Senior Java Solution Architect

Are you a Senior Java Solution Architect with 9+ years of experience in Java development?

Long-term contract opportunity with a leading public sector client in Namur, Belgium.

Requirements

• 9+ years of Java development experience (front-end and back-end)
• 5+ years of experience as a Java Solution Architect
• Recent relevant experience within the last 3 years in solution architecture
• Strong expertise in Java technologies including recent versions (JDK 17), Spring/Spring Boot/Spring Batch, Hibernate, Kafka, API Gateway, J2EE, and web services
• Experience with containerised, microservices, and stateless architectures
• Proficiency in front-end technologies: JavaScript/TypeScript, Angular, React, Vue.js, HTML, CSS, JSON
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD and development tools: IntelliJ, Visual Studio Code, Maven, Nexus, Git, GitLab, Jenkins, XLDeploy, Jira, SonarQube
• Experience with infrastructure technologies: Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Linux (Red Hat), PostgreSQL, Oracle databases
• Expertise in architecture frameworks and patterns: UML, Design Patterns, ArchiMate, SOA, SOAP, REST, RabbitMQ, integration and interoperability architectures
• Knowledge of testing tools and methodologies
• (Desirable) Experience with AI tools for Java code analysis and generation
• (Desirable) Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• (Desirable) Event-Driven Architecture
• (Desirable) Large-scale Java codebase analysis (>500,000 lines)
• (Desirable) DevSecOps experience
• (Desirable) Python and Django
• (Desirable) Elasticsearch
• (Desirable) AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms
• (Desirable) Experience with auditing and reverse engineering
• (Desirable) Docker Swarm
• Language(s): English (fluent), French (professional)

Job Description

• Advise on Java development best practices and software quality
• Analyse architectures, source code, and technical solutions for Java applications within the fiscal ecosystem
• Support applications based on containerised, microservices, and stateless architectures
• Improve code quality, maintainability, and security across tax-related applications
• Assist with infrastructure setup and configuration across development, testing, validation, and production environments
• Provide technical expertise and methodology to development teams
• Coordinate between functional analysts and developers
• Advise on deployment automation in CI/CD and DevSecOps environments
• Ensure optimal integration of new technologies and components
• Support technical and strategic decisions for the programme
• Collaborate with other architects, project managers, and analysts across the organisation