.net/C Developer

Aquent is thrilled to partner with a pioneering financial services leader dedicated to crafting secure, seamless digital experiences for millions of users worldwide. In this pivotal, high-impact role, you will spearhead the future of online security by designing, developing, and supporting a mission-critical authentication platform that safeguards daily transactions on a massive scale. By balancing strategic system design with hands-on coding, you will directly influence both architecture and implementation, driving innovation in a critical business area and shaping the digital security landscape to protect the financial well-being of countless individuals.

The Opportunity

As a key member of a dynamic, fast-paced Agile team, you will collaborate extensively with product owners, Scrum Masters, and cross-functional stakeholders to transform complex business requirements into robust, scalable software solutions. Your expertise will bridge the gap between visionary system design and high-performance execution, ensuring seamless authentication across internal and external systems. This is a unique chance to champion software quality, mentor junior developers, and drive the adoption of cutting-edge technical innovations that directly fortify the security posture of a global financial platform.

What You'll Do

• Lead the development and delivery of software products through all phases, from quality assurance to production.
• Collaborate extensively with product owners and key stakeholders across various departments to ensure timely and budget-compliant project delivery.
• Partner with the Scrum Master and product owner to provide accurate development sizing and cost analysis estimates for new initiatives.
• Work closely with product owners and team members on story decomposition, feature design, and task prioritization to streamline development.
• Champion software quality by utilizing automated testing tools and frameworks, including Test-Driven Development.
• Provide critical support for identity and credential management systems, ensuring seamless authentication across internal and external systems.
• Actively help resolve team roadblocks and foster a collaborative problem-solving environment in conjunction with the Scrum Master.
• Coordinate individual team deliverables to ensure successful and synchronized product releases.
• Proactively identify technology risks and implement effective mitigation strategies.
• Conduct regular code reviews and quality improvement sessions with development teams, focusing on robust requirements specification and design methodologies.
• Innovate by prototyping, validating, and developing tailored application solutions that directly address complex business requirements.

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated expertise as an API Subject Matter Expert in developing server-side applications using C# and .NET technologies.
• Proficiency in developing user interfaces (UI) with Angular or React.
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing highly available, high-throughput, and scalable application solutions.
• Strong knowledge of contemporary system architecture, development standards, and best practices.
• Proven ability to mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members.
• Background in AI development and Specification-Driven Development.
• Experience working with Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems.

Qualifications That Will Set You Apart

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Over 7 years of hands-on application programming or test automation framework experience within an Agile development environment.
• At least 3 years of demonstrated leadership in delivering and driving the adoption of technical innovations across teams.
• Strong familiarity with Agile/Lean development and testing methodologies, including Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.
• Experience with databases such as MongoDB and Aerospike.
• Knowledge of authentication protocols like Kerberos, certificate-based authentication, and Ping Identity solutions.
• Skilled in testing RESTful web services using test automation frameworks, with the ability to parse nested JSON and XML, with SOAP experience being a plus.
• Proven ability to perform effectively under pressure in challenging environments.
• Proficiency with source control systems and Agile tools including Bitbucket, Jira, Zephyr, Bamboo, and Git.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform.
• Background in CI/CD environments (e.g., Bamboo), including creating, modifying, and executing jobs from scratch using Git.
• Expertise in troubleshooting production issues through analysis of logs (Splunk), dashboards, and metrics.
• Previous experience within the financial services or brokerage industry.