Technical Architect

Job Summary

PRAGATI
Detailed Job Description    Location Curitiba ROLE    BAND    TECH STACK    EXPERIENCE    TYPE .Net Architect    E3.1    .NET    13+ Years    
Full-time Role Purpose Provide end-to-end technical leadership for enterprise solutions on the .NET platform: translating business and non-functional requirements into scalable, secure and resilient architectures, and guiding engineering teams through implementation, modernization and operational readiness. Key Responsibilities Architecture & Design •  Own high-level and detailed architecture for complex .NET applications, APIs, integrations and modernization initiatives. •  Convert functional and non-functional requirements into blueprints, component designs, interface contracts and implementation guidance. •  Select appropriate architecture patterns and assess trade-offs across scalability, performance, security, cost and maintainability. •  Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, approved platforms, reusable patterns and target-state roadmaps. Technical Leadership & Governance •  Give hands-on architectural direction to development, QA, DevOps, security and support teams. •  Set coding, API, integration, logging, configuration, testing and deployment standards. •  Run architecture reviews, design walkthroughs, technical risk assessments and PoC evaluations.    Security, Reliability & Performance •  Embed secure-by-design across identity, authorization, secrets, data protection and interface security. •  Define resiliency patterns — retry, timeout, failover, HA and DR — plus performance and capacity targets. •  Ensure observability through structured logging, metrics, tracing, dashboards and alerting. Stakeholder Engagement •  Facilitate technical discovery with business, product, security, infrastructure and vendor stakeholders. •  Communicate complex decisions clearly to engineering and leadership audiences. •  Maintain architecture artifacts, decision records, risk logs and technical roadmaps. Technology Focus — .NET •  Build and evolve .NET services, Web APIs and background workers with clean separation of concerns. •  Apply modern .NET features, configuration, logging and dependency injection consistently across the codebase.    •  Modernize legacy .NET Framework components towards modern .NET, containers and cloud-ready hosting. Required Technical Competencies Core Skills    C#, modern .NET, ASP.NET Core, Web API, dependency injection, async/concurrency, performance tuning. Design & Architecture    Enterprise application architecture, SOLID, design patterns, DDD, microservices, event-driven design, API management. Data & Integration    Relational data design, Entity Framework, transactions, consistency, caching; REST APIs, messaging, event streaming. Platform & DevOps    Azure or equivalent cloud, containers and orchestration, CI/CD, IaC, automated quality gates, secure supply chain. Quality & Operations    Unit, integration, performance and resiliency testing; production readiness, monitoring, RCA. Experience & Qualifications •  13+ years in software engineering, with strong enterprise .NET design and delivery experience. •  Proven track record as solution, application or technical architect on complex programmes. •  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or IT, or equivalent experience. •  Relevant platform, cloud, architecture or DevOps certifications advantageous, not mandatory. Leadership & Behavioural •  Architecture ownership with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset. •  Structured problem solving and sound judgement under ambiguity. •  Clear communication and influence across technical and business stakeholders. •  Coaching mindset and strong stakeholder management.    Location-Specific Expectations •  Work on site with customer stakeholders in Gothenburg while coordinating with global delivery teams. •  Participate in in-person and virtual workshops, design reviews and governance forums. •  Strong cross-cultural communication and di

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Governance
•  Give hands-on architectural direction to development, QA, DevOps, security and support teams.
•  Set coding, API, integration, logging, configuration, testing and deployment standards.
•  Run architecture reviews, design walkthroughs, technical risk assessments and PoC evaluations.  Security, Reliability & Performance
•  Embed secure-by-design across identity, authorization, secrets, data protection and interface security.
•  Define resiliency patterns — retry, timeout, failover, HA and DR — plus performance and capacity targets.
•  Ensure observability through structured logging, metrics, tracing, dashboards and alerting.
Stakeholder Engagement
•  Facilitate technical discovery with business, product, security, infrastructure and vendor stakeholders.
•  Communicate complex decisions clearly to engineering and leadership audiences.
•  Maintain architecture artifacts, decision records, risk logs and technical roadmaps.

Technology Focus — .NET
•  Build and evolve .NET services, Web APIs and background workers with clean separation of concerns.
•  Apply modern .NET features, configuration, logging and dependency injection consistently across the codebase.  •  Modernize legacy .NET Framework components towards modern .NET, containers and cloud-ready hosting.

Required Technical Competencies
Core Skills  C#, modern .NET, ASP.NET Core, Web API, dependency injection, async/concurrency, performance tuning.
Design & Architecture  Enterprise application architecture, SOLID, design patterns, DDD, microservices, event-driven design, API management.
Data & Integration  Relational data design, Entity Framework, transactions, consistency, caching; REST APIs, messaging, event streaming.
Platform & DevOps  Azure or equivalent cloud, containers and orchestration, CI/CD, IaC, automated quality gates, secure supply chain.
Quality & Operations  Unit, integration, performance and resiliency testing; production readiness, monitoring, RCA.

Experience & Qualifications
•  13+ years in software engineering, with strong enterprise .NET design and delivery experience.
•  Proven track record as solution, application or technical architect on complex programmes.
•  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or IT, or equivalent experience.
•  Relevant platform, cloud, architecture or DevOps certifications advantageous, not mandatory.

Leadership & Behavioural
•  Architecture ownership with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset.
•  Structured problem solving and sound judgement under ambiguity.
•  Clear communication and influence across technical and business stakeholders.
•  Coaching mindset and strong stakeholder management.  Location-Specific Expectations
•  Work on site with customer stakeholders in Gothenburg while coordinating with global delivery teams.
•  Participate in in-person and virtual workshops, design reviews and governance forums.
•  Strong cross-cultural communication and disciplined follow-through across time zones.

Key Deliverables & Success Measures
•  Approved, traceable, implementation-ready architecture and design artifacts.
•  Documented decisions, standards, risks, assumptions and mitigations.
•  Solutions meeting agreed security, performance, reliability and operational readiness.
•  Reduced technical risk via early validation, reusable patterns and automation.
•  Timely resolution of blockers; improved engineering consistency and code quality."

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