The Commissariat-General for Refugees and Stateless Persons is a federal independent administration. The mission of the CGVS is to provide protection to individuals who, if returned to their country of origin, are at risk of persecution or serious harm.

In accordance with Belgian, European, and international standards, the CGVS examines each request for international protection in an individual, objective, and impartial manner.

Within the CGVS, a modernization trajectory has been launched, translated into the eDossier program. It is a very ambitious program, consisting of several projects with a very tight schedule. To further shape and develop the program, we are looking for strong profiles who are willing to commit themselves until the delivery of the program, currently scheduled at least until the end of 2027.

One of the profiles we are seeking is an expert (+10 years of experience) hands-on Solution Engineer. We expect this person to flawlessly and independently translate a high-level solution architecture into an implementation architecture, as well as carry out the actual implementation. You will form a team with other experienced, highly competent, and motivated individuals. You can always rely on the knowledge and expertise of our enterprise architect.

A description of the tasks and required competencies can be found below. If you are inspired by the mission of the CGVS and match the tasks and competencies requested, do not hesitate to apply.

If you are looking for a purely lead and/or advisory role, please refrain from applying. The emphasis is on analysis, design, and implementation. If you are looking for 4 days of remote work, you will not find it with us either. To foster team spirit and the startup of initiatives, we require presence at the office 3 days a week. Our offices are located next to Brussels South station.

• Degree in computer science, short or long type of higher education, obtained at a recognized European college or university, is mandatory (diploma must be included together with CV in the pro unity platform)
• Continuously self-educating to stay up to date with the latest sustainable trends and innovations within IT
• 10 years of hands-on experience with design/definition and development of APIs
• 10 years of hands-on experience with development and integration of microservices
• 10 years of hands-on Java SE experience
• 5 years of hands-on experience with Java SE10+
• 5 years of hands-on experience with software design (cloud, API, microservice, event)
• 5 years of hands-on experience with event-driven architecture and systems
• 5 years of hands-on experience with cloud (native) development, preferably Azure Cloud
• 3 years of hands-on experience with integrating PaaS offerings, preferably Azure Cloud
• 3 years of hands-on experience with the use of NoSQL databases
• 3 years of hands-on experience with implementing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, preferably within Azure DevOps
• 3 years of hands-on experience with implementing/setting up, optimizing, and maintaining development, test, acceptance, and production environments within a (hybrid) cloud, preferably Azure Cloud
• 1 year of hands-on experience with Java framework Quarkus
• 5 years of experience working within agile delivery teams
• Knowledge of Event Driven and/or Behavioral Driven Development is an asset
• Knowledge of Domain Driven Design is an asset
• Knowledge of European interoperability is an asset
• Knowledge of existing building blocks and services within the federal government context is an asset
• Ability to propose alternative solutions and make recommendations regarding decisions to be made, taking the entire context into account
• Good listener, flexible attitude, and able to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

I. Languages

Due to the nature of the tasks and the client base (bilingual work environment), as well as our internal way of working, a good knowledge of English, as well as Dutch or French, is required.

II. Task Package

• You have a broad and diverse set of skills that enable you to design, develop, manage, and dismantle IT solutions within your team’s scope.
• You are an energetic Solution Engineer with a passion for IT and a positive can-do mentality. You are a team player who works as a core member of a multidisciplinary and cross-functional team, with the primary motivation being the client.
• As a Solution Engineer, you contribute to achieving the team’s objective. You support the CGVS in delivering quality products to our clients. You collaborate with other engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders. Therefore, commitment to joint problem-solving, advanced design, and delivery is essential.
• As a Solution Engineer, you must understand the entire stack & IT design solution so you can guide the team in designing and developing secure & robust solutions, deploying applications into production, and maintaining the application in collaboration with other team members.
• You use your technical expertise and experience to contribute to all sprint events (planning, refinements, retrospectives, demos).
• You continuously develop your own expertise while gathering, updating, and sharing knowledge about new tools & practices within the team.