.Net Application Architect

Beacon Systems, Inc, delivers Program Management, Science, Engineering, and Technology Solutions to Federal, Commercial State, and Local Agencies.  We are a subsidiary of Radiant Digital Solutions. Our Technology support to many DoD Agencies, NASA, Voice of America, FDA, and State Agencies such as State of FL, RI, MS, ND, VA, and WV extends our delivery of solutions worldwide.

A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or other related field. Work experience can substitute on a year for year basis for a degree.

Candidate MUST have a minimum of 7 years of experience in multiple IT areas and 2–3 years of relevant architecture experience. Candidate must have advanced to expert level knowledge and understanding of architecture, applications systems design and integration, specifically .NET.

Candidates with resumes reflecting experience with the following technologies will be given preference:

1. C# or ASP.NET Core
2. WebAPIs (RESTful Services)
3. Entity Framework / ORM Frameworks
4. .NET Framework and Modern .NET (.NET 6+)
5. Microsoft Azure
6. CI/CD Pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, etc.)
7. Front-End JavaScript Library (Angular, React, Vue, etc.)

The submitted candidate must be able to perform the following duties and/or tasks. Duties of the selected candidate will include, but not be limited to:

1. Design and document end-to-end application architectures using the Microsoft .NET ecosystem
2. Define solution patterns (monolithic, modular monolith, microservices, event-driven, etc.)
3. Establish architectural standards, reference architectures, and design guidelines
4. Evaluate and recommend technology stacks and frameworks
5. Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams
6. Review code, pull requests, and design artifacts for architectural compliance
7. Ensure adherence to SOLID principles, clean architecture, and best practices
8. Support CI/CD pipeline integration and deployment strategies
9. Assess existing systems and recommend modernization approaches
10. Guide migrations (legacy JCL/COBOL/FOCUS .NET)
11. Identify and prioritize technical debt remediation
12. Support refactoring strategies without disrupting business operations
13. Produce and maintain architectural diagrams and technical documentation
14. Document design decisions and tradeoffs (ADRs)
15. Support onboarding and mentoring of internal technical staff
16. Participate in architecture reviews and governance forums
17. Analyze and document existing computing assets, including technical specifications and established business rules
18. Assist with debugging and troubleshooting existing processes when needed
19. Diagnose and resolve issues after performing root cause analysis
20. Provide guidance and assist with remediating and upgrading legacy assets
21. Coordinate with business analysts, other developers, and products owners to remediate to the new state-wide accounting system
22. Participate in code and design reviews to ensure quality and performance
23. Perform knowledge transfer with technical staff of the office of the Comptroller
24. Solution architecture diagrams and documentation
25. Technology and design recommendations
26. Architecture decision records (ADRs)