DIRECT CLIENT // .Net Architect

[Sunny Roy]

Very urgent DIRECT CLIENT Opening.  Please send the resumes at Su...@cncconsulting.com 

Job Title: .Net Architect

Location: Morehead City, NC

Duration: 9 months

We are seeking a team player to join a small .NET Agile SCRUM team developing an enterprise application to replace an aging legacy system.  The local team is extremely familiar with the current system functionality and the underlying database structure but has limited experience in developing an enterprise-wide .NET web solution.  Our database structure and requirements are well defined from the legacy system.  Most of the work is replicating the functionality of the existing system with a few minor adjustments along the way. 

While we seek an experienced .NET architect with exceptional coding skills, ability to mentor others and lead a development effort, we have a Lead Architect in house.  Our expectation is the ideal candidate would bring to the table experience and strong social skills to augment the team.  The ideal candidate will have “been there, done that” experience with developing a large enterprise .NET web application and bring to the group the hands-on experience and knowledge of developing such a solution in .NET.  Strong experience with web applications and the challenges of .NET are needed.

The ideal candidate would bring strong technical skills to the project to help the Lead Architect make critical decisions regarding direction and overall architectural structure of the application.  This will be especially important when tackling functionality that the team has not developed before.  

We are seeking a person who has the skills to lead but the desire to be a strong supporter of the Lead Architect.  The Lead Architect has final decision-making responsibilities and authority but desires a capable expert to assist, when necessary, in making the right decisions and be willing to follow direction once decisions have been made.  The ideal candidate will be a strong partner with the Lead Architect in designing a simple, working and maintainable system. 

While it is common for a candidate of this skill level to have oversight of multiple projects and teams this is a small development team and the candidate must be willing to work within the confines of a small, tight-knit group of developers brining their unique experiences and knowledge to bear wherever and whenever needed with humility and a strong desire to augment the team in any way that helps the team succeed.  The ideal candidate will not be afraid to roll up their sleeves and dig in to coding and whatever work is needed.

The software created must be maintainable by the in-house team and while there may be more eloquent and sophisticated solutions, they are of no value if the local team cannot maintain the software going forward.

The candidate should have experience mentoring developers, tracking adherence to coding, UI, and architectural standards.  

While the expectation is that this role will include coding (sprinting) daily, the role may also include mentoring, assisting junior developers and interacting with the Lead Architect as necessary to ensure adherence to all standards defined by the team.  

This role may also include responsibilities for documenting coding and architectural standards for the team to ensure everyone is following the same direction and code is reusable and consistent.  

The ideal candidate should have exhaustive knowledge of the SDLC and be prepared to advise on process improvement for good software engineering practices of the group while keeping in mind our timeline is very tight and resources limited.  Our continuous improvement efforts are small steps in improvement within the limits of the current team realizing that more may be better but not possible given the maturity level of the local team and local organization. 

Responsibilities

Serve as the critical technical architectural partner for the in-house Lead Architect

Provide guidance, as needed and requested, on personal experience with solving web application development issues and provide input to architectural decision-making sessions

Leadership qualities with good communication skills. Competence to assist, mentor and lead teams

Participate in requirements analysis and User Story Grooming sessions with emphasis on providing simple, quick solutions for the Product Owner.  The Product Owner is very experienced with current system functionality and adept at database concepts and design processes and is becoming more familiar with .NET development processes.  However, there are times when the Product Owner needs to know if what is being asked of the developers is not worth the effort or if there is an easier, more streamlined approach to the desired functionality.

Collaborate with internal teams to produce software design and architecture that meets in-house and State standards

Write clean, scalable code using .NET programming languages

Test and deploy applications and systems

Perform meticulous Unit Testing with attention to detail

May be called upon to review or “spot check” developed code to ensure it adheres to standards

Revise, update, refactor and debug code

Improve existing software with a constant awareness of a tight schedule and a strong desire to create “good enough” software solutions devoid of “gold plating” or overly complicated solutions.

Develop documentation throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC) including the capture of architectural and standardization decisions to ensure the team is following a common development strategy

Serve as an expert on applications and provide technical advice and mentoring as required and requested

Engage in Agile SCRUM ceremonies and processes

Ensuring solutions are aligned with business and IT strategies and comply with the organization’s architectural standards

Applying experience and knowledge in systems analysis, design, development, quality assurance and integration methodologies to develop quality technical solutions

Building positive relationships with team members

Skills Required

Design and create reusable .NET objects

Expert level knowledge of Microsoft C# .NET, ASP .NET, the .NET Framework 

Develop SQL stored procedures for all Create, Retrieve, Update, and Delete (CRUD) functions

Manage transaction processing and data concurrency.

Design and create tables, views and other objects of the database.  

Use specifications created as a guide for design and development

Research and develop solutions for highly-complex problems.  

Develop reusable objects and processes to improve developer efficiency and consistency.

Act as a senior-level developer in providing advice for problem resolution to the other development staff.

Investigate requirements for migration to newer versions of the .NET development environment and SQL Server

Research and implement innovative technologies or processes whenever it is appropriate to address wide-spread problem or issue.

Must be able to troubleshoot problems with all programs supporting web application and related software.

Manage IIS and application pools

Deploy web objects

Interact with end-users with varying degrees of computer skills

Plan and develop applications within specified timeframes.

Expert level knowledge of Microsoft C# .NET, ASP .NET, the .NET Framework

Required7Years

Develop SQL stored procedures for all Create, Retrieve, Update, and Delete (CRUD) functions

Required5Years

Manage transaction processing and data concurrency.

Required5Years

Design and create tables, views and other objects of the database.

Required5Years

Investigate requirements for migration to newer versions of the .NET development environment and SQL Server

Required5Years

Must be able to troubleshoot problems with all programs supporting web application and related software.

Required5Years

Manage IIS and application pools

Required5Years

Deploy web objects

Required3Years

Plan and develop applications within specified timeframes.

Required3Years

Thanks,

Sunny Roy
Su...@cncconsulting.com