Lead Application Architect – Microservices Audit Expert

Lead Application Architect – Microservices Audit Expert

Role Overview

We are seeking a senior Application Architect to lead a technical audit of a large-scale distributed platform built on Java/Spring Boot microservices, Angular frontends, Kafka-based event streaming, and PostgreSQL databases. The role focuses on evaluating architecture quality, scalability, resilience, data consistency, technical debt, and operational risks while delivering strategic recommendations to support future evolution.

• Lead the audit of a complex microservices ecosystem and its supporting architecture.
• Assess service decomposition, inter-service communication, and distributed data consistency patterns.
• Evaluate scalability, resilience, observability, performance, and maintainability.
• Review Java/Spring Boot applications, PostgreSQL databases, Kafka integrations, and batch processing mechanisms.
• Identify architectural risks, technical debt, and operational weaknesses.
• Analyze data migration and document migration strategies and associated risks.
• Produce executive-level reports, risk assessments, and prioritized recommendations.
• Coordinate audit activities and present findings to technical teams and governance stakeholders.

• Proven expertise in Java/Spring Boot and microservices architectures.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and consistency patterns (Outbox/Inbox, Idempotency, Saga/Choreography).
• Experience leading complex technical audits and architecture assessments.
• Strong understanding of performance, resilience, observability, and scalability principles.
• Excellent analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and executive reporting skills.

• French: Professional proficiency (C2)

• Hybrid working model.
• Location: Namur, Belgium.
• Approximately 30% on-site presence required during audit workshops, assessment phases, and final presentations.