Sr. Azure/ Full Stack .NET Developer

Title: Sr. Azure/ Full Stack .NET Developer- MAL – 2111- Job id 807919Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)-Mostly remote may be 1 day onsite/week or in a month onsitePosition Type: ContractInterview Mode: PhoneKey ResponsibilitiesThe candidate will need expertise as a programmer and designer for Cloud Services. Experience implementing and developing applications to interface with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and other offerings from the major Cloud Service Providers required. Responsible for analysis, design, and coding for a new application. Individual must be able to work without assistance, provide leadership for others, and manage highly complex work efforts.Extensive industry experience is required with advanced education highly desirable. Will be involved in maintenance, enhancement and development work. The candidate will need a range of skills and knowledge of the technologies used and applications supported by the Application Team. Works with the Business Analyst, Application Architect and other Application Development Team members on an as-needed basis to ensure that design and code meet customer requirements. may also need to work with SaaS and Cloud service providers.Required/Desired SkillsSkillRequired /DesiredAmountActual Years Of ExperienceAzure App Services, Azure functions, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Storage (Blob, Table, Queue), Azure SQL/Cosmos DBRequired7Azure API Management, Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Boards), Identity & Access: Azure AD, OAuth2, OpenID ConnectRequired7Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Modern frameworks: React, Angular, or Vue, State management: Redux, MobX, NgRx, or equivalentRequired7Responsive UI implementation (HTML/CSS), REST and GraphQL client-side integrationRequired7NET Core / .NET 7+ or Node.js, Designing scalable REST APIs, Microservices architectureRequired7Event-driven design using Azure Event Grid, Service Bus, or Event Hubs, ORM experience (Entity Framework, Sequelize, Prisma, etc.)Required7SQL Server and writing optimized SQL queries, NoSQL experience with Cosmos DB, Data modeling and schema designRequired7Integrations with Azure Data FactoryNice to have7Azure DevOps Pipelines or GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code: Bicep, ARM, or Terraform, Containerization (Docker) and orchestration (AKS)Required7Automated testing frameworks and test strategy designRequired7Strong understanding of distributed systems. Clean architecture, DDD, SOLID principles, API design standards and documentation (Swagger / OpenAPI)Required7Security best practices (OWASP, secure secrets management, zero trust principles)Required7Ability to mentor developers and lead technical discussions, Comfortable with cross-team collaboration (security, QA, product, DevOps)Required7Strong problem-solving and architectural decision-making, Effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Required7Ability to estimate work, plan sprints, and design technical roadmapsRequired7