Location: Brussels

The following services will be provided:

• Architecture and design of information systems;
• Review of the architecture of existing systems;
• Design and development of architectural components and building blocks;
• Analysis of the integration of different information systems;
• Coordination of the implementation of the technical architecture;
• Production of software architecture documents;
• Participation in technical working groups, progress meetings and meetings with the users;
• Design of application data models;
• Design of application workflow models;
• Design of application APIs using suitable frameworks (REST, Swagger);
• Design and development of software components and building blocks using suitable back-end components and frameworks (Java Spring, JPA);
• Design and implementation of application integration with corporate IAM services for authentication and authorization purposes;
• Delivery through a CI/CD pipeline.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Good knowledge of Enterprise Architecture;
• Good knowledge of Java application servers, in particular Oracle WebLogic;
• Good knowledge of Relational DBMS, in particular Oracle DB;
• Good knowledge of web application design, in particular Java back-end components and frameworks (Java Spring);
• Good knowledge of modelling methods and notations (UML);
• Good knowledge of SQL;
• Good knowledge of CI/CD applications and container technologies;
• Knowledge of interoperability technology (e.g. web services, REST APIs);
• Ability to write clear and structured technical documents;
• Ability to give technical presentations;
• Ability to participate in multi-lingual meetings, good communication skills;
• Capability of integration in an international/multicultural environment;
• Rapid self-starting capability and experience in working in team.

Essential Skills:

• Proven and recent coding experience in Java web application development (Java Spring, Hibernate).

Specific Expertise:

• 13 years of IT professional experience;
• 6 years of experience in development of information systems;
• 6 years of experience with Java web application development (of which, at least 3 years of development experience with Java Spring and REST API development);
• 3 years of experience in development of complex information systems;
• 3 years of experience in frontend development using Angular or Kendo UI;
• 2 years of experience with Agile software development (refactoring, test-driven development, user story modelling);
• Good knowledge of Atlassian tools (Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, Balsamiq);
• Good knowledge of Maven;
• Good knowledge of Jenkins;
• Good knowledge of Docker;
• Good knowledge of Junit;
• Knowledge of the SCRUM development methodology is an advantage.

All applications will be treated in strict confidence.