Lead .NET Developer

Overview

Position: Lead .NET Developer

Duration: 6 months

Location: Saint Paul, MN

Work Mode: The work is expected to be done with a hybrid of on-site and remote work. Resource will be required to work at a Met Council office at least two days per week. Council offices are located at 390 Robert Stree North, Saint Paul, MN

Interview Mode: In-person

Job Description:

The Metropolitan Council (Met Council) is seeking one full-time Lead .NET Developer resource to work on Council .NET applications and services. The Lead .NET Developer will be responsible for architecting, designing and delivering enterprise-grade applications using the Microsoft .NET framework and Azure services. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with architectural decision-making to ensure scalable, secure and high-performance solutions.

At a high level, the resource will design, develop, and deploy complex .NET applications and services.

• Lead, architect, prototype, design, develop, and deploy complex .NET and cloud-based applications
• Provide strong technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards
• Collaborate closely with solution architects, product owners, business analysts, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Implement applications leveraging Clean Architecture and Domain-Driven Design principles
• Integrate .NET applications with third-party APIs, databases, and Azure cloud services
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and maintainability across multiple environments
• Lead code reviews, enforce development standards, and drive continuous quality improvements
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for efficient deployment and release management
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production and development environments
• Ensure compliance with security, data privacy, and accessibility standards
• Contribute to long-term technical planning, architecture decisions, and technology selection
• Prepare technical documentation and lead knowledge transfer sessions

• Fifteen (15) years of total software development experience
• Five (5) years’ experience in application development using .NET framework and Microsoft technologies
• Combined 5 years of experience in a Technical Team Lead .Net Engineer role designing and developing using Microsoft technologies and mentoring junior developers
• Combined Seven (7) years’ experience with one or more of the following frameworks:
  Angular, React, or Blazor
• Combined Five (5) years’ experience writing applications in Azure cloud and deploying code using CI/CD pipelines

• B.S., B.A., or an Associate Degree in Information Technology or related field
• 5 years’ experience leading collaborative exercises with business and technical stakeholders to translate functional requirements into technical designs
• 8+ years of experience with the following front-end technologies HTML5, CSS3, Java Script
• 3+ years of experience in Azure services such as Azure Functions, App Services, Event Bus, Event Grid, Logic Apps, and Azure infrastructure and identify Service including Azure (CIAM) cloud-based identity service
• Five (5) years of experience with hands-on work in API design, microservices architecture, distributed systems, and Azure Application Performance Monitoring
• Ten (10) years of experience writing automated unit tests
• Five (5) years of experience with database design and development using SQL Server or Azure SQL
• Experience working on a mixed business and technical team in a hybrid telework/office setting work environment
• Strong knowledge of SQL Server, Entity Framework, and performance analysis tools
• Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Proven ability to lead and manage multiple work streams in large-scale enterprise projects