Logic Apps

  • Azure Service Bus

  • Azure API Management

  • Azure Event Grid

  • Azure Storage

  • Azure Application Insights

• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, API gateways, messaging, event-driven design, and cloud-to-on-premises connectivity.

Frontend

• Working knowledge of Angular or React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and responsive application design.

Database

• Strong SQL Server experience, including query optimization, stored procedures, and relational data modeling.

• Experience with Cosmos DB and designing data-access strategies for cloud applications.

DevOps and Cloud Operations

• Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines, build and release management.

• Understanding of Azure deployment models, configuration management, secrets, environment variables, monitoring, and production support.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Azure certification such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Developer Associate, or Azure Integration-related certification.

• Experience integrating enterprise systems such as ERP, CRM, third-party APIs, legacy applications, or line-of-business systems.

• Experience leading distributed teams and defining technical standards across multiple projects.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to present architecture decisions to technical and business stakeholders.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to own architecture decisions from design through production support.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, fully onsite delivery environment.

• Strong willingness to stay current with Azure and modern integration technologies.