IT Technical Lead (.NET)

IT Technical Lead (.NET)
We are seeking an experienced IT Technical Lead (.NET) to provide technical leadership for a team of software engineers while designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-grade applications on Microsoft technologies. This role combines hands-on development, solution design, architecture governance, mentoring, and ownership of engineering standards across the software development lifecycle.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
8+ years of software development experience.
3+ years leading development teams of 5+ engineers.
Expert-level experience with C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, Web APIs, Entity Framework Core, Dependency Injection, and asynchronous programming.
Strong experience designing microservices, distributed systems, REST APIs, messaging solutions, and event-driven architectures.
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including services such as AKS, Azure Functions, App Services, Service Bus, Azure SQL, Key Vault, Entra ID, Redis, Application Insights, and Azure Monitor.
Strong expertise in Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, release management, and YAML-based automation.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
Advanced SQL Server and Azure SQL experience, including T-SQL, performance tuning, indexing, query optimization, stored procedures, deadlock analysis, and database deployments.
Experience with testing frameworks (xUnit/NUnit), automated testing, code quality tools, and DevOps best practices.
Solid understanding of application security, including OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, OWASP, Key Vault, and vulnerability management.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Bicep.
Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, DDD, scalable systems, and Agile methodologies.
English level B2+.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of .NET engineers, providing technical direction and ensuring engineering best practices.
Design scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
Develop, review, troubleshoot, and optimize applications built on the Microsoft technology stack.
Own CI/CD pipelines, release processes, testing strategies, and technical governance.
Drive architecture decisions, code quality standards, observability, security, and performance initiatives.
Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and stakeholders to define technical solutions and delivery plans.
Lead root cause analysis, production support, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Support technical evaluations, proof of concepts, estimations, and engineering standards.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Angular or React.
Experience with Cosmos DB and Redis.
Telecommunications or large enterprise experience.
Experience with AI-assisted development tools.
Experience contributing to technical communities, architecture boards, or technology governance initiatives.

Work arrangement
Yes