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# Sr Application Engineer

- **Company:** Robert Half
- **Location:** Bethesda, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** .NET Framework, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Applications Architecture, Application Lifecycle Management, Business Logic, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Business Software, C Sharp (Programming Language), Spreadsheets, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Custom Software, Relational Databases, HP Systems Insight Manager, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Release Management, Secure Coding, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Management of Software Versions, Data Logging, Enterprise Software Applications, Microsoft Power Automate, ReactJS, Appian, Git, Event Driven Architecture, Information Technology, Low-code, Enterprise Integration, Api Design, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Powerapps
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3496679757&tx=KR7171FFJ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
 * 8+ years of application development/software engineering experience.
 * 3+ years of technical leadership, design guidance, code reviews, and mentoring.
 * Strong hands-on experience with C#/.NET, Python, React, and Microsoft Azure.
 * Experience developing business applications and workflow automation using Power Apps and Power Automate.
 * Knowledge of software design, domain modeling, relational databases, API development, and enterprise application architecture.
 * Experience with REST APIs, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integrations.
 * Understanding of authentication, authorization, identity federation, service identities, secrets management, and secure development.
 * Experience with Git/source control, CI/CD, testing, release management, and application monitoring.
 * Strong troubleshooting skills across application, integration, data, configuration, and performance issues, with the ability to communicate effectively to technical and business stakeholders.

## Description

Seeking a Sr. Application Engineer to lead the design, development, and support of enterprise applications built with Microsoft Azure and no-code/low-code platforms. This hands-on role combines software engineering, application architecture, code reviews, technical leadership, and mentorship.

The position is part of Application Engineering within the Digital Engineering Group and supports custom Azure development (C#/.NET, Python, React), Power Apps, Power Automate, and integrations with Appian-based solutions. The role partners closely with Architecture, Product Management, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Data, Support, Integration, and Quality Engineering teams. No direct reports.

Key Responsibilities

 * Lead the design, development, deployment, and support of Azure and low-code applications.
 * Develop solutions using C#/.NET, Python, React, Azure services, Power Apps, and Power Automate.
 * Build APIs, business logic, data-access components, reusable libraries, templates, and prototypes.
 * Modernize legacy applications, spreadsheets, and manual processes.
 * Establish engineering standards through code reviews, reusable components, best practices, and mentoring.
 * Evaluate when to use low-code solutions versus custom development based on complexity, security, maintainability, and cost.
 * Manage application lifecycle processes, versioning, deployments, and environment promotion.
 * Collaborate with Integration Engineering on APIs, event-driven services, interfaces, and error handling.
 * Partner with Quality Engineering on automated testing, regression coverage, release readiness, and testability.
 * Integrate enterprise identity, data, AI, document, and notification services.
 * Implement secure development practices including authentication, authorization, managed identities, secrets management, and least-privilege access.
 * Utilize source control, CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, logging, and observability practices.
 * Support production releases, troubleshoot complex incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and drive continuous improvement.