.NET Architect

About HCLTech HCLTech is a global technology company, spread across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. We re powered by our people a global, diverse, multi-generational talent
- representing 161 nationalities whose unique spark, perspective and boundless passion drive our culture of proactive value creation and problem-solving. To learn more about how we can supercharge progress for you, visit www.hcltech.com Role Purpose Provide end-to-end technical leadership for enterprise solutions on the .
NET platform: translating business and non-functional requirements into scalable, secure and resilient architectures, and guiding engineering teams through implementation, modernization and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Design Own high-level and detailed architecture for complex .
NET applications, APIs, integrations and modernization initiatives. Convert functional and non-functional requirements into blueprints, component designs, interface contracts and implementation guidance. Select appropriate architecture patterns and assess trade-offs across scalability, performance, security, cost and maintainability. Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, approved platforms, reusable patterns and target-state roadmaps. Technical Leadership & Governance Give hands-on architectural direction to development, QA, DevOps, security and support teams. Set coding, API, integration, logging, configuration, testing and deployment standards. Run architecture reviews, design walkthroughs, technical risk assessments and PoC evaluations. Security, Reliability & Performance Embed secure-by-design across identity, authorization, secrets, data protection and interface security. Define resiliency patterns
- retry, timeout, failover, HA and DR
- plus performance and capacity targets. Ensure observability through structured logging, metrics, tracing, dashboards and alerting. Stakeholder Engagement Facilitate technical discovery with business, product, security, infrastructure and vendor stakeholders. Communicate complex decisions clearly to engineering and leadership audiences. Maintain architecture artifacts, decision records, risk logs and technical roadmaps. Technology Focus
- .
NET Build and evolve .
NET services, Web APIs and background workers with clean separation of concerns. Apply modern .
NET features, configuration, logging and dependency injection consistently across the codebase. Modernize legacy .
NET Framework components towards modern .
NET, containers and cloud-ready hosting. Required Technical Competencies Core

Skills:
C#, modern .
NET, ASP.
NET Core, Web API, dependency injection, async/concurrency, performance tuning. Design & Architecture: Enterprise application architecture, SOLID, design patterns, DDD, microservices, event-driven design, API management. Data & Integration: Relational data design, Entity Framework, transactions, consistency, caching; REST APIs, messaging, event streaming. Platform & DevOps: Azure or equivalent cloud, containers and orchestration, CI/CD, IaC, automated quality gates, secure supply chain. Quality & Operations: Unit, integration, performance and resiliency testing; production readiness, monitoring, RCA. Experience & Qualifications 13+ years in software engineering, with strong enterprise .
NET design and delivery experience. Proven track record as solution, application or technical architect on complex programs. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or IT, or equivalent experience. Relevant platform, cloud, architecture or DevOps certifications advantageous, not mandatory. English