Microsoft .NET Skillset

The Technical Lead - Microsoft .NET will work as part of a team: interfacing with Business Solution Managers, OBA, Application Support, Functional SME, and the customer. The job holder will be required to work on major initiatives to better incorporate the use of MS .NET within the Organization by building and working on enterprise grade software systems.

Key Accountabilities & Tasks

• Assess, recommend and introduce new technologies within the development utilizing their technical experience across the whole Microsoft web stack and web technology.
• Manage the solutions architecture (SOA, Clustering and Web farm Session Management, web services, REST, Micro Services).
• Handle and manage the Web application security and its implications during development (i.e. large amounts of web traffic or high load; Backend, middle tier, JavaScript and HTML, XSS, CSRF) by encryption, White listing, hashing etc. following best practices and using Scrum with heavy use of automation and continuous integration, and automated unit testing with the aim of high code coverage as and when required
• Assist and provide consultancy and business solutions on various requirements in relation with software delivery, development, implementation, server management, configuration and system integration with relevant applications utilized by applying best practices and standards.
• Work with project management team to develop overall Project Scope of work, System Architecture, development and implementation requirements and assist in the collection and documentation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.
• Coordinate with IT Operations during installation and deployment of hardware and software on the test and production environments. Perform technical troubleshooting in a wide range of different customer situations.
• Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web- and desktop-based business applications built on Microsoft technologies.
• Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software.
• Demonstrate understanding and execution of the consulting/project execution process, as well as providing the team/management with feedback on consulting engagements.

Qualifications, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree or similar degree in IT discipline
• Microsoft Certified in one of the following Azure, .NET, and SQL Server is an added advantage.
• Web Application Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio different versions
• Planning & Project Management skills.
• Prioritization, Communication, Organizing & Time management skills.
• Team Player
• Analytical & Problem-solving skills
• Flexible and adaptability skills
• Source control management systems, multi-threading and concurrency
• Debugging, performance profiling and optimization
• 10+ years of progressive work experience, of which at least 4 years is relevant .Net consulting experience.
• 7+ years of experience with developing .NET Web applications.

Technical Skills:

• Participation in at least 3 major implementations (500+ end users / 1 0+ servers) having an experience of N-Tier solution architecture implementation.
• Experience working with software development life cycle, widely accepted development methodologies (ex. ISO 9001) and client requirements.
• Proficiency in but not limited to:
• Microsoft .Net technologies including Web API, WCF, WPF, WF, LINQ, .Net core and EF.
• .NET framework (C#) & associated technologies like Razor.
• DB ERD building and querying (MS SQL Server, Oracle)
• ASP.Net Core, ASP .Net Forms & MVC, jQuery, CSS3, JavaScript, XML, HTML5, Web Services (WCF)
• Visual Studio, MVC, SQL Server, SSRS, SOA Architecture, TFS, GitHub.
• WCF (SOAP & Restful), Entity Framework, High Charts, Twitter Bootstrap and jQuery
• Windows Workflow Foundation, AJAX, JSON, Light Speed Framework, Mobile development platform
• Business Connectivity Services, Power Shell, Service Applications, BOC, EXCEL Service,
• Business Intelligence Dashboard, Excel Import, KPI for Key Performance and Data Connection library.
• UI/UX capabilities are preferred
• Proven experience in Agile development and pair programming methodologies
• Experience in integrating REST APIs and using Postman
• Experience working with JavaScript frameworks: React.JS, and Angular.JS.
• Experience with unit testing and Automated testing framework: Selenium.
• CI/CD experience is an added advantage
• Experience with some, or all, of the following Informatica, Microsoft Azure components - Logic Apps, Service Bus, API Management, Azure Functions, Azure Data Factory, Azure Portal, Azure Event Grid and Azure DevOps.