Dot Net - Software Architect/Lead

Job Title - Dot Net - Software Architect/Lead Duartion - 12+ Months Location - East Hartford, Connecticut 3-days on-site and 2 days remote) Note - This is a W-2 position, and we welcome candidates requiring H-1B transfer sponsorship to apply. No third-party vendors. W2 Benefits - Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision), Employee 401 k Contributions, HSA and other Benefits. Scope of Work: The ideal candidate will be able to contribute immediately in the following areas: Assist ITD in reconciliation of current business requirements and modern information technology standards. Identification of risks and system constraints. Estimation of development timeline. Software development, testing and release management tasks. Ensuring code quality standards. Mentoring of development staff. General Experience: Minimum ten (10) years of experience in the design, development, testing and deployment of software solutions to manage complex business requirements. Previous software architecture experience  Technical Competencies: .NET 6 & 8 .NET MVC, Razor Pages .NET Entity Framework .NET WEB API Azure Authentication (Microsoft Entra) SQL Server (2016 and up)  Ability to write and debug complex queries SSIS & SSRS IIS (8.5 and up) Azure DevOps SQL Server Performance Tuning: Optimize SQL queries (Query Execution Plans, etc.) Simplify Index analysis. Resolve SQL Server deadlocks Identify the root cause of SQL Server blocking problems Bootstrap, JQuery and various other front-end frameworks Messaging APIs (e.g., Service Broker, SignalR) Understanding and implementation of common OOP design patterns