- Own critical .NET/Visual Studio solutions supporting stamping planning, execution, and reporting - Maintain and harden production applications to ensure reliability, security, and performance - Convert and extend legacy capabilities (e.g., .NET Framework) toward modern web frameworks (e.g., react) where appropriate - Re-architect selected modules for scalability, maintainability, and testability - Design and optimize SQL Server schemas, stored procedures, and business logic; perform performance tuning - Build and evolve Web APIs and services to integrate with adjacent manufacturing systems - Deliver user-facing features in existing web UIs (e.g., ASP.NET MVC/Razor, JavaScript/jQuery) and improve UX consistency - Implement robust error handling, logging/monitoring, and diagnostics to accelerate root-cause analysis - Establish and improve CI/CD pipelines, build/release automation, and deployment to IIS/Windows Server - Package and deploy applications in Ford enterprise environments (e.g., SCCM/MSI) ensuring compliance - Contribute to technical direction, code reviews, documentation, and mentoring of other engineers - Partner with stamping SMEs and plant stakeholders to translate requirements into durable software designs 20+ years professional software engineering experience, including substantial enterprise delivery 10+ years building, maintaining, and modernizing .NET applications using C# and Visual Studio Experience supporting or modernizing Ford stamping or manufacturing applications and reports Experience packaging and enterprise software distribution (SCCM, MSI, Wise Package Studio) Background spanning multiple tech stacks used alongside .NET (Java/JSF, C++/MFC) in legacy contexts Exposure to data migration/ETL, reporting/analytics, and performance profiling in high-throughput systems Prior leadership as solution architect/technical lead and mentoring responsibilities Deep experience with SQL Server (schema design, T-SQL, stored procedures, performance tuning) Proven track record maintaining production enterprise applications with strong reliability and support practices Experience re-architecting or refactoring legacy .NET codebases for maintainability and performance Hands-on experience with Web services (REST/SOAP), ASP.NET MVC/Web API, JavaScript/jQuery, HTML/CSS Experience deploying to and operating on Windows Server/IIS in enterprise environments Proficiency with build/release management and CI/CD (e.g., Azure DevOps, Git), and source control best practices Strong collaboration with business analysts/SMEs and demonstrated ability to convert requirements into robust designs
