Key Responsibilities:

• Design and oversee the implementation of application architectures in line with best practices.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.

• Create and maintain clear, structured technical documentation.

• Ensure application solutions are aligned with Enterprise Architecture.

• Apply Agile principles and processes to deliver high-quality software.

• Guide the development team on the use of object-oriented programming languages and tools.

• Ensure application interoperability through the use of SOA, web services, and other middleware technologies.

• Present business and technical solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of new technologies and industry trends, applying them as appropriate.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of application design and architecture principles.

• Strong expertise in Object Oriented Programming (OOP).

• Solid understanding of Enterprise Architecture and Relational DBMS (e.g., Oracle, MySQL).

• Proficient in Agile methodologies and BPM standards.

• Experience with interoperability technologies: SOA, web services, message-oriented middleware, service-oriented bus.

• Capable of producing high-quality technical documentation and delivering business and technical presentations.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to evolving technologies.

Specific Technical Expertise:

• Extensive experience with Spring Framework, including Core, JPA/Hibernate, Security, and MVC.

• Proficient in Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) practices, with experience in source code control tools (GIT, Bitbucket) and build tools like Maven and Gradle.

• In-depth knowledge of Spring Boot Test, JUnit, and Mockito.

• Experience with Angular and NPM.

• Proficiency in Hibernate/JPA and databases like Oracle (version 8+) or MySQL (version 5+).

• Solid understanding of REST, SOAP, and Spring Web Services.

• Familiarity with the Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo).

• Knowledge of security frameworks/protocols like JWT, JWE, JWKS, OIDC, and CAS (asset).

• Understanding of encryption and signing (asset).

• Experience with API Gateways like WSO2, Spring Cloud Gateway, or Eureka/Zuul (asset).

• Familiarity with DevSecOps, Kubernetes, Docker, or AWS (asset).

• Understanding of Web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1, WAI-ARIA) (asset).

• UX design knowledge, particularly in responsive and mobile-first design (asset).

• Familiarity with additional JavaScript frameworks such as JQuery, NGRX, React, Knockout.js (asset).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fields.

• Proven experience as an Application Architect or similar role.

• Fluency in English is required; knowledge of French or Dutch is an asset.

Location: Brussels.