.NET Tech Lead

Forte Group is looking for a .NET Tech Lead, who will lead the end-to-end technical design and execution of re-platforming a product from on-premise to AWS Cloud.

You will lead the technical design and execution of a large-scale replatforming initiative, migrating an enterprise .NET-based system from on-premise to a secure cloud environment.

About the Product:

The platform is an enterprise-grade .NET-based system currently operating in multiple customer environments. The modernization roadmap involves replatforming to the cloud using a lift-and-shift model — introducing cloud automation, secure connectivity, and telemetry while preserving existing functionality. Future phases will focus on progressive decoupling and transition toward cloud-native components.

Key features include:

• Large-scale .NET platform transitioning from on-premise to cloud.
• Mix of legacy and modern components: .NET Framework, .NET Core, SQL Server, and Windows-based services.
• Infrastructure automation and monitoring through Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and telemetry.
• Secure reverse proxying, role-based access, and identity federation.
• API integrations with external enterprise systems.
• Modernization roadmap introducing containerization, observability, and refactoring opportunities.

Technologies and Tools:

• Frontend: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript (modern modules), ASP.NET Web Forms / MVC
• Backend: C#, .NET Core / .NET 8+ (modern services), Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft IIS, T-SQL, SOAP, REST Web Services, Microsoft AD / AD LDS / (OIDC, Kerberos, LDAP)
• Databases: Microsoft SQL Server
• CI/CD: GitHub, Azure Reports, Terraform
• Tools: Microsoft Visual Studio, VS Code, MS Teams, Slack, SharePoint, Playwright, xUnit

Team structure and Workflow:

The engineering organization operates across India, the UK, and LATAM, following Agile Scrum principles. Teams are cross-functional and include Backend Engineers, SDETs, Product Owners, AWS Cloud Engineers, and Engineering Managers.

As a Tech Lead, you will:

• Provide technical direction and architectural guidance across teams and components
• Coordinate engineering efforts to ensure alignment on design decisions, standards, and implementation approaches
• Support developers and DevOps engineers by clarifying technical requirements, patterns, and best practices
• Collaborate with Delivery and Product stakeholders to ensure technical feasibility, risks, and dependencies are well understood
• Help break down complex initiatives into clear technical workstreams
• Review designs, code, and infrastructure changes to ensure quality, scalability, and consistency
• Facilitate cross-team communication, ensuring the right technical decisions are made at the right time
• Act as an escalation point for complex technical issues, guiding teams toward effective solutions
• Contribute to architectural documentation, decision-making, and modernization planning

Responsibility:

Technical Leadership & Delivery:

• Lead technical direction across teams, ensuring architectural alignment and consistent engineering practices
• Coordinate technical workstreams, clarifying dependencies, risks, and design considerations
• Drive engineering quality through design reviews, code reviews, and infrastructure validation
• Ensure CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and environment configurations follow best practices
• Collaborate closely with Delivery and Product teams to evaluate feasibility, define technical scope, and anticipate implementation challenges
• Identify technical risks early and guide teams toward effective mitigation strategies
• Promote documentation of architecture, operational procedures, and technical decisions
• Support smooth delivery by ensuring teams have clear technical guidance, patterns, and standards

Architecture & Engineering:

• Provide architectural leadership for the replatforming of a large .NET-based system from on-premise to cloud
• Define technical patterns and standards for infrastructure, deployment automation, reverse proxying, security, and observability
• Guide teams through design decisions involving legacy .NET Framework components, Windows-based services, and modern .NET
• Ensure cloud environments are secure, scalable, repeatable, and aligned with Infrastructure-as-Code practices
• Review and validate Terraform modules, CI/CD pipelines, configuration changes, and infrastructure updates
• Support gradual modernization by identifying opportunities for decoupling, service extraction, performance improvements, and technical debt reduction
• Collaborate with DevOps and Cloud Engineering to standardize networking, VM images, environment layouts, and telemetry integration
• Promote best practices across logging, monitoring, alerting, and operational readiness
• Ensure architectural decisions are documented clearly and communicated effectively across teams
• Ensure secure and scalable integration with SOAP, REST, and HL7 FHIR services.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Communicate project status, risks, and recommendations clearly to Product and Delivery stakeholders
• Participate in roadmap planning and define technical goals aligned with business objectives
• Balance technical innovation with delivery timelines and resource constraints

Mindset & Accountability:

• Stay up to date with the latest features, libraries, and best practices.
• Take ownership of outcomes, not just output.
• Be proactive and propose reasonable decisions
• Be flexible in aligning with shifting business priorities.
• Propose reasonable, pragmatic solutions while balancing business and technical needs.

Software Engineering Practices:

• Write maintainable, testable, secure, and idiomatic code in C#.
• Evaluate trade-offs when adopting frameworks, libraries, and tools.
• Ensure adherence to high engineering standards across code, testing, and design

Qualifications and Skills:

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 2–3 years in a Teach Lead or Architect role
• Deep expertise in C#, ASP.NET / .NET Core / .NET 8+, and AWS
• Proven experience managing distributed Agile teams (5–10+ engineers)
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, and cloud-native principles
• Proficiency with SQL Server, T-SQL, REST / SOAP APIs, SignalR, and asynchronous data flows
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions, Terraform)
• Solid understanding of security best practices (SSO, OIDC, RBAC)
• Experience with testing strategies, shift-left approaches, and automation integration
• Excellent leadership, communication, and conflict-resolution skills
• Fluent English (Upper-Intermediate or higher)

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with HL7 FHIR or similar interoperability standards
• Knowledge of SSAS / OLAP reporting systems
• Exposure to performance testing and observability tools (JMeter, Grafana, App Insights)
• Certification in Scrum Master, Azure, or Team Leadership
• Certification in AWS

We offer:

• Work your way — anywhere, anytime. Our remote-first approach lets you choose where and how you work best!
• Experience working with diverse teams and gaining international expertise
• A friendly, supportive team and an enjoyable work environment where your ideas matter
• A chance to work on exciting, challenging projects using cutting-edge technologies that make a real impact
• Comprehensive health insurance, corporate psychologist access, and partial sports activity coverage
• Free training programs, reimbursement for certifications, and access to online learning platforms to fuel your growth
• Free group English classes and discounted individual lessons
• Paid vacation, public holidays, and sick leave are fully covered by Forte Group
• Referral bonuses, regular performance reviews, and full support for business trips
• Corporate events and holiday presents

Join a team that invests in your well-being, growth, and success!