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Ohio, United States
Hybrid
Req number:
R8573Employment type:
Full timeWorksite flexibility:
OnsiteCAI is a global services firm with over 9,000 associates worldwide and a yearly revenue of $1.3 billion+. We have over 40 years of excellence in uniting talent and technology to power the possible for our clients, colleagues, and communities. As a privately held company, we have the freedom and focus to do what is right—whatever it takes. Our tailor-made solutions create lasting results across the public and commercial sectors, and we are trailblazers in bringing neurodiversity to the enterprise.
Job Summary
We are looking for a motivated C#/.NET Engineer ready to take us to the next level! If you have expert-level Entity Framework Core experience and are looking for your next career move, apply now.Job Description
We are looking for a C#/.NET Engineer to lead the modernization of a mission-critical legacy benefits system hosted on AWS Cloud. This position will be full-time and hybrid in Hamilton, NJ.
What You'll Do
Refactor machine-converted, COBOL-derived C# into idiomatic, maintainable .NET — meaningful naming, proper OO/domain design, separation of concerns, dependency injection
Work in .NET (Core) / .NET (latest version); apply modern C# language features (LINQ, async/await, records, pattern matching, nullable reference types, generics)
Design and implement service layers, domain models, and APIs (ASP.NET Core Web API) that back the Angular UI
Refactor legacy batch/procedural logic (converted from COBOL/JCL) into maintainable, testable .NET; handle exact decimal/financial arithmetic (decimal, rounding rules) to preserve benefit-calculation correctness
Optimize performance to meet the nightly batch window (profiling, memory management, async I/O, parallelism where safe)
Entity Framework / Data Layer:
Own the data-access architecture using Entity Framework Core against PostgreSQL (Npgsql provider)
Refactor the auto-generated/converted data-access layer into a clean, performant EF Core model
Design entity models, DbContext configuration, Fluent API mappings, relationships, keys, and indexes reflecting the IDS-II → PostgreSQL schema (168 tables, 4,024+ fields)
Optimize EF Core queries (eager/lazy/explicit loading, projection, AsNoTracking, compiled queries, batching) to avoid N+1 and meet performance SLAs on high-volume batch operations
Manage EF Core migrations, concurrency handling, transactions, and connection resiliency
Map legacy data types and semantics correctly (packed decimals, fixed-width, EBCDIC-origin data, condition codes) to PostgreSQL/EF types without behavioral drift
Contribute to the COBOL-field → PostgreSQL-column → business-term data dictionary
Technical Leadership:
Define and enforce C#/.NET coding standards, architecture patterns, and refactoring guidelines for the engineering team
Serve as senior technical authority on the converted codebase; make cross-cutting design decisions
Mentor mid/junior C# developers; perform code reviews; drive engineering quality
Partner with the Technical Manager/Architect on target architecture and the refactoring strategy
Quality, Testing & Delivery:
Ensure functional equivalence: build unit and regression tests (xUnit/NUnit, Moq) to validate refactored code against the legacy baseline; fix FET-surfaced defects
Integrate with CI/CD (AWS CodeBuild/CodePipeline), enforce quality/security gates (SonarQube, static analysis, secure coding/OWASP)
Collaborate with FAMIS SMEs to preserve business logic (eligibility, benefit calculation, payments, EBT)
Deliver incrementally within Scrum; document design and decisions
What You'll Need
Required:
12-15 years of professional C#/.NET software engineering, including senior/lead responsibilities
Deep expertise in C# and the .NET platform (.NET Framework and .NET Core / .NET 6/8+), including async programming, memory/performance optimization, and modern language features
Expert-level Entity Framework / EF Core: entity modeling, Fluent API, migrations, query optimization, transactions, concurrency, provider-specific behavior
Strong relational database skills; PostgreSQL strongly preferred (Oracle/SQL Server acceptable) — schema design, indexing, query tuning, stored procedures
ASP.NET Core Web API design (REST) for front-end integration
Solid software design: SOLID, design patterns, domain modeling, layered/clean architecture, dependency injection
Testing discipline: unit/integration/regression testing frameworks; TDD/mocking
Git, CI/CD, and static code analysis (SonarQube)
Proven ability to read, reason about, and safely refactor large, unfamiliar codebases
Exceptional attention to correctness — financial/benefit calculation accuracy
Preferred:
Legacy modernization experience — COBOL-to-C#/Java conversion, mainframe migration, or automated-transformation tooling
Understanding of mainframe concepts (COBOL, JCL, batch processing, hierarchical/CODASYL databases like IDS-II/IMS) — to reason about source behavior
High-volume batch processing performance tuning
AWS experience (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS for PostgreSQL, S3, CloudWatch, IaC/CloudFormation)
Experience integrating with enterprise job schedulers (Stonebranch, Control-M, CA7)
Government / benefits / healthcare or other regulated, high-correctness domains
Npgsql specifics, EF Core performance internals, or ORM migration experience
Physical Demands
Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards
Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.
Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor
Reasonable accommodation statement
If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to application.accommodations@cai.io or (888) 824 – 8111.
EEO Statement
It is the policy of Computer Aid, Inc.(CAI) not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. It is also the policy of CAI to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
Employees and applicants of CAI will not be subject to harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.
$62 an hourThe pay range for this position is listed above. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including location, experience, and education. Benefit packages include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as 401k retirement account access. Employees in this role may also be entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.
