Senior .NET Reporting & Migration Architect

Senior .NET Reporting & Migration Architect (WebFOCUS to FastReports.NET) 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: o Asynchronous report processing o Long-running or batch report generation o 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
• Microserv ices 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) o Report design and layout o Parameterized reports o 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 o Queues and topics o Asynchronous processing o Event-driven workflows and decoupled services Experience Requirements

• 8-12+ 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 3B Staffing LLC