Principal .NET Engineer (Azure / Microservices)Salary: Up to £100,000 + Bonus + BenefitsLocation: Coventry or Central London - Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)Working Hours: 40 hours per week - Full timeJob Type: PermanentA globally established organisation is seeking an experienced Principal .NET Engineer to shape the future of enterprise technology used by millions of customers.This role will focus on engineering leadership, modern architecture, cloud-native delivery and driving best practice across multiple teams within a high-scale digital environment.Responsibilities for the Principal .NET Engineer:Define and evolve engineering strategy, standards and best practices across your domainLead technical direction across multiple engineering teams and programmesDesign and oversee delivery of large-scale, high-availability systems using modern Microsoft technologiesProvide expert guidance on technical risk, architecture decisions and prioritisationSupport Staff Engineers and delivery teams through hands-on technical leadershipDrive adoption of DevOps, CI/CD, automation and modern engineering practicesChampion secure-by-design principles, vulnerability management and risk reductionImplement observability frameworks including monitoring, logging and SLO / SLI practicesLeverage AI and intelligent automation to improve productivity and delivery outcomesMentor engineers and strengthen engineering culture across the organisationEssential Skills for the Principal .NET Engineer:Deep han