W2 Role

Job Title: .NET / Azure DevOps Engineer
Location: Hopkins, MN — Onsite
Experience: 7+ years
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced .NET / Azure DevOps Engineer with strong full-stack development skills, CI/CD automation expertise, and experience in application security remediation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, React.js, SQL Server, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
The candidate will collaborate with clients, offshore contractors, and cross-functional engineering teams to remediate Project Mortar vulnerabilities, improve application reliability, and streamline deployment processes.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise applications using C#, .NET Framework, .NET Core, .NET 8, ASP.NET MVC, and ASP.NET Core Web API.

Develop and maintain front-end applications using React.js.

Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab Pipelines and Azure DevOps.

Automate application deployments, environment provisioning, and release processes.

Coordinate with clients and offshore contractors to identify, track, and remediate Project Mortar vulnerabilities.

Develop and optimize REST APIs, microservices, Entity Framework/EF Core components, and SQL Server queries and stored procedures.

Perform application troubleshooting, debugging, performance tuning, and production support.

Implement unit testing, automated testing, and manual testing practices.

Follow secure coding standards and support vulnerability remediation initiatives.

Apply observability and monitoring practices to improve application performance and reliability.

Collaborate with distributed teams using Agile and DevOps methodologies.

Promote engineering best practices, automation, continuous improvement, and cloud adoption.

Required Skills
7+ years of overall software engineering experience.

Strong hands-on experience with C#, .NET Framework, .NET Core, and .NET 8.

Experience with ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core Web API, REST APIs, and microservices.

Strong knowledge of Entity Framework, EF Core, and Microsoft SQL Server.

3+ years of React.js UI development experience.

5+ years of experience automating deployments using GitLab CI/CD Pipelines.

Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD automation, and release management.

Knowledge of unit testing, automated testing frameworks, and manual testing.

Experience with secure coding, vulnerability remediation, debugging, and performance optimization.

Ability to work effectively with clients and offshore/distributed teams.

Familiarity with Agile practices and application monitoring/observability.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with cloud technologies and DevOps toolchains.

Exposure to advanced observability and monitoring solutions.

Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineering team members.

Work Arrangement: Onsite in Hopkins, Minnesota.