Specialist Software Architect (C#)

You must: Be able to communicate effectively, including via email, instant message, phone, and video conferencing tools Be fierce in your pursuit of product quality Be an excellent problem solver with an active interest in the latest design and development tools and technologies Be knowledgeable and enthusiastic about process How will you make an impact Owning the architecture, and carrying out design, implementation, and developer-level test, of UI, server, and interface components, using C#, in on-premise , multi-threaded, multi-server environments Leading technical decisions on architectural direction using a collaborative, team-based approach Ensuring the architecture takes into account the concerns of security, scalability, compatibility, and maintainability Performing testing of your work, fixing defects, and helping to resolve customer support cases Ensuring that the team adheres to the architectural direction and standards Mentoring and coaching team members in architecture practices and issues Liaising with Product Management during planning sessions Leading technical decisions but avoiding dictating the architectural direction, in favour of a collaborative, team-based approach Have you got what it takes 7+ years of experience developing applications in C# using Visual Studio/Visual Studio Code Experience working in collaborative multidisciplinary teams Experience creating maintainable code and using source control solutions such as DevOps, GIT or similar Experience of unit testing, code reviews, and other product quality disciplines Solid understanding of the principles of network security, authentication, and authorization Experience of working with databases using Entity Framework or similar Good knowledge of SOLID principles Experience creating RESTful APIs and ensuring API extensibility You will have an advantage if you also have: Security best practice (OWASP top ten) MS SQL Server DevOps, TeamCity Windows services WCF Experience developing applications in C++ using Visual Studio Will be essential to have some C++ experience in the team