Senior .NET Developer

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior .NET Developer for a long-term state government engagement based in Brisbane. The successful candidate will bring expertise in modern DevOps practices and play a pivotal role in designing and implementing build and release pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and blue/green deployment strategies within the Microsoft .NET technology stack and Azure DevOps platform.
 

Key responsibilities

• Implement and maintain enterprise-grade build and release pipelines within Azure DevOps.
• Design and integrate automated testing frameworks (unit, integration and functional) into CI/CD pipelines.
• Plan and execute blue/green deployment strategies to minimise downtime and reduce release risk.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Application Environments, Database Operations, DataHub and Change Management).
• Lead the development and delivery of Business Information Systems and APIs across the full SDLC.
• Optimise application performance through SQL Server tuning, .NET enhancements and Azure integration.
• Proactively review and improve DevOps and development processes.
• Provide technical leadership on Microsoft technologies to reduce complexity, improve maintainability and ensure scalability.
   

Highly desirable criteria

• Minimum five years’ experience in Microsoft ASP.NET development (SFIA Level 5 – PROG).
• Minimum five years’ experience with Microsoft SQL Server (2012–2022), including stored procedures, scripts and performance tuning.
• Demonstrated expert-level skills in build and release pipelines, automated testing and blue/green deployments using Azure DevOps.
   

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in Agile software development teams.
• Strong ability to collaborate with diverse business and technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience working within large government organisations with complex ICT environments.
• Ability to adapt to and continue work developed by others.
• Excellent communication skills and strong business acumen.
   

Skills and experience

The Senior .NET Developer will bring proficiency in:

• ASP.NET / MVC
• Visual Studio 2019+
• .NET Framework 3.5–4.8.x and .NET Core
• SQL Server 2012–2022 (including SQL Azure)
• XML Web Services and API development
• Microsoft Azure Services
• Azure DevOps
• Windows Server environments
• MS Reporting Services 2016
• PingFed

Plus proven capability in:

• Testing frameworks in .NET environments
• Build and release orchestration using Azure DevOps
• Blue/green deployment strategies

Contact details

For a confidential chat, please contact Raisa on 0437 318 208 or via email at raisa@exclaim-it.com.au, and we will be more than happy to provide you with additional information and assist in the application process.