Senior Azure Application Development Architect

Full-Time

Chicago

Posted 2 years ago

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture phase of an ongoing Azure App Dev project.
Design and kick off the development phase of a state-of-the-art Azure Cloud native application for a total migration to Azure PaaS.
Architect a solution that supports scale-out, containers and micro-services with .Net Core and Kubernetes and/or Docker. Leverage Azure Functions where appropriate.
Lead the effort and architect a solution to migrate from on-prem SQL Server to Azure SQL PaaS.
Architect and design multiple REST API solutions. Migrate current Web Method APIs to REST using Azure App Services.
Architect a web user front-end solution to replace a WPF desktop application using ASP.Net and MVC 5. Architect and design web front end leveraging Bootstrap, Angular.js, Node.js, jQuery etc.
Architect solutions using Azure Search, CosmosDB, AKS, Azure Service Bus and possibly Azure Event Hubs.
Architect authentication framework and solutions using OAuth2 and OpenID.
Work from high level requirements through detailed specifications, prototype, software deployment and administration.
Liaise between stakeholders and the technical team.
Be a subject matter expert on all things Azure.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or relevant experience.
10+ years .Net development using C# and SQL
5+ years developing solutions in Azure leveraging multiple Azure features and resources.
3+ years architecting ad developing with .Net Core and containerization technologies such as Kubernetes/Docker and Azure functions.
5+ years architecting web portals using MVC 5 and various JavaScript libraries such as Bootstrap, Angular.js, Node.js, React extensions etc.
3+ years architecting REST based APIs.
3+ years architecting and developing solutions using Azure CosmosDB, AKS, Azure Service Bus and potentially Azure Event Hubs.
5+ years of overall solution architecture using .Net, .Net Core, SQL Server and ASP.Net MVC.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment and to lead others in a directed effort to complete projects.
Deep understanding of DevOps and CICD lifecycles