Within CGVS, a modernization process has been initiated, 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 to the delivery of the program, currently planned at least until the end of 2028.

One of the profiles we are looking for is an expert hands-on Solution Engineer. We expect this person to be able to flawlessly and independently convert 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. In doing so, you can always rely on the knowledge and competencies of our enterprise architect.

II. Responsibilities

• You have a broad and diverse set of competencies that enable you to design, develop, manage, and decommission IT solutions within the scope of your team.

• 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 customer as the primary driver.

• As a Solution Engineer, you contribute to achieving the team's goal. You support CGVS in delivering quality products to our customers. You collaborate with other engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders. Therefore, a 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 to 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.

• A degree in computer science from a recognized college or university within the European Union (short or long type higher education) is mandatory (the diploma must be present along with the CV on the pro unity platform).

• Continuously self-educating to stay informed about the latest sustainable trends and innovations, with a focus on cloud native engineering and development.

• At least 10 years of hands-on experience with design/definition and development of APIs.

• At least 10 years of hands-on experience with development and integration of microservices.

• At least 10 years of hands-on experience with Java SE.

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with Java SE10+.

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with software design (cloud, API, microservice, event).

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with event-driven architecture and systems.

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with cloud (native) development, preferably Azure Cloud.

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with integrating PaaS offerings, preferably Azure Cloud.

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with the use of NoSQL databases.

• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with implementing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, preferably within Azure DevOps.

• At least 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.

• At least 1 year of hands-on experience with Java framework Quarkus.

• At least 5 years of experience working within large agile delivery teams.

• Ability to propose alternative solutions and make recommendations regarding choices to be made, taking the full context into account.

• Good listener, flexible attitude, and able to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• 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.

I. Languages

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