Job DescriptionBIICS, Inc is looking to fill a .NET Applications Architect position. The position is located in Tallahassee, FL and work is onsite.
.NET Applications ArchitectResponsibilities:- Design and document end to end application architectures using the Microsoft .NET ecosystem.
- Define solution patterns, including monolithic, modular monolith, microservices, and event driven approaches.
- Establish architectural standards, reference architectures, and design guidelines.
- Evaluate and recommend technology stacks and frameworks.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams.
- Review code, pull requests, and design artifacts for architectural compliance.
- Ensure adherence to SOLID principles, clean architecture, and best practices.
- Support CI/CD pipeline integration and deployment strategies.
- Assess existing systems and recommend modernization approaches.
- Guide migrations from legacy JCL, COBOL, and FOCUS technologies to .NET.
- Identify and prioritize technical debt remediation.
- Support refactoring strategies without disrupting business operations.
- Produce and maintain architectural diagrams and technical documentation.
- Document design decisions and tradeoffs using architecture decision records.
- Support onboarding and mentoring of internal technical staff.
- Participate in architecture reviews and governance forums.
- Analyze and document existing computing assets, including technical specifications and established business rules.
- Assist with debugging and troubleshooting existing processes, including root cause analysis and issue resolution.
- Provide guidance and assistance with remediating and upgrading legacy assets, coordinating with business analysts, developers, and product owners, and participating in code and design reviews.
- Perform knowledge transfer with technical staff.
- Produce solution architecture diagrams and documentation.
- Provide technology and design recommendations.
- Produce architecture decision records.
Requirements- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Professional work experience may substitute on a year for year basis for a degree.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience across multiple IT areas and 2 to 3 years of relevant architecture experience.
- Advanced to expert knowledge and understanding of architecture, application systems design and integration, specifically .NET.
- Must be able to apply common knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:
oClean Architecture and Domain Driven Design.
oEvent driven architectures.
oAPI design and integration patterns.
oWeb application development and front end frameworks.
oAzure DevOps tools such as Application Insights, Key Vault, and Blob Storage.
oSQL Server and relational database design.
oData access optimization and performance tuning.
oPerformance tuning and scalability.
oReliability and fault tolerance.
oLogging, monitoring, and observability.
oEntity Relationship Diagrams.
oDocumenting and communicating technical requirements.
oCoordinating with Business Analysts to capture business requirements.
- Knowledge of the SCRUM Framework.
- Knowledge of financial systems such as an ERP.-
- Ability to bridge the gap between technical and business language.
Preferred:- C# or ASP.NET Core.
- Web APIs and RESTful services.
- Entity Framework or other ORM frameworks.
- .NET Framework and modern .NET, including .NET 6 or later.
- Microsoft Azure.
- CI/CD pipelines, including Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
- Front end JavaScript libraries or frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue.
