Senior Back-End Developer

We are looking for a Senior Back-End Developer who will join an EU Institution in Brussels!

This role requires 50% onsite presence.

NATURE OF TASKS

• Development of back-end website applications.

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by a front-end developer with server side logic.

• Implement core business logic.

• Creation of servers and databases for functionality.

• Design and implementation of data storage solutions.

• Understanding and implementation of security and data protection.

• Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability.

• Design and develop APIs.

• Participating in the design and creation of scalable software.

• Taking lead on projects, as needed.

• Maintenance of code integrity and organisation.

• Writing clean, functional code on the back-end.

• Compile and analyse data, processes, and codes to troubleshoot problems and identify areas for improvement.

• Testing and fixing bugs or other coding issues

• Meet both technical and consumer needs.

• Write technical documentation.

SPECIFIC EXPERTISE AND TECHNOLOGIES

• At least 10 years of specific expertise in Back-end: Vert.x, Kotlin, Java (> 17), Spring Boot (WebFlux), Hibernate.
• At least 6 years of specific expertise in Architecture & Integration: Microservices Architecture, API-driven Development, AS4.
• At least 6 years of specific expertise in Database: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Virtuoso Triple Store, OpenSearch.
• At least 6 years of specific expertise in Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes.
• At least 5 years of experience in Security: OpenID Connect, OAuth2, TLS, Keycloak.
• At least 6 years of specific expertise in Security Testing & Dependency Management: SAST, DAST, Fortify, SonarQube, Sonatype, Dependency-Track, Maven.
• At least 10 years of specific expertise in Collaboration & Productivity Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Office 365, SharePoint

KNOWLEDGE AND (NON-TECHNICAL) SKILLS

• Ability to apply high quality standards to all tasks.

• Ability to participate in multi-lingual meetings, good communication skills.

• Capability of working in an international/multicultural environment, rapid self-starting capability and experience in working in a team, understanding the needs, objectives, and constraints of those in other disciplines and functions.

• Ability to understand, speak and write in English C2.

EU citizenship is required for security clearance.