Technical Architect Senior .NET Reporting & Migration Architect (WebFOCUS to FastReports.NET)

About

We are seeking a Senior .NET Reporting & Migration Specialist to lead the migration of enterprise reporting capabilities from WebFOCUS to a modern .NET Core based reporting engine leveraging FastReports.NET. This role will be responsible for designing scalable, secure, and maintainable reporting services, integrating with enterprise systems, and enabling asynchronous and event-driven report processing using Azure Service Bus.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting Platform Migration & Architecture

• Lead the end-to-end modernization of WebFOCUS reports, data logic, and scheduling into a .NET-based reporting framework.
• Analyze legacy WebFOCUS components (FEX procedures, data sources, parameters, access controls).
• Design a target-state reporting architecture using .NET Core, Web APIs, and FastReports.NET.
• Define standards for report templates, metadata, versioning, scheduling, and distribution.

.NET Development & Engineering

• Develop .NET Core / ASP.NET Web API services for report execution and delivery.
• Build and maintain report templates using FastReports.NET.
• Create reusable components for data access, filtering, and report export (PDF, Excel, CSV).
• Ensure performance optimization using EF Core, LINQ, and optimized SQL queries.

Data Integration & Messaging

• Work extensively with SQL Server for data retrieval and transformation.
• Implement Azure Service Bus for:
  • Asynchronous report processing
  • Long-running or batch report generation
  • Event-driven report triggers and orchestration
• Integrate reporting services with upstream and downstream enterprise applications.

DevOps, Quality & Governance

• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise security, logging, error handling, and monitoring standards.
• Conduct design and code reviews; mentor and guide development teams.
• Produce architectural documentation, migration guidelines, and operational runbooks.

Stakeholder & Business Collaboration

• Partner with business users and data teams to validate report accuracy and behavior.
• Translate functional requirements into scalable reporting solutions.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the migration lifecycle.

Required Technical Skillset

Core Engineering Skills (Must-Have )

• .NET Core / .NET 6+, C#
• ASP.NET Core Web API
• Microservices architecture
• Entity Framework Core (EF Core) and LINQ
• SQL Server (complex queries, performance tuning)
• WebFOCUS (report development, procedures, data handling)

Reporting Technologies

• FastReports.NET (preferred; hands-on experience is a strong advantage)
• Report design and layout
• Parameterized reports
• Multiple output formats
• Experience with other enterprise reporting tools is acceptable if FastReports exposure is limited.

Cloud & DevOps

• Azure Cloud & Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, Releases)
• Experience deploying .NET services to Azure or cloud environments
• Understanding of application monitoring, diagnostics, and operational support

Messaging & Integration

• Azure Service Bus
• Queues and topics
• Asynchronous processing
• Event-driven workflows and decoupled services

Experience Requirements

• 8+ years of overall software development experience
• 5+ years in enterprise-scale .NET development
• 3+ years of hands-on WebFOCUS experience
• Proven experience leading or enabling legacy reporting migrations
• Strong architectural and system design experience

Nice-to-Have / Added Advantage

• Direct implementation experience with FastReports.NET
• Experience modernizing BI or reporting platforms
• Knowledge of access control and report-level security models
• Containerization experience (Docker / Kubernetes)

Soft Skills & Leadership Traits

• Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous migration environments
• Mentorship and technical leadership capabilities

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.