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# Senior .NET Technical Lead (AWS)

- **Company:** Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
- **Location:** Olympia, WA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $155,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** ASP.NET, .NET Framework, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Business Logic, Application Performance Management, Application Services, Automation of Tests, Business Software, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Distributed Systems, Microsoft SQL Server, OAuth, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, SQL Stored Procedures, Transact-SQL, Openapi, AI Coding Agents, Deployment Automation, AWS Fargate, Asynchronous Programming, Software Coding, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Devsecops, Serverless Computing, Web Api, Microservices
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/78BEEC790BB64638AF6F1EC8E6534BA3/job/

## About the Role

* 12+ years of software development experience, including 5+ years working with modern .NET and ASP.NET Core Web APIs.
 * Proven experience designing, building, and deploying microservices or independently deployable distributed applications.
 * Strong expertise in C#, .NET, SQL Server, and advanced T-SQL development.
 * Hands-on experience migrating business logic from stored procedures into application services.
 * Solid understanding of RESTful API design, OpenAPI specifications, OAuth 2.0, and JWT-based security models.
 * Experience with EF Core, Dapper, asynchronous programming, and application performance optimization.
 * Hands-on AWS experience, including ECS/Fargate, RDS for SQL Server, and messaging/event-driven technologies such as SQS, SNS, or EventBridge.
 * Experience implementing automated testing frameworks, including unit, integration, and API/contract testing.
 * Demonstrated leadership experience managing and mentoring development teams, including offshore resources.

These will help you stand out

 * Experience modernizing large-scale legacy platforms within enterprise environments.
 * Knowledge of event-driven and cloud-native architecture patterns.
 * Experience working in highly regulated environments with security and compliance requirements.
 * Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and automated deployment strategies.
 * Experience with AI-assisted software development tools and engineering productivity platforms.

## Description

As a Senior .NET Technical Lead , you will make an impact by leading the modernization of legacy business applications into scalable, cloud-native services on AWS. You will be a valued member of the engineering team, collaborating with AWS leads, architects, QA teams, product owners, and offshore developers to deliver high-quality solutions that support business growth and operational excellence.

In this role, you will:

 * Lead the design, development, and delivery of modern .NET services and APIs, supporting the migration of legacy applications to a cloud-native architecture.
 * Drive engineering excellence through sprint planning, code reviews, coding standards, and best practices for quality and maintainability.
 * Partner with business and product stakeholders to refine requirements, define acceptance criteria, and ensure successful delivery of customer features.
 * Mentor and guide offshore development teams, remove delivery blockers, and provide regular progress updates to project leadership.
 * Modernize legacy data architectures by extracting business logic from SQL Server stored procedures into scalable C# services while maintaining functional parity through automated testing.
 * Support CI/CD pipelines and production releases, ensuring secure, reliable deployments and adherence to compliance and delivery standards.
 * Utilize AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity while maintaining accountability for code quality, security, and technical decisions.

Work model (Remote)

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.