Application Architect/Designer

We are currently recruiting for a Application Architect/Designer for our clients based in Brussels, Belgium

DESCRIPTION OF TASKS

The successful candidate will provide application architecture and design services for the Corporate Grant Management Solutions.

The candidate will contribute to the activities listed below (non-exhaustive list):

- Architecture and design of information systems
- Review of the architecture of existing systems
- Design and development of component architecture and building blocks
- Analysis of the integration of different information systems
- Develop scripts and perform tasks in order to build, integrate, and deploy software releases to various environments
- Manage Code Repository (understand impacts of branches and code merges)
- Continually work towards making improvements in the release process
- Communicate release details and schedules as required
- Data analysis and Datamodelling
- Data quality management
- Support Liaison activities
- Coordination of the implementation of the technical architecture
- Technical interface between the project leaders and the developers
- Production of software architecture documents
- Participation in technical working groups, progress meetings and meetings with the users
- Assistance in the testing, the technical documentation, the deployment, the evaluation and the reporting

The candidates must have:

- The experience stated in the framework contract for the requested profile.
- Practical experience proving the capability to execute the tasks described in 2.
- Good knowledge of English (spoken, written) and adequate French (spoken, written).
- Rapid self-starting capability and experience in team working.
- Proactive attitude, communicative (ie good listener) and customer-oriented.
- In-depth knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture
- In depth knowledge of applications design
- In depth knowledge of modelling tools
- Good knowledge of Object Oriented Programming languages
- Good knowledge of Enterprise Architecture
- Very Good knowledge of Relational DBMS
- Good knowledge of business process analysis
- Knowledge of interoperability technology (eg web services, message oriented Middleware, service oriented bus)
- Good knowledge of Jasper
- Excellent knowledge of SQL
- Experience with ETL process
- Good redaction skills.
- Ability to give technical presentations.
- Ability to apply high quality standards
- Ability to interface closely with the Operational Support Team
- Problem solver and analytical skills
- Ability to cope with fast changing technologies used in application architecture and design
- Ability to participate in multi-lingual meetings, good communication skills.
- Capability of integration in an international/multi-cultural environment, rapid selfstarting capability and experience in working in team.

Education and experience:

- Minimum 10 years' experience in architecture and design of information systems
- Minimum 14 years' experience in development of information systems
- Minimum 10 years' experience with UML or Case Tools
- Experience in Service Bus Architecture
- Experience with relational databases
- Experience in web technologies
- Minimum a total of 3 years in one or more of the following areas: UML, SOA, JEE, web 2.0, DBMS or specific design or architectural tool.