Application Architect Lead Developer
Columbus, NE - USA
Job Summary
Application Architect / Lead Developer
Columbus Ohio
100% onsite Monday through Friday in Columbus Ohio 43215
Must be local to Columbus Ohio or less than an hour away
Consultant will provide technical leadership for application migration and modernization efforts following a recent tax accounting system implementation. This role reports directly to the IT Director and is responsible for assessing existing MVC based and Entity Framework applications defining architecture recommendations and leading hands on development work.
This is a delivery focused role requiring both architectural judgment and direct coding responsibility in a fast paced high visibility environment.
- Review existing MVC based applications and identify required migration or modernization work.
- Define and recommend application architecture patterns and technical standards appropriate to the current environment.
- Break technical work into milestones deliverables and development tasks.
- Provide development estimates and support project planning activities.
- Lead hands on development applications and APIs (Rest & GraphQL).
- Design develop and optimize SQL Server stored procedures indexes and queries.
- Ensure best practices with Entity Framework code first and data access patterns.
- Develop and enhance front end utilizing react and prime react components
Collaborate with business analysts to translate functional requirements into technical designs. - Work closely with the development team business analysts and IT Project Manager to define scope and sequencing.
- Mentor and support other developers through code reviews and troubleshooting.
- Support development workflows using GitHub Enterprise.
- Communicate progress risks and technical recommendations clearly to the IT Director and project leadership.
| Skill | Required / Desired | Amount | Number of Years |
| development experience | Required |
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| Demonstrated experience taking ownership of existing applications and codebases | Required |
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| Deep expertise with C# .NET and Entity Framework | Required |
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| Strong experience designing and building RESTful APIs and using GraphQL | Required |
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| Advanced SQL Server expertise including stored procedures and indexing strategies | Required |
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| Proven experience using GitHub Enterprise. | Required |
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| Demonstrated experience leading development efforts and mentoring other developers | Required |
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| Strong written and verbal communication skills | Required |
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| Experience migrating or modernizing legacy MVC applications | Highly desired |
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| Experience with React Vite and NodeJS | Highly desired |
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| Experience stabilizing or improving applications in active production environments | Highly desired |
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| Experience working in public sector or highly visible environments | Highly desired |
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| Experience supporting financial tax or property related systems | Highly desired |
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