Java Software Architect (Tailor Made Developments) (f/m/d)

I am the technical lead, being responsible for tailor made software developments addressing specific business needs and contributing to the digital energy transition.

     
Why is this role interesting for me? The Elia Group is at the forefront of the energy transition. In this international team, I can contribute to innovative as well as intuitive tailor-made applications, which meet and exceed the specific business needs. At the Elia Group, I can make an impact and create assets for an organization, which ensures the security of energy supply for 30 million people. At the same time, I can continuously develop my strengths, take responsibility, and set standards for the Java development.

My tasks as a Java architect:

• Development of solutions and communication with various stakeholders, 
• Identification of necessary software components and tools,
• Setting technical specifications and documentation,
• Ensuring a high development quality, recognizing defined governance rules and standardization, related to a stable and durable application design,
• Definition and maintenance of the relevant technology stack,
• Exploring new solutions and technologies,
• Close collaboration with the internal application managers,
• Management of external developers, e.g., quality assurance via code reviews,
• Adaption to the individual project management methodology,
• Sharing my knowledge and expertise among other Java architects,
• Considering special requirements of a critical IT infrastructure.

Agile and optimization-focused thinking is part of our team DNA at the Elia Group.

My profile: 

• IT/tech-related academic degree (bachelor’s or master’s degree),
• Several years of experience using the Java-stack,
• Very good knowledge of Java frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot),
• Good knowledge of redundant, highly available systems, micro service architectures, API-centric system designs, and development environments,
• Knowledge of dependency injection, software design patterns and continuous integration, 
• Language skills: English (C1), fluent German is a plus.

Nice to have:

• Experience with development in cloud environment (public and private cloud),
• Good knowledge of standards and Java web technologies (backend) such as Open API Specifications 3.0, REST, gRPC as well as Camunda BPM, Hazelcast as well as libraries for web front ends,
• Knowledge of OAuth2.0, SQL databases, graph databases, NoSql databases as well as Kubernetes.

Flexi Compass - see how flexible this vacancy is

• Working hours per week: 37 hours (full time),
• Flexible working hours and a long-term working time account supporting your work-life-balance,
• The number of flex days is not limited,
• No core working hours,
• Mobile working, also from home, is possible.