.Net Architect - W2 - Windsor, CT - Hybrid - Contract

Position: .Net Architect

Location: Windsor, CT (4 Days from office)

Exp: Min 14+ Years

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior .NET Architect to lead enterprise architecture, solution design, and delivery for missioncritical systems. This onsite role requires deep collaboration with business stakeholders, architects, product owners, and delivery teams. The architect will influence technology decisions, define architecture roadmaps, and ensure alignment with business goals while driving innovation and modernization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide architecture leadership for enterprise .NETbased solutions
• Work closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and define endtoend architecture
• Design scalable, secure, and cloudnative microservices and backend systems
• Lead architecture reviews, roadmaps, and technology strategy
• Partner with Product, UX, QA, and Engineering for solution delivery
• Guide development teams with best practices, design principles, & code quality
• Oversee cloud adoption and application modernization initiatives
• Ensure platform security, performance, integration, & reliability
• Lead POCs and evaluate new emerging technologies
• Create architecture artifacts, design documents, and integration models
• Support production architecture, troubleshooting, and continuous improvements

Required Skills & Experience:

• 14+ years in .NET backend development; 4+ years in software architecture roles
• Handson expertise with .NET/ .NET Framework, C#, microservices, REST APIs
• Strong solution design & cloud experience (Azure required)
• Strong SQL + NoSQL expertise and data modeling
• Handson containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Integration experience with Kafka/RabbitMQ & 3rdparty services
• Experience setting up CI/CD & DevOps strategy
• Experience implementing enterprise security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, SSO)
• Strong understanding of enterprise system design & integration