Senior Software Engineer — Azure / .NET / SQL

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (.NET / Azure): Modernizing and re-architecting legacy .NET/SQL Server systems to Azure for a mission-critical platform with an accent on massive data scale, demanding performance, and cloud migration strategies. Focus on decomposing monolithic architectures, containerizing workloads, and driving cloud adoption in a complex, data-intensive environment.

Location: Remote from Canada or Costa Rica

Salary: $80,000–$140,000 USD (or $135,000–$190,000 CAD)

Company

Harris is a leading provider of mission-critical software to the public sector in North America, with Globys delivering world-class B2B portal solutions for major telecom carriers.

What you will do

• Modernize and re-architect existing .NET Framework / ASP.NET / IIS platform to modern .NET and Azure.
• Design secure, scalable APIs and microservices across hybrid and Azure environments using PaaS and serverless capabilities.
• Optimize multi-terabyte SQL Server databases on-prem and in Azure, including query tuning, index optimization, partitioning, and large-scale data migrations.
• Design and maintain complex data pipelines, migrating on-prem patterns to Azure using Data Factory, Integration Services, and Event Hubs.
• Containerize existing .NET workloads into Docker and Kubernetes (AKS), establishing patterns for the team.
• Apply AI tools across the SDLC to accelerate requirements, code generation, testing, and code review.

Requirements

• 8+ years building complex software on the Microsoft stack (.NET / C#) with deep hands-on SQL Server experience at multi-terabyte scale.
• Hands-on legacy modernization experience, migrating .NET Framework apps to modern .NET and refactoring monoliths.
• Strong Azure experience across compute, integration, data, security, and observability (e.g., App Service, Functions, API Management, Event Hubs, Azure SQL, Key Vault).
• Experience containerizing existing .NET applications with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS).
• Comfortable working in hybrid environments spanning on-prem and Azure.
• BS/MS in CS, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Understanding of LLM fundamentals, vector databases, and agentic system design (e.g., Azure OpenAI Service, AI Search, Semantic Kernel).
• Experience with data lakes/lakehouses, Databricks, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL on Azure, serverless architectures, or Redis Cache.
• Experience with modern SSO and federated identity (SAML, OAuth/OIDC).

Culture & Benefits

• 3 weeks' vacation and 5 personal days.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits starting from your first day of employment.
• Employee stock ownership and RRSP/401k matching programs.
• Lifestyle rewards.
• Remote work opportunities.