.NET Architect (Full Stack Engineering)

About Role:

We are seeking an experienced .NET Full Stack Architect with strong hands-on expertise in .NET, Angular, Microsoft Azure, SQL Server, and Web API, combined with solid Healthcare/Health Insurance domain knowledge.

The Architect will be responsible for defining and driving the end-to-end solution architecture, covering frontend, backend, APIs, data, cloud infrastructure, security, DevOps, integration, scalability, and modernization. The role requires the ability to evaluate architectural approaches such as modular monoliths, microservices, event-driven architecture, and serverless solutions and select appropriate patterns based on business and technical requirements.

The person should be comfortable moving between architecture discussions, code reviews, API and database design, Azure solutioning, production troubleshooting, and mentoring engineering teams. The candidate should provide technical leadership across the application lifecycle, produce HLD/LLD documentation, UML diagrams, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), establish engineering standards, mentor development teams, and work closely with business stakeholders and healthcare SMEs to deliver secure, scalable, highly available, and compliant healthcare solutions.

In this role, you will

• Define and drive end-to-end architecture for enterprise full-stack applications using .NET and Angular.
• Design scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions using .NET Core / ASP.NET Core, C#, Angular, REST APIs, and SQL Server.
• Establish application architecture, API standards, integration patterns, coding standards, and reusable frameworks.
• Architect and develop RESTful Web APIs and microservices, including authentication, authorization, exception handling, logging, and API versioning.
• Lead modernization of legacy ASP.NET / .NET Framework applications toward modern .NET and Azure-based architectures.
• Design responsive and modular front-end solutions using Angular, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Provide expertise in SQL Server, including database design, stored procedures, query optimization, indexing, and performance tuning.
• Architect cloud solutions using Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, Azure Storage, Key Vault, Application Insights, and API Management.
• Define CI/CD and deployment approaches using Azure DevOps and Git-based development practices.
• Drive non-functional architecture covering performance, scalability, availability, security, observability, and resiliency.
• Perform architecture and code reviews, troubleshoot complex production issues, and provide technical guidance to engineering teams.
• Partner with product owners, business stakeholders, engineering teams, and enterprise architects to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Support the complete application lifecycle, including design, development, deployment, production support, vulnerability remediation, upgrades, and application modernization.
• Mentor developers and provide technical leadership across distributed engineering teams.

Work model:

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Canada. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

Note: The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered:

• 12+ years of experience in Microsoft application development with strong full-stack engineering expertise.
• 3+ years in a Technical Architect, Solution Architect, Lead Architect, or equivalent hands-on architecture role.
• Strong hands-on experience with .NET Core / ASP.NET Core, Angular, Web API, SQL Server, and Azure.
• Experience designing enterprise applications using microservices, REST APIs, cloud-native, and distributed architecture patterns.
• Strong understanding of SOLID principles, design patterns, clean architecture, application security, and performance optimization.
• Experience modernizing legacy .NET applications and migrating workloads to Azure.
• Azure architecture or developer certifications.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Familiarity with asynchronous and event-driven architectures using Azure Service Bus or Event Grid.
• Experience with enterprise application modernization and cloud migration.
• Exposure to application security, vulnerability management, and production support environments.
• Ability to perform architecture reviews while remaining hands-on with coding, troubleshooting, and technical problem-solving.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and customer leadership.

These will help you stand out

• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code and GitHub Copilot to accelerate application development.
• Working knowledge of Azure Databricks for data engineering and analytics workloads.
• Health Insurance domain knowledge.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

Total compensation:

We regularly assess market data to ensure we offer a competitive compensation package for our associates. The base salary for this position ranges between CAD 110,000 – 140,000 per year. Where the successful candidate may fall within the range depends on relevant education, work and/or management experience and other business-related and job-necessary qualifications. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual performance-based bonus, as well as benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

À savoir avant de postuler

• Autorisation de travail: Cognizant ne prendra en considération que les candidats à ce poste qui sont légalement autorisés à travailler au Canada sans avoir besoin d'un parrainage de l'employeur, aujourd'hui ou à l'avenir.
• Mesures d’adaptation: Si vous avez un handicap qui nécessite des mesures d’adaptation raisonnable pour effectuer une recherche d’emploi ou poser une candidature, veuillez envoyer un courriel à [email protected] avec votre demande et vos coordonnées.
• L’IA dans notre processus de recrutement: Nous utilisons des outils d'intelligence artificielle (IA) pour trier et évaluer les candidatures efficacement. Notre équipe examine ensuite les candidatures et décide qui passe à l’étape suivante.
• Poste à pourvoir: Sauf indication contraire, ce poste est actuellement vacant et nous cherchons à le pourvoir.
• Exigences linguistiques: Nous demandons à tous les candidats de posséder une connaissance de base de l’anglais afin de faciliter les communications internes. Pour les postes au Québec, la capacité à communiquer efficacement en anglais est requise car vous fournirez des services à et collaborerez avec des parties prenantes anglophones situées hors de la province.
• Inclusion: Cognizant est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi. Votre candidature et votre dossier ne seront pas examinés en fonction de la race, de la couleur, du sexe, de la religion, des croyances, de l'orientation sexuelle, de l'identité de genre, de l'origine nationale, du handicap, des renseignements génétiques, de la grossesse, du statut d'ancien combattant ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois fédérales, provinciales ou locales.

À propos de Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) est un AI Builder et une entreprise de services numériques (ESN) élaborant des solutions complètes d’IA maximisant les investissements pour des résultats concrets. Sa profonde expertise des métiers, des processus et des technologies lui permet d’intégrer dans les systèmes technologiques le contexte unique de chaque organisation de l’ingénierie à la production à l’échelle. Son objectif: améliorer l’efficacité des équipes, créer de la valeur et permettre aux grandes entreprises de rester performantes dans un monde qui évolue rapidement. Pour en savoir plus: cognizant.ai ou @cognizant.