Azure Backend Engineer (.NET, Terraform)

Job Description – Azure Backend Engineer (.NET,
Terraform)
Experience: 8–10 years Location: Kolkata (Hybrid) Employment Type: Contract min 12+months

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer proficient in modern .NET (8 or higher),
Microsoft Azure, and Terraform to join our team in building scalable backend cloud solutions. You will be responsible for designing and developing event-driven backend services on Azure, provisioning resources using Terraform, and leveraging a wide range of serverless and PaaS offerings across the Azure ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Backend Cloud Engineering: Design and build backend solutions using .NET 8+ deployed on Azure, with a focus on event-driven architectures. Azure Resource Provisioning: Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform to stand up, maintain, and optimize Azure resources (App Services, Functions, Storage, CosmosDB, etc.). Event-Driven Development: Develop backend workflows using Azure Functions (including Durable Functions), integrate with Event Grid, Service Bus, APIM, and other messaging/eventing services. API Development & Management: Build and expose APIs with Azure API Management (APIM) and .NET (WebAPI, minimal APIs), ensuring robust security and performance. Serverless and Distributed Systems: Engineer scalable, resilient serverless solutions utilizing Azure's PaaS ecosystem. Data Integration: Implement backend integrations with Azure Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, and queues for persistent, high-throughput workloads. CI/CD Practices: Automate deployments and application lifecycle using CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions. Monitoring & Optimization: Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and best DevOps practices. Code Quality: Write clean, testable code (unit/integration tests), contribute to code reviews, and maintain documentation.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field OR equivalent
professional experience. Azure Cloud: 3–5 years hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure backend/PaaS services (Functions, Event Grid, APIM, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, Service Bus, etc.). .NET/C# Development: 8+ years of experience building backend solutions in .NET (version 8 or higher required; experience with .NET 9 preferred).

Terraform: 3+ years of experience automating cloud resource provisioning and
configuration using Terraform on Azure. Event-Driven Solutions: Experience developing event-driven and message-based distributed systems, ideally using Azure native services. API & Integration: Strong background in designing, building, and securing APIs and integrating with various Azure services. CI/CD: Proficiency with source control (Git) and automated CI/CD in Azure or GitHub ecosystem. Testing: Strong understanding of modern testing patterns for backend systems (unit/integration testing, mocking frameworks). Cloud-Native Patterns: Practical knowledge of serverless, resilience, scalability, and cloud architecture best practices. Experience in CI/CD automation with GitHub Actions.

Soft Skills

Strong communication and team collaboration skills
Analytical mind with strong problem-solving ability Attention to documentation and code quality