.Net Azure Technical Architect

Background

Advancing the mission of education takes more than smart spending. Because in education procurement isn t just about transactions it s about connecting people with the resources they need to power learning. It isn t about adding more suppliers to your network it s about finding the right suppliers who can deliver what your education community needs today and tomorrow. It isn t even about automating sourcetopay it s about building insight at every point in the process so that you can design innovative new ways to support institutional goals.

We believe that intelligent procurement is based on a vision for how to deliver lasting value one shared by you your suppliers and your education community. We re building dynamic new technologies powered by a community of insight to help you manage every relationship more effectively and build a sustainable ecosystem to help your institution thrive.

Because keeping education vibrant and viable isn t just a job it s a calling.

Role

Our current enterprise SaaS application has evolved over a period of about ten years. We constantly need to maintain and enhance this application to satisfy business needs and in parallel we are investing in new technologies that will transform our business.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced .NET Azure Technical Architect with a strong background in eventdriven architecture to join our team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in designing and implementing cloudbased eventdriven solutions using Microsoft Azure and .NET technologies. You will be responsible for guiding the technical direction of the project ensuring the solution meets business requirements and maintaining best practices in software development and cloud architecture. You will need to work with members of our internal and nearshore engineering teams our product team management and other stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organization early in a new phase of technology transformation.

Given the remote working model we need someone who is highly motivated a selfstarter well organized and comfortable interacting with a diverse range of colleagues all of whom will also be working remotely. This role reports to the CTO and must work UK hours with some evening shifts into US hours occasionally.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement robust scalable and maintainable technical architectures for cloudbased eventdriven solutions using Microsoft Azure and .NET technologies.

Build and demonstrate prototypes in Blazor and C# with Azure SQL and other NoSQL stores.

Aid in the implementation of AI tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot across the software development lifecycle.

Analyze and evaluate business requirements to define the optimal technical solution and architecture incorporating eventdriven design principles.

Collaborate with crossfunctional teams including software developers business analysts project managers and stakeholders to ensure alignment of technical and business objectives.

Design and develop reusable components frameworks and libraries that support eventdriven architecture and can be leveraged across projects.

Provide guidance and mentorship to the development team on best practices in eventdriven software development cloud architecture and Azure services.

Lead the evaluation and selection of tools technologies and platforms to support the implementation of cloudbased eventdriven solutions.

Maintain uptodate knowledge of industry trends emerging technologies and best practices in Azure .NET development and eventdriven architecture.

Develop and maintain technical documentation including architecture diagrams design documents and API specifications related to eventdriven systems.

Assist in the estimation planning and scheduling of project tasks and resources considering the unique requirements of eventdriven solutions.

Identify and address technical risks issues and dependencies throughout the project lifecycle with an emphasis on eventdriven architecture and design.

Guide the development of the Blazor based front end system using event driven techniques.

Design APIs for internal and external communication for inbound and outbound data.

Model and assist in auditing of security features to ensure client and business data and processes are secure.