Senior .NET Architect

Role:                    Senior .NET Reporting & Migration Architect (WebFOCUS to FastReports.NET)

Location:            Minneapolis, MN/ Chicago, IL

Type:                   Fulltime Role with TCS

Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior .NET Reporting & Migration Specialist to lead the migration of enterprise reporting capabilities from WebFOCUS to a modern .NET Core–based reporting engine leveraging FastReports.NET. This role will be responsible for designing scalable, secure, and maintainable reporting services, integrating with enterprise systems, and enabling asynchronous and event-driven report processing using Azure Service Bus.

Experience Requirements

·       8–12+ years of overall software development experience

·       5+ years in enterprise-scale .NET development

·       3+ years of hands-on WebFOCUS experience

·       Proven experience leading or enabling legacy reporting migrations

·       Strong architectural and system design experience

Nice-to-Have / Added Advantage

•       Direct implementation experience with FastReports.NET

•       Experience modernizing BI or reporting platforms

•       Knowledge of access control and report-level security models

•       Containerization experience (Docker / Kubernetes)

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting Platform Migration & Architecture

·       Lead the end-to-end modernization of WebFOCUS reports, data logic, and scheduling into a .NET-based reporting framework.

·       Analyze legacy WebFOCUS components (FEX procedures, data sources, parameters, access controls).

·       Design a target-state reporting architecture using .NET Core, Web APIs, and FastReports.NET.

·       Define standards for report templates, metadata, versioning, scheduling, and distribution.

·       .NET Development & Engineering

·       Develop .NET Core / ASP.NET Web API services for report execution and delivery.

·       Build and maintain report templates using FastReports.NET.

·       Create reusable components for data access, filtering, and report export (PDF, Excel, CSV).

·       Ensure performance optimization using EF Core, LINQ, and optimized SQL queries.

·       Data Integration & Messaging

·       Work extensively with SQL Server for data retrieval and transformation.

·       Implement Azure Service Bus for: 

o     Asynchronous report processing

o     Long-running or batch report generation

o     Event-driven report triggers and orchestration

·       Integrate reporting services with upstream and downstream enterprise applications.

·       DevOps, Quality & Governance

·       Implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.

·       Ensure adherence to enterprise security, logging, error handling, and monitoring standards.

·       Conduct design and code reviews; mentor and guide development teams.

·       Produce architectural documentation, migration guidelines, and operational runbooks.

·       Stakeholder & Business Collaboration

·       Partner with business users and data teams to validate report accuracy and behavior.

·       Translate functional requirements into scalable reporting solutions.

·       Provide technical leadership throughout the migration lifecycle.

Required Technical Skillset

Core Engineering Skills (Must-Have)

·       .NET Core / .NET 6+, C#

·       ASP.NET Core Web API

·       Microservices architecture

·       Entity Framework Core (EF Core) and LINQ

·       SQL Server (complex queries, performance tuning)

·       WebFOCUS (report development, procedures, data handling)

·       Reporting Technologies

·       FastReports.NET (preferred; hands-on experience is a strong advantage) 

o     Report design and layout

o     Parameterized reports

o     Multiple output formats

·       Experience with other enterprise reporting tools is acceptable if FastReports exposure is limited.

·       Cloud & DevOps

·       Azure Cloud & Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Releases)

·       Experience deploying .NET services to Azure or cloud environments

·       Understanding of application monitoring, diagnostics, and operational support

·       Messaging & Integration

·       Azure Service Bus 

o     Queues and topics

o     Asynchronous processing

o     Event-driven workflows and decoupled services

Soft Skills & Leadership Traits

•       Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset

•       Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders

•       Ability to operate independently in ambiguous migration environments