McLaren Strategic Solutions - .Net Architect - Native Cloud Platform

Description :

About the Role :

We are seeking an experienced .NET Architect to lead the modernization of a .NET application into a modern, cloud-native platform.

This role will drive architectural decisions, define modernization strategy, and guide engineering teams through the transformation to a microservices-based architecture on AWS Cloud, leveraging the latest .NET stack.

You will play a critical role in evaluating the existing system, defining target architecture, and ensuring a scalable, secure, and future-ready solution aligned with business goals.

Key Responsibilities :

- Analyze and assess the existing .NET application (architecture, codebase, dependencies, and data flows)

- Define and own the modernization roadmap from current .NET to the latest .NET (Core / .NET 8+) stack

- Design and implement a microservices-based architecture using modern design patterns

- Lead the migration to AWS Cloud, defining cloud-native architectures and best practices

- Establish standards for API design, service communication, security, and observability

- Guide teams on strangler, re-platforming, and re-engineering strategies

- Work closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and engineering teams

- Review and approve architecture designs, code standards, and technical implementations

- Ensure scalability, performance, resiliency, and cost optimization in the target architecture

- Mentor senior and mid-level engineers on cloud and microservices best practices

- Drive governance, risk mitigation, and technical decision-making across the program

Requirements :

Required Qualifications :

- Strong hands-on experience with C# .NET Framework applications

- Proven experience modernizing or migrating monolithic applications to microservices

- Expertise in latest .NET stack (.NET Core / .NET 6/7/8)

- Strong understanding of microservices architecture patterns

- Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

- API Gateway, Service Discovery

- Event-driven and synchronous communication

- Extensive experience with AWS Cloud, including services such as :

- EC2, ECS / EKS

- Lambda

- API Gateway

- RDS / DynamoDB

- S3

- IAM, VPC

- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

- Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

- Solid understanding of security, performance, and scalability in distributed systems

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Nice to Have :

- Exposure to event-driven architectures (Kafka, SNS/SQS)

- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

- Experience in regulated or large-scale enterprise environments

- Background in leading modernization programs across multiple teams