Software Developer with Node JS, React and Azure cloud services

Responsibilities:
•    Develop and maintain full-stack applications using Azure cloud-native services, including App Services, Functions, API Management (APIM), Data Factory (ADF), Key Vault, and Azure SQL.
•    Design and implement front-end solutions using frameworks like React or equivalent, ensuring a seamless user experience.
•    Build and maintain back-end systems using languages such as Python, C#, Java, or Node.js, ensuring robust and scalable solutions.
•    Implement modern development practices including CI/CD, Git-based workflows, and cloud security patterns to ensure efficient and secure development processes.
•    Utilize AI tools like GitHub Copilot and Cursor to enhance coding productivity and efficiency.
•    Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver large-scale, enterprise-grade applications that require integration, security, and scalability.
•    Lead technical discussions and decisions to shape solutions and make architectural contributions, even without formal authority.
•    Translate ambiguous business requirements into solid technical designs, ensuring clarity and alignment with business goals.
•    Address complex problem-solving challenges under constraints, delivering impactful solutions in environments with tight deadlines and multiple stakeholders.
•    Navigate enterprise compliance and security constraints while delivering usable applications that meet regulatory requirements.
•    Stay updated with cloud computing trends and competitive landscape, particularly between Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform.
•    Understand enterprise digital transformation and how technology drives business outcomes such as cost savings, automation, and customer experience.
•    Ensure awareness of data privacy laws, zero-trust architectures, and regulatory pressures that influence solution design and implementation.
•    Gain knowledge of the company's processes and systems to align solutions with actual business workflows and priorities.
•    Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners to ensure alignment and successful project delivery.

Qualifications:
•    Formal Education (Explicit Requirement)
o    Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or an equivalent technical discipline.
o    Equivalent experience is accepted in place of a formal degree if the candidate demonstrates strong technical capability.
•    Certifications (Implied / Strongly Beneficial)
o    Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) – Focuses on developing for Azure.
o    Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) – Valuable if the role leans more into architectural decisions.
o    Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) – Since CI/CD and DevOps pipelines are key in the job description.
•    Training / Skills Development Areas
o    Azure Cloud-Native Services: App Services, Functions, APIM, ADF, Key Vault, Azure SQL.
o    Frontend Development: React or equivalent frameworks.
o    Backend Development: Python, C#, Java, Node.js.
o    Modern Dev Practices: CI/CD, Git-based workflows, cloud security patterns.
o    AI Tools: Familiarity with AI-assisted coding (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor).
•    Industry or Functional Experience Necessary for Success
o    Full-Stack Development (Cloud Context): Minimum 3+ years of experience working across both front-end (React/Angular/Vue) and back-end (Python, C#, Java, Node.js) layers.
o    Cloud-Native Development: Strong experience developing in Azure cloud services (App Services, Azure Functions, API Management (APIM), Azure SQL, Azure DevOps pipelines).
o    Enterprise Application Delivery: Exposure to large-scale, enterprise-grade applications that require integration, security, and scalability.
•    Need for Prior Leadership Experience
o    Formal Leadership: Not required. This is an individual contributor role.
o    Influence Without Authority: The role requires leadership qualities in terms of challenging requirements, shaping solutions, and making architectural contributions. Facilitating alignment between tech teams and business users.
o    Key expectation: Candidates must be able to lead conversations and decisions (thought leadership) even if they don’t manage people.
•    Challenges Candidates Should Have Already Overcome
o    Bridging Ambiguous Requirements: Successfully turned unclear or shifting business requirements into solid technical designs.
o    Complex Problem-Solving Under Constraints: Delivered impactful solutions in environments with tight deadlines, multiple stakeholders, and limited clarity.
o    Cloud Adoption & Modernization: Worked through migrating on-prem systems to cloud-native solutions, dealing with APIs, security, and scalability.
o    Security and Governance Mindset: Navigated enterprise compliance and security constraints while still delivering usable applications.
o    Cross-Functional Collaboration: Learned how to collaborate effectively with non-technical teams (Finance, Ops, etc.) and influence decision-making.
•    Market- or Environment-Related Knowledge
o    Cloud Computing Trends: Knowledge of cloud-native architecture patterns (serverless, event-driven, microservices). Awareness of the competitive landscape between Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform.
o    Enterprise Digital Transformation: Understanding why organizations are moving to the cloud and how technology drives business outcomes (cost savings, automation, customer experience).
o    AI and Automation Impact: Familiarity with the emergence of AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.) and their effect on productivity.
o    Security and Compliance Environment: Awareness of data privacy laws, zero-trust architectures, and regulatory pressures that influence solution design and implementation.
•    Organization-Specific Knowledge
o    Enterprise Business Processes: How the company operates across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, etc., to align solutions with the actual flow of work.
o    Existing System Landscape: Knowledge of legacy systems, integration points, and internal APIs that their solutions will interact with.
o    Enterprise Standards & Governance: Internal policies on security, compliance, CI/CD pipelines, coding standards, and architectural patterns.
o    Stakeholder Priorities: Understanding what business value looks like in this organization—what’s most important to leadership (speed, cost, risk reduction, user experience).
•    Technical or Professional Knowledge
o    Cloud & DevOps: Expertise with Microsoft Azure services (Azure App Services, Functions, API Management (APIM), Data Factory (ADF), Key Vault, Azure SQL). Familiarity with DevOps pipelines, Git-based workflows, and CI/CD best practices.
o    Full-Stack Development: Strong skills in React (or Angular/Vue), JavaScript/TypeScript, and building scalable user experiences. Experience with Python (primary per description), plus knowledge of C#, Java, or Node.js. Designing and optimizing RESTful APIs and integrating with enterprise services.
o    Architecture and Design Principles: Knowledge of modular, reusable, and extensible architecture. Comfort making trade-offs between speed, cost, and technical debt.
o    Soft/Professional Skills: Ability to translate vague business requirements into actionable technical solutions. Communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical partners.