Senior SQL & .NET Backend Architect

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agro-science Contract Research Organization services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialized and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralized and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.72 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Position Overview

​We are seeking a Senior SQL & .NET Backend Architect to lead the modernization of our monolithic SQL Server environment. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the Microsoft ecosystem, specializing in deconstructing legacy database structures and wrapping them in high-performance, Azure-hosted web services

​Key Responsibilities

• ​Modernization: Deconstruct SQL Server monoliths into modular schemas using Azure SQL Managed Instance.
• ​Service Development: Design and build scalable REST APIs and Microservices to replace legacy direct-to-db logic.
• ​Refactoring: Transition complex business logic from Stored Procedures into maintainable middle-tier .NET code.
• ​DevOps: Automate database and application deployments using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

Mandatory Qualifications

• ​Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related Engineering field.
• ​Experience: Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in database architecture
• Experience: minimum of 3 years of professional experience in building APIs connected to SQL Server database.

​Technical Requirements

• ​SQL Server Mastery: Expert-level T-SQL, performance tuning, AlwaysOn Availability Groups, and SSIS.
• ​Development: Advanced proficiency in C#, .NET 8+, and Web API.
• ​ORM Tools: Extensive experience with Entity Framework Core or Dapper.
• ​Cloud Architecture: Hands-on experience with Azure App Services, Azure Functions, and Service Bus.
• ​Security: Implementation of identity management via Microsoft Entra ID.

​Preferred Microsoft Certifications

• ​DP-300: Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions
• ​AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
• ​AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

 

 

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity!  As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Eurofins network of companies believes in strength and innovation through diversity. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us!  We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!