The Senior Backend Software Engineer / Consultant is a hands-on engineer responsible for developing, integrating, testing, deploying, and supporting backend services for the E-Citations application.
This role requires deep expertise in .NET, cloud-native development, secure APIs, workflow automation, enterprise integration, data engineering, and production support. The consultant will work directly within the Product and Engineering team to deliver secure, scalable, production-ready backend capabilities and resolve complex technical issues.
Required Skills
· 5+ years of hands-on backend software engineering and enterprise application development experience.
· Strong expertise in C#, .NET, and ASP.NET Core.
· Strong experience designing and developing cloud-native backend services and APIs.
· Experience with at least one major cloud platform: Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
· Hands-on experience with serverless and container technologies, such as Azure Functions, AWS Lambda, Kubernetes/AKS, ECS/Fargate, GKE, or Cloud Run.
· Strong experience with event-driven and workflow technologies, such as Durable Functions, Step Functions, Temporal, Kafka, Event Hub, Pub/Sub, SNS, or SQS.
· Strong enterprise integration experience with REST, SOAP, API gateways, SFTP/PGP, message queues, polling, retry, idempotency, and deduplication.
· Strong knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, RBAC/IAM, TLS, encryption, secrets management, and Secure SDLC practices.
· Strong data engineering experience with SQL Server/PostgreSQL, NoSQL platforms, data modeling, ETL/ELT, data warehousing, audit trails, and performance tuning.
· Experience with Azure DevOps, Azure Government, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation, or equivalent DevOps tooling.
· Strong experience with automated testing, logging, monitoring, distributed tracing, and production diagnostics.
· Ability to independently execute complex backend development assignments and deliver high-quality production software.
Preferred Experience
· Microsoft technology stack: .NET/ASP.NET Core, C#, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Azure API Management.
· Mobile-to-backend integration, particularly iOS applications.
· Public-sector, public-safety, transportation, case-management, workflow-driven, or other mission-critical enterprise applications.
· CJIS or comparable security/compliance environments.
· Power BI or similar operational reporting and analytics platforms.
· Legacy system integration and modernization.
· High-volume transaction processing and near-real-time enterprise integration.
Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
· Relevant Azure, AWS, security, or DevOps certifications are a plus.
· Backend Software Engineering (.NET / C#).
· Cloud Architecture & Development (Azure/AWS/Google Cloud Platform)
· REST API & Enterprise Systems Integration
· Workflow Automation & State-Machine Design
· Event-Driven Architecture & Messaging
· Data Modeling, SQL/NoSQL & Transaction Integrity
· Security, IAM, Authentication & Encryption
· ETL/ELT & Data Integration
· DevOps, CI/CD & Infrastructure-as-Code
· Production Troubleshooting & Performance Optimization
· Serverless & Containerized Application Development
· Secure File / Legacy Integration (SFTP, SOAP, PGP)
· Observability, Logging & Monitoring