Senior Specialist Solution Architect (Web and Azure Cloud)

Job Description

Purpose

The Senior Specialist Solution Architect will lead solution design with a specific focus on web and cloud implementations. The role will provide thought leadership in transitioning and refactoring legacy solutions from ASP.Net and VB.Net into modern .NET Core applications hosted on Azure Cloud. This position requires deep expertise in Microsoft web-based solutions, Azure cloud services, and enterprise-scale solution architecture, as well as hands-on coding capability to support new feature development and integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement web and cloud-based solutions, balancing legacy support with new functionality.
• Collaborate with business analysts to refine requirements and translate them into scalable, maintainable architecture.
• Provide leadership in code refactoring to improve maintainability, performance, and adaptability.
• Conduct application performance evaluations and implement high availability, scalability, and optimization features.
• Develop and execute unit, integration, and functional tests to validate system functionality.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation for system architecture, integrations, and usage guidelines.
• Perform root cause analysis of complex issues in integrated systems and guide developers on resolution.
• Design and deploy solutions using Azure-native services and resources, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve software engineering practices, tools, and processes.
• Support ongoing production diagnostics and performance monitoring to ensure reliability under high user loads.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Personal Attributes

Requirements

Advanced Programming : Expert in .NET Core / C# with deep knowledge of OOP, multithreading, memory management, and performance optimization. Solution Architecture : Skilled in designing enterprise-scale cloud / web applications with focus on scalability, integration, and security. Azure Cloud Services : Proven experience with Azure SQL, Storage, Functions, Queues, App Services, Cognitive Services, DevOps. Security & Compliance : Skilled in identifying and mitigating web application vulnerabilities, working closely with Cybersecurity teams. Production Diagnostics : Ability to troubleshoot and resolve critical issues in high-pressure environments with active user bases of 1M+ users. Industry Knowledge : Experience in financial services or tax-related platforms (e.g., eFiling, SARS technologies) is advantageous.

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