Technical Lead - .Net/Azure
First seen by Alion on Oct 30, 2026.
Role Overview :
We are looking for an experienced .NET Solution Architect with strong expertise in Azure cloud architecture, application design, and modern software engineering practices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing scalable, secure, and high-performance applications, defining technical standards, and providing architectural leadership across teams.
The role also requires hands-on experience with AI-assisted software engineering tools to improve development productivity, code quality, testing, and architectural analysis.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design and define scalable, secure, and resilient application architectures using .NET and Microsoft Azure.
- Lead solution architecture, application architecture, and technical design decisions across projects.
- Design and develop RESTful APIs and event-driven solutions using Azure Service Bus and Azure Functions.
- Establish secure authentication and authorization mechanisms using Auth0, Okta, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect.
- Define and implement technical standards, architectural patterns, coding guidelines, and best practices.
- Lead integration architecture and ensure seamless communication between applications and services.
- Drive CI/CD implementation, application monitoring, observability, and production reliability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional and engineering teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and make architecture decisions aligned with scalability, security, performance, and maintainability requirements.
- Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate code generation, refactoring, testing, documentation, and technical analysis.
- Guide development teams in adopting AI tools responsibly to improve engineering efficiency and software quality.
Required Technical Skills :
Core Technologies :
- Strong expertise in .NET 8 / .NET 10, C#, and ASP.NET Core.
- Extensive experience in Microsoft Azure architecture and cloud-based application design.
- Strong understanding of solution architecture, application architecture, and REST API design.
- Hands-on experience with event-driven architecture, Azure Service Bus, and Azure Functions.
- Experience with identity and access management solutions such as Auth0 or Okta.
- Strong knowledge of OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, application monitoring, logging, and observability.
Architecture & Technical Leadership :
- Proven experience in technical architecture, solution design, and architecture decision-making.
- Strong understanding of integration architecture, design patterns, and technical standards.
- Ability to provide cross-team technical leadership and architectural guidance.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and technical communication skills.
AI-Assisted Software Engineering :
- Practical experience using AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or equivalent platforms.
- Ability to use AI effectively for code generation, refactoring, testing, documentation, and code reviews.
- Experience leveraging AI for architecture analysis, technical investigation, and engineering productivity improvements.
- Understanding of the importance of validating AI-generated outputs for correctness, security, performance, and maintainability.
Preferred Qualifications :
- Experience designing enterprise-grade, cloud-native applications.
- Familiarity with secure software development practices and cloud security principles.
- Experience driving architectural improvements and engineering best practices across multiple teams.
- Ability to balance hands-on technical expertise with strategic architectural decision-making.
Skills
Application Architecture, .Net, C#, Cloud, Azure, RESTful API, Identity Management, .Net Core, Application Designing, Solution Architect