Integration Technical Lead – .NET, C# & Azure

Integration Technical Lead – .NET, C# &amp; Azure<br />Location: Crewe<br />Working Pattern: HYBRID 1 - 2 days per week onsite<br />ARCA Consulting is proud to be partnering with a leading UK ecommerce business that is continuing to evolve its technology landscape and is looking for an experienced Integration Technical Lead with hands on .Net, C# expertise to play a key role in shaping its integration capability.<br />This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-profile, digitally driven organisation and combine hands-on technical expertise with technical leadership, working across Engineering, Product and Architecture to build scalable, secure and resilient integration services.<br />You'll have genuine influence over technical direction, architecture and delivery, while remaining close to the technology and supporting a talented engineering team.<br />Ecommerce or retail experience would be advantageous, but it isn't essential. We're interested in candidates who have worked in complex, high-volume or customer-focused technology environments where reliability, scalability and integration are critical.<br />What you'll be doing<br />As Integration Technical Lead, you'll provide technical leadership within an integration-focused product team, helping shape the technical direction while enabling the team to deliver at pace.<br />Your responsibilities will include:

• Owning and shaping the technical roadmap for integration services, aligned with wider Engineering and Architecture strategy.
• Providing hands-on technical leadership across C#/.NET and Microsoft Azure.
• Designing and delivering robust integration solutions, including APIs, messaging, event-driven architectures and distributed systems.
• Making pragmatic architectural and technical decisions within established architectural guardrails.
• Working closely with the Engineering Manager and Integration Architect on delivery, prioritisation and ways of working.
• Helping the team understand technical complexity, estimate effort and plan effectively.
• Removing technical blockers that could impact delivery.
• Proactively identifying and managing technical debt across integration platforms.
• Designing scalable and resilient cloud-native solutions using Azure services
• Promoting high engineering standards through coding standards, code reviews, modular design and effective documentation.
• Mentoring engineers and supporting their technical development, particularly around integration concepts and best practice.
• Working collaboratively across Product, Engineering and Architecture to help build a high-performing team.<br />What we're looking for<br />We're looking for someone who combines strong technical depth with excellent communication, leadership and problem-solving skills.<br />You'll ideally have:
• Strong hands-on experience with C# and .NET (Core/6+), particularly building integration services and APIs.
• Proven experience working with Microsoft Azure
• Experience designing and delivering integration solutions and distributed systems, including REST APIs, microservices and event-driven architectures.
• A strong understanding of cloud-native architecture, scalability and performance optimisation.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code, with ARM, Bicep or Terraform being advantageous.
• A genuine interest in mentoring engineers and helping teams become more effective.<br />To apply, please click the link for immediate consideration