Application Architect – Brussels – European Commission

at  The White Team

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

• 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