Senior – Engineering Application Development

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

As a Senior – Engineering Application Development for Cloud & Automation, you will design and deliver cloud‑based automation systems that streamline engineering workflows, connect disparate platforms, and support high‑impact digital transformation across Jacobs. You will play a key role in architecting backend services, integrating enterprise and engineering systems, and building scalable cloud‑native tools that enable teams across global delivery centers.

• Design and build cloud‑hosted automation applications integrating multiple internal and external systems.
• Develop scalable backend services in a .NET‑first architecture using REST APIs.
• Deploy and operate applications on Azure, using automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Containerize services and design robust data architectures using SQL and cloud storage.
• Integrate engineering tools and enterprise systems through APIs and event‑driven patterns.
• Work with structured and unstructured datasets to enable automation at scale.
• Troubleshoot system issues, ensuring performance, reliability, and security.
  
  
  

Here's what you'll need

Required

• 7 to 10 years of experience with C#/.NET
• Experience building REST APIs and backend services
• Hands‑on Azure experience (App Services, Storage, Key Vault, Functions)
• Experience with relational databases (SQL Server/PostgreSQL)
• Knowledge of CI/CD (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps)
• Understanding of API security and secure coding practices
• Ability to debug integrations and work with monitoring/logging tools
  
  
  

Nice to Have

• Hands‑on experience with Docker/Kubernetes
• Exposure to Terraform/Bicep or other IaC tools
• Familiarity with event‑driven architectures (Service Bus, Event Grid)
• Experience with NoSQL technologies (MongoDB/Redis)
• Experience with ETL or data‑processing workflows
• Exposure to engineering tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, Speckle
  
  
  

At Jacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients’ expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

At Jacobs it’s all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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