.Net Full Stack Lead Developer

As a valued member of the technology delivery team, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and cloud-ready full stack solutions. Collaborate with architects, engineers, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders to define solution blueprints, guide technical execution, and drive engineering excellence.

About the role

This is an on-site position in Alpharetta, GA and Parsippany, NJ. We support a healthy work-life balance through various wellbeing programs. The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting and may change based on project or client requirements.

Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution design for .NET-based applications, including service decomposition, API contracts, data flows, and cloud topology across Azure or AWS.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across full stack development, integration patterns, and modern architecture approaches such as event-driven design and CQRS.
• Drive AI-based solutioning and support agent-based application development across project teams.
• Partner with DevOps and engineering teams to define how code is built, tested, secured, and deployed through CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and quality engineering practices.
• Promote secure coding, compliance readiness, and high-quality delivery outcomes throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Support MLOps practices for model deployment, monitoring, and drift detection where applicable.

Requirements

• 7+ years of strong hands-on experience with .NET Core and ASP.NET Core application development.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and service-based architectures.
• Strong understanding of dependency injection, Entity Framework, and SQL Server.
• Experience with Azure SSO and secure application integration practices.
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and code quality governance.
• Experience with MSTest or similar testing frameworks.
• Ability to lead technical design discussions and guide development teams through implementation and delivery.
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and quality standards within enterprise software development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure or AWS cloud-native application design and deployment.
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture, CQRS, or modern integration patterns.
• Exposure to AI-enabled solutioning, agent-based application development, or generative AI use cases.
• Experience supporting MLOps pipelines, model deployment, monitoring, or drift detection.
• Ability to influence engineering best practices across development, DevOps, testing, and security teams.

Pay

The annual salary for this position is between $68,000 – $135,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan