SCOPE OF WORK / DUTIES / ROLES

• Collaborate with the team to analyse requirements and design technical solutions.

• Develop and maintain software applications (mainly) using C#, .NET Core, .NET 8, and Blazor.

• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including coding, testing, and support.
  • Provide 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level support for the applications in exercises and events (from our offices in the Netherlands and occasionally on-site in other NATO countries).

• Continuously improve code quality and maintainability through code reviews and refactoring.

Particular tasks:

• Development of a Modular Monolith: Ensuring our modular monolith architecture can grow efficiently as we adopt more features. This involves managing dependencies and communication between modules and optimizing performance.

• API Design and Maintenance: Balancing the use of REST and RPC style APIs to ensure they are robust, maintainable, and performant. This includes handling versioning, security, and documentation.

• Integration of New Technologies: Continuously integrating new technologies and frameworks, such as .NET 8 and Blazor, while maintaining stability and compatibility with existing systems.

• Code Quality and Maintainability: Maintaining high code quality through rigorous code reviews, automated testing, and refactoring. Ensuring that the codebase remains clean and maintainable over time.

• Performance Optimization: Identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks in the application. This includes optimizing database queries, improving response times, and ensuring efficient resource utilization.

• Support and Troubleshooting: Providing effective 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level support. This involves quickly diagnosing and resolving issues, often under tight deadlines, and ensuring minimal disruption to users.

• Security: Ensuring the application is secure from vulnerabilities. This includes implementing best practices for authentication, authorization, data encryption, and regular security audits.

• Collaboration and Communication: Facilitating effective communication and collaboration within the team, especially when working on complex features or troubleshooting issues. Ensuring that everyone is aligned and working towards common goals.

• Data Management: Efficiently managing and scaling our databases, ensuring data integrity, and optimizing data access patterns. This also includes handling migrations and backups.

• User Experience (UX) Improvements: Continuously enhancing the user interface and experience, especially with Blazor, to meet user expectations.

• Technical Debt: Managing and reducing technical debt accumulated over time. This involves prioritizing refactoring efforts and balancing them with new feature development.

• Compliance and Regulations: Ensuring our application complies with relevant industry and NATO standards and regulations.