Application Architect

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Application Architect to design and oversee the implementation of secure, scalable, and integrated software solutions within the healthcare domain. You will work closely with business analysts, development teams, and stakeholders to ensure applications and integrations align with business objectives, architectural standards, and security requirements.

The role focuses on modernizing healthcare-related applications, implementing secure authentication solutions, and supporting the evolution of critical digital platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain application architecture aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Define solution architectures for new applications, services, and system integrations.
• Guide development teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with security, scalability, and performance standards.
• Support the implementation and migration of authentication and identity management solutions.
• Define and promote API-first, microservices, and integration architecture best practices.
• Collaborate with analysts, developers, architects, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical governance, and solution validation activities.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience as an Application Architect, Solution Architect, Lead Developer, or similar role.
• Strong background in software engineering and enterprise application design.
• Proven experience designing secure and scalable application architectures.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.

Technical Skills

• Application Architecture and Design Patterns
• Java and Spring Boot
• API Design and Integration
• Microservices Architecture
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Keycloak
• Security standards and protocols (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, OWASP)
• SQL and Relational Databases
• Angular
• CI/CD concepts and practices
• Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift environments

Preferred Experience

• Healthcare, public sector, or highly regulated environments.
• Enterprise integration patterns and distributed systems.
• Authentication and authorization platform migrations.
• Cloud-native application architectures.

Languages

• Good working knowledge of Dutch, French, and English.

Personal Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to bridge business and technical perspectives.
• Proactive, structured, and quality-oriented.
• Team player with strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Work Environment

• Hybrid working model.
• Based in Brussels.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams delivering strategic digital transformation initiatives.