.Net Technical Architect

Job Description

Job Title: .NET Technical Architect

Location: Chicago, IL

Work Type: Hybrid – Onsite required

Employment Type: Full-Time / Contract-to-Hire (C2H)

Eligibility: USC / GC only

About the Role:

We are seeking a Senior Technical Architect with deep, hands-on expertise in the .NET ecosystem and Microsoft Azure to lead end-to-end architecture for large-scale, enterprise web applications in the legal domain. This role requires strong leadership, architectural ownership, and extensive experience with cloud-native, microservices-based systems and data migration initiatives.The ideal candidate will define architecture standards, guide development teams, and ensure delivery of secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions aligned with long-term business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead architectural design and implementation of enterprise .NET applications

Define and enforce architecture standards, design principles, and security practices

Design and implement Azure-based cloud architectures (App Services, Functions, AKS, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB)

Drive adoption of microservices architecture with containerization best practices

Oversee design and implementation of RESTful APIs

Translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions

Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and code review across teams

Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability

Lead and support large-scale data migration initiatives

Collaborate with UX/UI, product, and business stakeholders

Conduct architecture and design reviews; maintain HLD/LLD documentation

Establish architectural governance and ensure adherence across delivery teams

Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend improvements

Required Skills & Qualifications: (Must-Have)

18+ years of overall software engineering experience

5+ years in a formal Technical Architect role

8+ years of architecture design experience with .NET & Azure

18+ years hands-on experience with C#, ASP.NET, Web API, .NET Core & Framework

10+ years experience with Microsoft Azure

8+ years experience with React

4+ years experience with Microservices architecture

4+ years experience with Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

10+ years experience with NUnit / xUnit

14+ years experience with Relational & NoSQL databases, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB

6+ years experience in Data Migration projects

Strong knowledge of design patterns and software design principles

Experience with HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery, JSON

Preferred / Value-Add Skills:

Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines

Security-first architecture and compliance-driven environments

Legal or regulated domain experience

Performance tuning, caching strategies, and database indexing

Experience leading globally distributed teams

Soft Skills & Leadership Expectations:

Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills

Ability to align architecture with business strategy

Strong decision-making using trade-off and impact analysis

Confident communicator with executive and client stakeholders

Strong mentoring mindset with constructive feedback approach

Highly organized with strong time and risk management skills

Proactive problem-solver with analytical thinking

Full-time

Hybrid remote