Technical Lead / Architect (.NET) - Chesterfield - New (REF50)
Technical Lead / Architect (.NET) – Chesterfield – New (REF50)
A market-leading organisation is looking to appoint a Technical Lead / Architect to help shape the technical direction of two software development teams working on a shared product suite within a common framework.
This role suits a technical leader with strong expertise in C# and the .NET framework, capable of designing secure, scalable architectures while providing day-to-day technical leadership. You will play a key role in modernising legacy systems, supporting the delivery of new features, and ensuring technical decisions align closely with both user needs and wider business goals. With a strong customer focus, you will contribute to requirement definition, influence product direction, and support solutions used within a growing global market.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain software solutions using the .NET framework
- Define system architecture and provide technical leadership across multiple teams
- Work closely with stakeholders to gather, analyse, and refine requirements
- Lead code reviews, set coding standards, and mentor developers
- Produce clear technical documentation, including specifications and design patterns
- Develop and own long-term strategies for evolving and modernising a legacy codebase
- Collaborate with QA, Sales, and other internal teams to support delivery
- Participate in occasional customer site visits, including potential international travel, to support installations and gather feedback
Skills & Experience (Essential)
- 5+ years' experience designing and delivering solutions using the .NET framework
- Strong experience architecting scalable, secure, and high-performance systems
- Hands-on development experience with C# and modern .NET technologies
- Ability to translate business and user requirements into robust technical designs
- Experience leading code reviews and establishing best practice standards
- Proven experience modernising legacy systems and defining long-term technical roadmaps
- Experience with at least two of the following:
- ORM frameworks (NHibernate, Entity Framework, etc.)
- SQL Server or other relational databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL)
- DevExpress components
Desirable
- Familiarity with tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, or similar
- Experience designing or working with APIs and microservices architectures
- Exposure to Azure services and cloud-based development
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automation practices
Rewards & Benefits
- Competitive holiday allowance including bank holidays, with additional leave increasing with service
- Annual team-building weekend for employees and their families
- Private medical cover
- Company pension scheme
- Death-in-service benefit
- Access to a range of lifestyle and wellbeing benefits
- On-site health and fitness facilities
- Cycle-to-Work scheme