Senior Software Engineer, .NET & WCF Modernization

Design, develop, and maintain WCF services supporting internal and external business processes.

Support SOAP-based integrations and XML messaging frameworks.

Troubleshoot service communication, security, serialization, and interoperability issues.

Manage service contracts, endpoint configurations, bindings, and authentication mechanisms.

Work with business and technical stakeholders to support enterprise integration requirements.

Ensure integrations remain reliable, secure, and scalable.

Assess legacy applications and identify modernization opportunities.

Develop phased migration strategies from WCF services to ASP.NET Core Web APIs and modern service architectures.

Refactor legacy code to improve maintainability, performance, and testability.

Modernize authentication, authorization, and service communication patterns.

Support migration efforts from .NET Framework to modern .NET versions where appropriate.

Evaluate technical debt, prioritize modernization efforts, and recommend implementation approaches.

Design, develop, and maintain SQL Server database objects including: Stored procedures Functions Views Triggers Indexes

Stored procedures

Functions

Views

Triggers

Indexes

Troubleshoot data-related issues and optimize database performance.

Analyze execution plans and improve query efficiency.

Support application reporting, integration, and data exchange requirements.

Collaborate with DBAs on database design, maintenance, and performance improvements.

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to developers.

Conduct code reviews and promote engineering best practices.

Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies.

Assist in establishing development standards and modernization roadmaps.

Collaborate with architects to align modernization efforts with long-term platform goals.

Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation activities.

Improve build, deployment, and release processes.

Collaborate with QA teams to increase automated testing coverage.

Contribute to monitoring, logging, and observability improvements.

Recommend tooling and process enhancements that improve development efficiency and platform reliability.

7+ years of software development experience using Microsoft technologies.

Strong experience with C#, .NET Framework, and WCF services.

Experience supporting and enhancing large-scale legacy enterprise applications.

Strong understanding of SOAP, XML, XSD, and service-oriented architectures.

Experience developing REST APIs using ASP.NET Core or Web API.

Experience designing and implementing modernization strategies for legacy systems.

Strong SQL Server experience including: Stored procedures Query optimization Performance tuning Database design

Query optimization

Performance tuning

Database design

Experience troubleshooting production issues and performing root-cause analysis.

Strong understanding of software design principles and object-oriented development.

Experience with source control systems such as Git.

Experience working in Agile development environments.

Experience migrating WCF services to ASP.NET Core Web APIs or gRPC.

Experience modernizing .NET Framework applications to .NET 8+.

Experience with Azure services including App Services, Service Bus, Key Vault, and Application Insights.

Experience with Docker and container-based deployments.

Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging technologies.

Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and microservices architecture.

Experience with observability platforms, distributed tracing, and application monitoring.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership , Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

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