REQT: Direct Client: Lead .NET Developer @ Saint Paul, MN Hybrid

Lead .NET Developer

Saint Paul, MN Hybrid

6 months contract

Candidates with prior experience working for State Government clients are preferred.

Client is seeking Lead .NET Developer resource to work on Council .NET applications and services. The Lead .NET Developer will be responsible for architecting, designing and delivering enterprise-grade applications using the Microsoft .NET framework and Azure services. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with architectural decision-making to ensure scalable, secure and high-performance solutions.

Interviews will be conducted in-person at Metroplolitan Council Offices located at 390 Robert Street North, St. Paul, MN 55101.

The work is expected to be done with a hybrid of on-site and remote work. Resource will be required to work at a Met Council office at least two days per week. Council offices are located at 390 Robert Stree North, Saint Paul, MN

Tasks

• Lead, architect, prototype, design, develop, and deploy complex .NET and cloud-based applications
• Provide strong technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards
• Collaborate closely with solution architects, product owners, business analysts, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Implement applications leveraging Clean Architecture and Domain-Driven Design principles
• Integrate .NET applications with third-party APIs, databases, and Azure cloud services
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and maintainability across multiple environments
• Lead code reviews, enforce development standards, and drive continuous quality improvements
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for efficient deployment and release management
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production and development environments
• Ensure compliance with security, data privacy, and accessibility standards
• Contribute to long-term technical planning, architecture decisions, and technology selection
• Prepare technical documentation and lead knowledge transfer sessions

Minimum Qualifications

• Fifteen (15) years of total software development experience
• Five (5) years' experience in application development using .NET framework and Microsoft technologies
• Combined 5 years of experience in a Technical Team Lead .Net Engineer role designing and developing using Microsoft technologies and mentoring junior developers
• Combined Seven (7) years' experience with one or more of the following frameworks: Angular, React, or Blazor
• Combined Five (5) years' experience writing applications in Azure cloud and deploying code using CI/CD pipelines

Desired Skills

• B.S., B.A., or an Associate Degree in Information Technology or related field

• 5 years' experience leading collaborative exercises with business and technical stakeholders to translate functional requirements into technical designs

• 8+ years of experience with the following front-end technologies HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript

• 3+ years of experience in Azure services such as Azure Functions, App Services, Event Bus, Event Grid, Logic Apps, and Azure infrastructure and identify Service including Azure (CIAM) cloud-based identity service
• Five (5) years of experience with hands-on work in API design, microservices architecture, distributed systems, and Azure Application Performance Monitoring
• Ten (10) years of experience writing automated unit tests
• Five (5) years of experience with database design and development using SQL Server or Azure SQL
• Experience working on a mixed business and technical team in a hybrid telework/office setting work environment
• Strong knowledge of SQL Server, Entity Framework, and performance analysis tools
• Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Proven ability to lead and manage multiple workstreams in large-scale enterprise projects