.Net Developer

We are looking for an experienced .NET Developer to take ownership of a modern, cloud-ready software platform that supports a nationally deployed, mission-critical service . Requirements • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or a related field (strong commercial portfolio may be considered in lieu of a degree) • Proficiency in modern .NET ( version 6 or later, including.NET 8 ) – essential • 5 or more years of commercial software development experience using C# and the .NET framework, with a track record of delivering and maintaining production systems • Strong practical experience with ASP.NET Core and RESTful API design (APIs consumed by web, mobile and third-party clients) • Solid experience with relational databases – PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server – including schema design, query optimization and Entity Framework Core • Proficiency with Git-based version control (branching strategies, pull requests) and CI/CD pipelines • Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum and experienced at onboarding to existing codebases through documentation, code reading and structured handover • Advantageous: experience with cloud-hosted / cloud-native environments, particularly AWS (EC2, RDS, S3 or equivalent) is advantageous. • Proficiency with Git-based version control workflows, including branching strategies, pull request reviews, and working within a CI/CD pipeline • Comfortable working within Agile/Scrum delivery frameworks, and experienced in onboarding to existing codebases through documentation review, code reading, and structured handover processes Required Technical Skills • Development • C# • Modern .NET 6+, preferably including .NET 8 • ASP.NET Core • RESTful API development Databases • Strong relational database experience • PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server • Database/schema design • Query optimization • Entity Framework Core or similar ORM Development Practices • Git-based version control • Branching strategies • Pull requests and code reviews • CI/CD pipelines • Unit and integration testing Ways of Working • Agile/Scrum experience • Experience working with existing production codebases • Strong code-reading and troubleshooting ability • Comfortable with structured knowledge transfer and technical handovers Advantageous • AWS experience, particularly: • EC2 • RDS • S3 • Other managed AWS services • Cloud-native application development • Experience supporting mission-critical or nationally deployed platforms • Experience taking ownership of an inherited/existing application • Technical leadership or mentoring experience