Lead Developer / Technical Architect (.NET & Azure)

Title: Lead Developer/ Technical Architect Location: Remote Duration: Fulltime Salary: $Open About the Role We are looking for a hands-on Lead Developer with deep .NET and Azure expertise who can deliver immediate impact. This is not a pure architect role. The candidate will actively code, review code, troubleshoot production issues, and design Azure-native solutions when needed. You will work closely with onshore and offshore teams supporting enterprise-grade applications for a private equity client. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain .NET Core / .NET 8+ backend services Own Azure-first architecture decisions for production systems Build and optimize applications using Azure PaaS services Perform hands-on coding (70–80%), code reviews, and mentoring Design secure, scalable, and resilient Azure architectures Work on microservices, APIs, background workers, and integrations Implement Azure-native monitoring, alerts, and logging Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions Coordinate with offshore teams and own delivery quality Mandatory Technical Skills (Non-Negotiable) .NET / Backend Strong hands-on experience with .NET Core / C# REST API design, middleware, dependency injection Microservices architecture and service-to-service communication Unit testing, performance tuning, production debugging Azure (Must be Azure-first, not AWS-only) Azure App Services Azure Functions (HTTP, Queue, Timer triggers) Azure SQL / Cosmos DB Azure Service Bus / Queues Azure API Management Azure Key Vault Azure App Insights + Log Analytics + Azure Monitor Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines Azure Networking & Security (Critical) Azure VNETs, Subnets, NSGs Private Endpoints / Private Link Application Gateway (WAF) Azure Front Door Traffic Manager (DNS-based routing & failover) Secure access patterns (no public endpoints by default) Authentication & Authorization Azure AD / OAuth2 / JWT App registrations, scopes, roles, claims Role-based access at application level Front-End (Good to Have) React + TypeScript experience Comfortable reviewing React code and enforcing standards (Daily UI-heavy development not mandatory) If Interested please send your updated resume to: [email protected] and include your rate/Salary requirement along with your contact details with a suitable time when we can reach you. If you know of anyone in your sphere of contacts, who would be a perfect match for this job then, we would appreciate if you can forward this posting to them with a copy to us. We look forward to hearing from you at the earliest.