Technical Project Manager

Almaviva Group; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Almaviva Group in Belgium is seeking a seasoned project management and development professional to lead complex initiatives across international teams. The role requires knowledge of PRINCE2, PMBOK, Agile, and experience with JIRA and Microsoft Project to plan, track, and deliver with stakeholders.

You will design and implement backend and cloud solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST APIs, and front-end frameworks such as Angular or React, while collaborating across

Qualifications

• Knowledge of project management methodologies (PRINCE2, PMBOK) and Agile frameworks.
• Experience in planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling.
• Strong Agile mindset with Scrum and Lean principles.
• Proficiency with JIRA, Microsoft Project, Confluence and SharePoint.
• Experience building and securing RESTful APIs and web services.
• Familiarity with cloud services (AWS/Azure) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to design, build, and secure microservices and backend stacks (Java/Spring/Hibernate).

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional project planning and execution with defined scope, schedule, and stakeholders.
• Facilitate meetings, report progress, risks, and decisions clearly to stakeholders.
• Collaborate on architecture and development of backend services and APIs.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Meeting facilitation

Team leadership

Risk mitigation

Communication

Planning & budgeting

CI/CD collaboration

AI for coding

Security best practices

Cloud concepts

OpenAPI/Swagger

Education

Tools

JIRA

Microsoft Project

Confluence

SharePoint

Maven

GitLab

Bamboo

Jenkins

Nexus

Git

Bitbucket

Wikis

Docker

Kubernetes

Spring Boot

Hibernate

REST API

Angular

React

AWS

Azure

Job description

• Knowledge of recognized project management methodologies, such as PRINCE2, PMBOK, and Agile frameworks.
• Expertise in planning and financial practices such as project scheduling, strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and performance tracking.
• Excellent knowledge of Agile methodology, Scrum Management, Lean agile.
• Experience with project management software such as JIRA and Microsoft Project.
• Experience with collaboration platforms such as Confluence and SharePoint.
• Experience in facilitation of meetings.
• Practical knowledge of reporting methods.
• Proficiency in Java back-end stacks, experience with Spring Boot, Hibernate, and REST API development
• Proficiency in working with both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle, PL/SQL) including schema design and query optimization
• Proficiency with Weblogic application server, JEE and EJB
• Experience of cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure) and experience with deploying and managing applications in a cloud environment.
• Experience in designing, building, and securing RESTful APIs and web services, including OpenAPI/Swagger documentation.
• Experience of authentication and authorization protocols and standards (e.g., OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT)
• Knowledge of front-end frameworks/libraries (Angular, React)
• Experience with build tools and CI/CD pipelines tools like Maven, GitLab, Bamboo, Jenkins, Nexus.
• Experience with ALM tools like Jira, Git, Bitbucket, and wikis
• Experience of containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) for developing and deploying applications
• Experience of service-oriented architectures (SOA) and Service buses
• Experience of project methodologies and best practices (e.g., Agile, Scrum…)
• Experience in unit-testing and integration testing tools (e.g., Junit, Mockito)
• Experience with automated code analysis tools (e.g., SonarQube)
• Experience of AI applied to coding (e.g. Amazon Q, Kiro.)
• Knowledge of public grants management processes is a strong asset
• Knowledge of system analysis and project management is an asset
• Knowledge of micro-service solutions is an asset

SKILLS:

• Ability to plan, execute, and control projects by managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, and stakeholders with recognized methods.
• Skills in presenting status, risks, and decisions clearly to varied type of stakeholders.
• Ability to apply high quality standards to all tasks.
• Ability to work in an international/multi-cultural environment, rapid self-starting capability and experience in working in a team, understanding the needs, objectives and constraints of those in other disciplines and functions.
• Ability to orchestrate team activities, managing dynamics, resolving conflicts, and providing direction to ensure collective success.
• Competence in aligning stakeholder interests and securing commitments through structured negotiation.
• Ability to adjust plans, mitigate risks, and engage stakeholders during unplanned changes.
• Ability to quickly ramp-up on new projects and competence in collaborating within teams.
• Ability to participate in multi-lingual meetings, ease of communication in a multicultural environment.
• Ability in applying security and cloud best practices.
• Proficiency in integrating front/back-end builds into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to work in a team as well as autonomously.
• Results-oriented mindset, focused on delivering.
• Ability to coach and teach newcomers
• Ability to evaluate technical skills of current/future team members
• Ability to refine requirements and stories
• Ability to use AI tools to increase code quality and productivity