Senior Java Architect - Cloud-Native & Microservices Lead

MEERAB GROUP; Schaarbeek; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MEERAB GROUP in Belgium is seeking a Java Architect to lead the design and implementation of scalable solutions, collaborating with business and development teams.

You will craft detailed architectures, drive technical standards, provide leadership, and oversee PoCs, API design, and integration patterns.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in IT, strong architecture skills, cloud and container experience, and proficiency across Java, Python, Spring Boot, and modern front-end tech.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of professional IT experience.
• University degree in any field.
• Expert in software architecture and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and container orchestration.
• Proficient in backend and frontend development.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop detailed technical architectures.
• Gather and analyse technical requirements with business and technical stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership, conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Develop solution prototypes and Proofs of Concept (PoCs).
• Define non-functional requirements, performance budgets and Service Level Objectives (SLOs).
• Plan system capacity, scalability, observability and reliability patterns.
• Contribute to full-stack development, including front-end and back-end implementation.

Skills

Java

Python

Spring Boot

Hibernate

REST APIs

Angular

React

JavaScript

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Education

University degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

OVH

OpenAPI/Swagger

Job description

MEERAB GROUP in Belgium is seeking a Java Architect to lead the design and implementation of scalable solutions, collaborating with business and development teams.

You will craft detailed architectures, drive technical standards, provide leadership, and oversee PoCs, API design, and integration patterns.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in IT, strong architecture skills, cloud and container experience, and proficiency across Java, Python, Spring Boot, and modern front-end tech.