.NET Architect

Overview

Remote
$70 - $80
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
No Travel Required

Skills

Angular
AI
Banking
Python
Azure

Job Details

Job Description: .NET Architect Banking Domain (Remote)

Position: .NET Architect
Domain: Banking / Financial Services
Location: Remote
Experience: 10+ years
Employment Type: Contract - C2C/C2H/W2
*Consultant must be from west coast region*

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced .NET Architect with strong banking domain expertise to design and drive large-scale, secure, and compliant financial applications. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of .NET technologies, cloud platforms (preferably Azure), microservices, and regulatory/security requirements specific to the banking industry.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and design end-to-end banking solutions using .NET Core, C#, ASP.NET, and Microsoft technology stack.

  • Build and optimize high-volume, low-latency systems used in banking operations such as payments, transactions, risk, compliance, and reporting.

  • Define and implement microservices-based architectures and event-driven patterns suited for financial systems.

  • Ensure all designs adhere to banking security standards, audit controls, and compliance requirements (KYC, AML, PCI-DSS, SOX).

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams to map financial requirements into scalable architectures.

  • Lead modernization and transformation of legacy banking systems to cloud-native solutions (Azure).

  • Guide development teams with architectural decisions, coding standards, and best practices for secure financial applications.

  • Implement CI/CD pipelines, DevOps automation, and infrastructure strategies aligned with banking governance.

  • Conduct POCs for new technologies relevant to digital banking, real-time payments, fraud detection, and risk management.

  • Oversee performance tuning, reliability, and fault tolerance for mission-critical applications.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering with strong skills in .NET / .NET Core, C#, ASP.NET, Web API.

  • Proven experience architecting banking or financial services applications, such as core banking, digital banking, payments, lending, treasury, or risk systems.

  • Strong understanding of financial transaction flows, settlement processes, security, and compliance frameworks.

  • Hands-on experience with Azure cloud, microservices, event-driven architecture, and distributed systems.

  • Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka, Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, etc.

  • Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases, data modeling, and handling large transactional datasets.

  • Understanding of API security, identity management, and integration with banking systems (ISO 8583, ISO 20022 is a plus).

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tools, IaC (Terraform, Bicep), Docker, Kubernetes/AKS.

  • Strong communication skills to collaborate with global teams in a remote environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior experience working in Banking, FinTech, or Financial Services clients.

  • Experience implementing systems involving digital payments, fraud detection, credit risk, AML/KYC workflows.

  • Azure certifications (AZ-305, AZ-400, Azure Developer Associate).

  • Knowledge of DDD, clean architecture, and distributed system design best practices.

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