Senior .NET Lead Developer

Title: Senior .NET Lead Developer
Location: Torrance, CA (Hybrid of 4 days/week onsite along with 1 day/week remote)
Contract Duration: 6 months contract

We are looking for a .NET Developer who has an extensive background serving as a Technical Lead. This individual will be serving as a Technical Lead and will be highly focused on coordinating onshore and offshore development efforts to ensure quality, timely delivery, and alignment with enterprise architecture standards for .NET Applications (Web & Desktop), Webservices, Salesforce Integrations, etc. that support a financial services organization.

Responsibilities will include the following:

• Complete all phases of software development life cycle including analysis, design, functionality, testing and support
• Develop large scale web/database applications
• Communicate with offshore daily and gather business/technical requirements for the offshore team.
• Provide technical leadership and day-to-day oversight for offshore development teams, including work planning, task assignment, and delivery tracking
• Review offshore code deliverables to ensure compliance with architectural standards, security requirements, and performance expectations
• Translate business and technical requirements into clearly defined technical tasks, user stories, and design artifacts consumable by offshore teams
• Serve as the primary onshore escalation point for offshore delivery issues, risks, and dependency management
• Ensure offshore deliverables meet agreed sprint commitments, quality standards, and defect thresholds
• Partner with the Scrum Master / Project Manager to support sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical dependency management
• Code and perform unit and integration testing of software to ensure proper and efficient execution and adherence to business and technical requirements
• Code, test, and debug new software or make enhancements to existing software
• Write programs according to specifications from higher-level staff or business analysts
• Develop technical documentation
• Resolve in a timely manner problems that arise with existing production applications to ensure the efficient and proper functioning of application components
• Collaborate with technical staff to learn and understand software problems
• Generate a variety of complex and periodic reports and/or data through database management, data administration, and data extraction techniques
• Provide general system users and management with system analysis and feedback
• Influence system design by identifying and recommending design and requirements needs for software enhancements
• Mentor and coach less experienced staff
• Maximize the efficiency of the various software systems by implementing, monitoring, testing, and auditing new software programs
• Analyzes and resolves computer-related problems by coordinating with in house personnel to diagnose and fix the operational difficulty, as well as consulting, advising, and training on specialized features and functions
• Follow established configuration/change control processes
• Remain up to date with the terminology, concepts, and best practices for coding Web apps.
• Develop technical interfaces, specifications, and architecture
• Create and test software prototypes
• Maintain and support multiple projects and deadlines
• Record work progress every week

Required Skills and Expertise:

• 10 years of development experience with .NET programming languages, Windows forms, HTML5/CSS3 and SQL Server, JavaScript, in an n-tier architecture
• Strong experience leading teams across various time zones including the following:
  • Ensuring offshore work aligns with enterprise SDLC, change management, and audit requirements
  • Serving as an onshore technical lead for offshore or distributed development teams
  • Providing technical direction, estimates, and delivery commitments across multiple time zones
• Experience with .NET core
• Strong MS SQL Server skills. Experience in SQL Query and Stored Procedures
• Integration experience with AWS is preferred
• Strong experience with ASP.NET framework, SQL Server, and design/architectural patterns
• Strong experience with API integration using REST/SOAP technologies
• Understanding of Agile methodologies
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Experience in developing front-end applications
• Experience with Webservices, WCF, and service-oriented architecture a plus
• Experience with GIT and continuous integrations
• Passion for technology and knowledge

Other Critical Skills:

• Advanced capability in software construction, testing, infrastructure, configuration, and operating standards

• Advanced corporate knowledge, and understands how a change would affect multiple applications
• Advanced ability to make recommendations/decisions in the application and program design, standards, and program enhancements
• Advanced ability to utilize system traces and debugging tools for problem/issue resolution
• Advanced ability to analyze and model business functions, processes, and information flow within or between systems
• Advanced ability to provide guidance and mentoring on programming practices and techniques to individuals and cross functional teams
• Advanced knowledge of software design, construction, programming trends, programming, and scripting languages in multiple applications and data management systems
• Advanced ability to work with users at all levels to define system requirements, design, and system topologies to meet operational needs and system performance objectives
• Ability to communicate clearly with business users and the project manager
• Ability to innovate and provide functional applications with intuitive interfaces
• Ability to construct user guides and documentation

Required Soft Skills:

• Interpersonal style that reflects the Client culture- consensus decision making, respect for the individual
• High level of integrity
• Exhibit excellent oral and written communication skills
• High level of skill in diplomacy/negotiating/teamwork/collaboration