Senior Azure Cloud Engineer (.NET + AI Tools)

**In Some Jobs You Take Orders. In This One, You Write History Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare IT?** **Join the healthcare information technology team that’s turning drug and medical device data into knowledge used by thousands of hospitals; the majority of U.S. health plans, retail pharmacies, and pharmacy benefit managers; and millions of healthcare decision makers throughout the world. Partnering with our information system developer and healthcare institution customers, you’ll help evolve leading-edge thinking into reality and make a measurable difference in improving human health.** **We’re looking for people who are: Intelligent. Productive. Committed. Willing and able to go above and beyond. Passionate about making a difference. Innovative. Energized. And want to play an essential role in a successful company’s continued growth.** **Are you ready for this exciting challenge?** * * * FDB is the leading provider of clinical and drug knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise medication-related decisions. As we accelerate our cloud modernization and AI-enabled development practices, we’re searching for a senior engineer who thrives at the intersection of Azure cloud engineering, modern .NET development, and AI-assisted software delivery. We are seeking a **Senior Azure Cloud Engineer (.NET + AI Tools)** to design, build, and optimize cloud-native applications that power FDB’s enterprise healthcare solutions. This is a hands-on engineering role that blends deep Azure expertise, strong .NET development skills, and the ability to leverage modern AI-based tools (such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or AI pair programmers) to accelerate velocity, improve code quality, and drive innovation. You will serve as a technical leader, mentor, and collaborator—contributing to architectural patterns, system design, test-driven development, and Agile delivery processes. *This position is a hybrid role based out of our Durham, North Carolina office.* * * * **What You’ll Do** **Cloud & Application Engineering** - Design, develop, and maintain Azure-based applications and services using .NET/C#. - Build and optimize cloud-native components including Azure Functions, Azure Storage (Blob/Table/Queue), Azure Service Bus, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, Data Factory, Logic Apps, and Key Vault. - Implement distributed, event-driven, and serverless architectures focused on scalability, reliability, and performance. - Troubleshoot complex issues across APIs, microservices, data pipelines, and Azure-managed services. **AI-Augmented Development** - Use AI development tools (e.g., Copilot, Cursor, or AI-enabled IDEs) to accelerate coding, testing, debugging, and refactoring. - Apply prompt-engineering techniques to improve code quality, system reliability, and developer efficiency. - Explore emerging AI-assisted engineering practices and help embed them across FDB’s engineering teams. **Quality, Testing & DevOps** - Write clean, maintainable, testable code using TDD and automated testing frameworks. - Use Azure DevOps for work management, source control, CI/CD pipelines, and collaboration. - Support performance, security, and compliance by implementing engineering and architectural best practices. **Technical Leadership & Collaboration** - Mentor and coach junior developers, promoting high standards in cloud engineering and professional growth. - Participate in design discussions, code reviews, architectural planning, and sprint ceremonies. - Collaborate with Product, Architecture, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality cloud solutions. - Champion continuous improvement, innovation, and knowledge sharing across engineering teams. * * * **What You Bring** **Required Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field. - 5–8+ years of professional software development experience with .NET/C#. - Hands-on experience implementing solutions with: - Azure Functions - Azure Stor…