Staff Software Engineer, Application Modernization

HCVT

. Lead application engineering for a new Azure cloud platform supporting a multi-year modernization program .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timePhoenix • Arizona • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in architecting and developing cloud-native applications on Azure PaaS, with a strong focus on multi-tenant application design, data migration, and security compliance. Proven ability to lead technical direction, establish coding standards, and mentor teams in modern software engineering practices.

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Azure PaaS Application DevelopmentC#/.NET DevelopmentMulti-Tenant Application ArchitectureCI/CD Delivery Using GitHub ActionsApplication Security Design

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Hard Skills

Cloud-Native Application DevelopmentData MigrationRelational Data ModelingAPI Integration PatternsOrchestration LayersIdempotent Write-BackEvent-Driven SynchronizationModern Cloud LanguagesLegacy Application ModernizationApplication Resilience Patterns

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringCollaborationDecision-Making

Tools & Technologies

Azure App ServiceAzure Container AppsKey VaultService BusGitHub Enterprise

Certifications & Qualifications

Microsoft AZ-204Microsoft AZ-305

Industry Keywords

SOC 2 ControlsOWASP PracticesProfessional ServicesFinancial ServicesTax and Accounting Integrations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudJavaJavaScriptNode.jsPythonSQLTypeScriptVaultGo.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead application engineering for a new Azure cloud platform supporting a multi-year modernization program
Architect and code new solutions while modernizing legacy applications onto the platform
Set technical direction, establish reusable patterns, and raise engineering standards
Own target-state architecture for a unified front door replacing separate client-facing and internal portals
Own the canonical work model and composable module architecture
Design and enforce multi-tenant isolation across documents, search, exports, background jobs, and third-party integrations
Establish API and integration patterns and build integrations with third-party platforms through versioned contracts and anti-corruption adapters
Ensure resilience through idempotent write-back, reconciliation, drift detection, circuit breakers, cached reads, and graceful degradation
Modernize older .NET Framework, WCF, and SQL workloads without disrupting business operations
Build cloud-native applications on Azure PaaS, including data and analytics platform application and business-logic layers
Select languages and frameworks and guide team adoption
Deliver application changes through CI/CD and partner with the Staff Azure Cloud Engineer on the paved path
Lead application data design and legacy data migration
Lead application security design and build for relevant SOC 2 controls
Set standards for coding, testing, quality gates, code review, observability, and incident response
Provide hands-on technical leadership through design decisions, code reviews, mentoring, and architecture decision records
Collaborate with the Azure Cloud Engineer and the firm's IT, security, and network teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years building and operating production applications and services, including architecture ownership and cross-functional delivery leadership
Experience architecting multi-tenant applications serving internal staff and external customers, with data isolation, customer identity, fine-grained authorization, and row-level security
Experience building orchestration layers over third-party systems of record, including API facades, backend-for-frontend, anti-corruption layers, canonical domain models, versioned contracts, event-driven synchronization, idempotent write-back, and resilience patterns
Deep expertise in at least one modern cloud language; C#/.NET is the largest footprint, with production fluency in Java, Go, Python, or Node.js/TypeScript
Experience modernizing monolithic, on-premises, or legacy applications to cloud-native patterns
Hands-on Azure PaaS application development using App Service or Container Apps, managed identity, Key Vault, and Service Bus or equivalent messaging
Full-stack capability with a modern component-based TypeScript web UI, shared design system, and plugin or micro-frontend model
Strong relational data modeling and migration experience, including data quality, auditability, and reconciliation
Leadership in secure application development, including authentication, authorization, input validation, encryption, secrets management, OWASP practices, and SOC 2 controls
Experience delivering through CI/CD using GitHub Actions, GitHub Enterprise, or equivalent, including pull requests, automated testing, and quality and security gates
Demonstrated technical leadership without formal authority
Preferred: plugin-based platform architectures; policy engines; data-dense client-facing interfaces; professional-services, tax, accounting, document management, or practice-management integrations; build-versus-buy judgment; incremental modernization patterns; SOC 2 or HIPAA audit-cycle experience; tax, accounting, financial services, or professional services experience; Microsoft AZ-204 and/or AZ-305 or relevant certifications

Benefits

Comp & perks

HCVT provides a variety of benefits and perks; see the Benefits section for details
Hybrid work model allowing eligible employees to work remotely and in the office based on business needs and team coordination
Significant investments in training
Interesting, diverse, and intellectually stimulating work supporting professional growth