Programmer (.NET)

Designs, develops, tests and supports Client's in-house applications on the Microsoft .NET and SQL Server stack, working with the Applications & Smart Services section.

Key Responsibilities

• Study and review requirements for systems to be developed in-house with the team.
• Work on project and system plans and review them with the Head of Applications & Smart Services.
• Prepare technical documents, including Functional Specification Documents and Entity Relationship Diagrams.
• Review databases and their components to meet system and project requirements.
• Administer Internet Information Services (IIS) within the scope of work.
• Work on new systems and projects, including designing and connecting their databases.
• Identify, fix, log and report software bugs to the team.
• Test systems before delivery, follow up projects after go-live with users, and resolve errors or issues arising in use.
• Develop and improve internal systems as needed.
• Provide Level 2 and Level 3 application support.
• Monitor system performance and alert specialists to any noticeable change.
• Work on assigned change requests and ensure the change request lifecycle is completed.
• Prepare regular reports on assigned tasks and submit them weekly to the Head of Applications & Smart Services.
• Perform any other related tasks assigned by the direct manager.

Technical Skills

• C# and the .NET platform (ASP.NET / ASP.NET Core, Web API)
• Microsoft SQL Server: T-SQL, stored procedures, database design and tuning
• IIS deployment and configuration
• Front-end web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• Requirements analysis, functional specifications and ER modelling
• Testing, debugging, version control (e.g. Git / Azure DevOps) and change management

Mandatory Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (mandatory)
• Minimum 5 years of .NET development experience
• Strong Microsoft SQL Server experience

Preferred / Advantage

• Microsoft certifications (e.g. Azure Developer Associate)
• Experience building government or e-services applications
• Arabic language is an advantage (supports Arabic-language systems and users)

Salary up to 18 K AED