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Job DescriptionAs a Technical Lead (Azure .NET), you will be part of the Azure & Cloud Solutions capability. You will work on client-facing projects, and you will contribute towards the strategic direction of this team.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership: Lead a team of developers and technical leads, serving as a hands-on role model for coding standards and best practices.
- Workshop & Stakeholder Management: Facilitate technical workshops to capture requirements, map business processes, and present Azure architectures to internal and external stakeholders.
- Solution Design & Assurance: Create and review technical designs for cloud-native applications, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and secure.
- Government Standards Compliance: Oversee the delivery of projects in alignment with (UK) Government technology standards.
- Practice Development: Establish and refine development methodologies, including TDD, CI/CD, and Agile/Scrum frameworks.
- Mentorship: Guide junior and senior team members, fostering their professional growth through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
Technical Expertise
- Development: Expert-level proficiency in C# and .NET.
- App Dev & Frontend: Experience with modern frameworks such as MAUI, Blazor or React.
- Azure Cloud: Extensive experience with Azure PaaS (App Services, Functions, Logic Apps) and cloud-native architectures.
- Data & Integration: Strong knowledge of SQL Server/Azure SQL and NoSQL environments like Cosmos DB.
- DevOps & ALM: Mastery of Git and Azure DevOps pipelines for continuous integration and delivery.
- AI-First: Proficiency in leveraging GitHub Copilot and Model Context Protocol (MCP) to accelerate the software development lifecycle, coupled with experience architecting and developing Generative AI solutions.
Architecture & Principles
- Patterns: Deep understanding of Microservices architecture, Design Patterns, and SOLID principles.
- Security: Solid grasp of cloud security architecture, including AAD, SSO, and federated security.
- Testing: Advanced experience with unit testing (xUnit/NUnit) and mocking frameworks.
Soft Skills & Qualifications
- Experience: Ideally 8+ years in software development, with at least 4+ years focused on Azure cloud-native solutions.
- Communication: Exceptional written and spoken English, with the ability to be persuasive and assertive in consulting scenarios.
- Certifications: Microsoft Azure certifications (such as AZ-204 or AZ-305) are highly desirable.
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