Regular+/Senior .NET dev with strong Azure (freelance)

The project involves new feature development, support, and maintenance of a web-based self-service portal operating in the financial services domain, used by customers across multiple countries. It focuses on scaling and continuously improving a group-wide self-service solution to increase customer adoption, operational efficiency, and service availability while meeting high standards of security, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

• Commercial experience with ASP .NET Core and building/maintaining REST APIs
• Practical experience with Azure, especially Application Insights, Log Analytics, Key Vault, API Management, RBAC, and Managed Identity
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps: Boards and Pipelines
• Strong production maintenance mindset: troubleshooting, tracking issues based on logs/telemetry
• Ability to work on vague, high-level stories, refine scope, and deliver iteratively

Nice to have:

• Docker, Kubernetes, argoCD
• IdentityServer, OpenIddict, OIDC flow
• Integrations with payment providers
• PostgreSQL and/or Azure Storage Account Tables
• Experience with architectural-level service communication (patterns for cross-service integration, reliable communication)
• Ability to discuss and advise both on technical topics and at end-user/business level
• Experience in using AI tools in day-to-day workflow

• Build and maintain ASP .NET Core services and REST APIs supporting the self-service portal
• Develop new features and enhance existing modules with attention to reliability and maintainability
• Maintenance of existing features
• Investigate incidents using Application Insights and Log Analytics
• Identify root cause, implement fixes, and prevent regressions
• Work with Azure services (Key Vault, API Management, RBAC, Managed Identity) and enforce secure integration patterns
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines and delivery practices using Azure DevOps (Boards and Pipelines)
• Collaborate in a Lean way: transform high-level stories into concrete tasks, deliver iteratively, and keep feedback loops short
• Drive design discussions, advise on cross-service communication, and help align technical work with user/business value