.NET Application Architect

Job Title: .NET Application Architect

Location: Phoenix AZ (Onsite)

Job Summary

Overview:

Seeking a highly experienced Technical Architect to lead the design, development, and delivery of modern, modular banking platforms and digital transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership skills and a passion for innovation. This role requires experience in banking or financial services and the ability to architect reusable, scalable solutions leveraging cloud technologies.

This is a senior, hands-on role requiring 10+ years of architecture experience and proven ability to manage onsite and offshore teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect reusable services and common components across applications, following a lego block approach for scalability and maintainability.
• Drive the design and development of modern, modular applications (not monolithic) using microservices and API-first principles.
• Lead architecture, design, and technical delivery for enterprise-level banking applications.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate lending, loan servicing, or finance requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Own end-to-end solution architecture across .NET, Angular, API, and Azure Cloud environments.
• Guide engineering teams on coding standards, design patterns, quality frameworks, and best practices.
• Provide technical oversight for application modernization, API development, cloud migration, workflows, and integrations.
• Manage delivery activities, sprint planning, estimation, and release coordination across onsite and offshore teams.
• Lead innovation by introducing new technologies and approaches to improve solution performance and user experience.
• Ensure compliance with operational, security, and regulatory standards.
• Provide architectural documentation, roadmaps, and technical recommendations to leadership.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years of experience as a Solution Architect, Technical Architect.
• Strong background in banking or financial services; experience with note finance, lending workflows, loan servicing, or specialized financial products is highly preferred.
• Deep hands-on skills in:
  • .NET / C# application architecture
  • Angular (latest versions)
  • API development and Microservices
  • Azure Services: App Services, Azure Functions, Front Door, API Gateway, Traffic Manager, SQL
  • Cloudflare for performance and security
  • Unit Testing frameworks
• Proven experience managing offshore development teams and distributed delivery models.
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, event-driven architecture, and modular design principles.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Education Required:

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience