McLaren Strategic Solutions - .Net Solution Architect - Modernization & Cloud Transformation

About the Role :

We are looking for a hands-on .NET Solutions Architect to lead the modernization of a large-scale enterprise platform. This role focuses on reverse engineering legacy systems, uncovering hidden business logic, and designing scalable, cloud-ready architectures that will define the platform's future. 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 :

- 12+ years of experience in software engineering with deep expertise in .NET technologies

- 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 :

i. Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

ii. API Gateway, Service Discovery

iii. Event-driven and synchronous communication

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

a. EC2, ECS / EKS

b. Lambda

c. API Gateway

d. RDS / DynamoDB

e. S3

f. 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 :

- Experience with hybrid modernization approaches (Strangler Fig, Incremental Migration)

- 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