Java Developer - Flanders Digital

At customer site, Flexible
Software Development
Professional

Together with the Flemish Government, Cegeka’s Flanders Digital aims to propel Flanders into the top five most digitally advanced regions in Europe. As the strategic IT partner of the Flemish Government, Cegeka is driving Flanders’ digital transformation in areas such as digital workplaces and developing applications that impact the lives of 6.6 million Flemish citizens, just like you and me. Consider, for example, the Growth Package, which ensures that 960,000 Flemish families automatically receive the correct benefits and allowances, or the Flemish Enforcement Platform for the Justice and Enforcement Agency, where administrative enforcement information from various inspection services across Flanders is centralized. The Education Agency is also rolling out the Persona application to manage staff data. And these are just a few of the many projects we're involved in. For these projects, we’re constantly looking for talented, motivated people. Are you eager to help build a digital Flanders? You might be our new Senior Java Developer!

  • Work with the Flemish Agency for Work and Social Economy.
  • Develop complex and challenging enterprise applications using the latest tools and technologies.
  • Play a hands-on role in software design and development based on functional analysis, ensuring seamless integration with external applications.
  • Join a driven, Agile team that includes functional analysts, developers, and an Agile project lead/scrum master.
  • Build high-quality applications that deliver added business value for our clients.
  • As a “software craftsman,” you approach software development as a craft. You write clean, readable code, refactor when necessary, and ensure quality through test-driven development and continuous learning.
  • Actively share your knowledge and contribute to the team’s continuous improvement.
  • Utilize your technical expertise in presales processes.

What you need to succeed:

  • You speak Dutch and English
  • Strong knowledge of abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, interfaces, high cohesion, (multi)threading, and design patterns. Familiar with REST (JSON) and API testing, as well as Git.
  • Experience with unit testing using JUnit and Mockito, with an emphasis on test independence, test data management, and avoiding flaky tests.
  • Familiarity with integration testing and Agile/Scrum methodologies (E2E agility, mindset, business value, openness to change, etc.).
  • Proficient with the Spring framework, including Inversion of Control, Model-View-Controller, transaction management, and Spring Boot.
  • Knowledgeable in Hibernate and Jakarta Persistence (Java Persistence API), with an understanding of relational databases, NoSQL, Elastic, and S3.
  • Experience with SQL and comfortable working with databases in a microservices context, along with database versioning tools like Redgate Flyway.
  • You follow privacy-by-design principles in your work.
  • Familiar with security concepts like authentication, authorization, identification, and backend validation.
  • Knowledgeable about hexagonal architecture.
  • Experienced with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration systems, such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, ArgoCD, Helm, and Vault.
  • Understanding of messaging/queuing in code, with familiarity with the JMS API.
  • Experience with SOAP (XML), interpreting WSDLs and WADLs, and understanding XML Schema (XSD).
  • Familiar with domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, CQRS, and event sourcing.
  • Experience with microservices and a solid understanding of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) basics.
  • Basic knowledge of Linux and the ability to connect to servers, such as for viewing log files.
  • If you’re passionate about advancing Flanders’ digital landscape, we want to hear from you!

What are we offering:

  • We ask a lot from you in terms of talent, but fortunately, you get a lot in return! Competencies and character are essential to us, alongside experience and ambitions. Cegeka continuously invests in talent management to ensure that all employees can realize their potential.
  • You will be starting at a Top Employer!
  • We apply a fair compensation framework, where employees are rewarded based on their role, experience, and performance—regardless of gender or other non-work-related characteristics. Benefits include an electric car with a charging card or a mobility budget, meal vouchers, eco vouchers, an attractive group and hospitalization insurance, a mobile subscription, a fixed expense allowance, a powerful laptop, and the possibility to personalize your salary package through our Flex Reward Plan.
  • Flexible working hours and an excellent work-life balance.
  • A top team, where new ideas and initiatives are always welcome! Expect team events, happy hours, and legendary company parties.
  • Tailored guidance: Throughout your career, our people managers will support you. You will have a point of contact, a personal coach, and a sparring partner.
  • Continuous learning: Through innovation centers, reading groups, knowledge-sharing meetings, hackathons, participation in conferences, and external training, we prioritize learning and development.
  • Opportunities for growth: Depending on your interests and initiatives, Cegeka offers various horizontal and vertical career paths.
  • Hybrid working: you work from a Cegeka office in your area (Hasselt, Leuven, Antwerp, Ghent), but also from the agencies of the Flemish Government (Ghent or Brussels within walking distance of the train station), combined with working from home.
  • We value sustainability, striving for CO₂ neutrality through the electrification of our fleet and an environmentally friendly data center. We develop innovative solutions with a positive impact on the environment, society, and people. We foster an inclusive and diverse work environment, where everyone is valued and heard.
  • Interested in joining as a freelancer? No problem! We offer a competitive daily rate and numerous benefits.

Benefits

Market-compliant salary with attractive extra benefits.

Continuous learning via hackathons, innovation centers, events,...

Flexible working hours supporting your work/life balance.

Career growth with horizontal and vertical development paths.

Hybrid work model blending office and remote work efficiently.

Personal guidance from managers, coaches, and sparring partners.

ESG: lower emissions, foster inclusion and drive sustainability in IT.

Cegeka proudly holds the Top Employer certificate.

Team events, happy hours, sports events, and epic company festival.

Aspire to more: our promise to you!

At Cegeka, you have every opportunity to further develop yourself as a professional. Together, we achieve what you truly want to mean for our customers and colleagues. We warmly invite you to grow with us through an unparalleled variety of challenging and meaningful IT projects. Leave your mark on projects for high-profile clients where we truly make a difference. Aspire to more.


Intense, enjoyable, and deeply committed—that’s how we work, always together, in close cooperation with colleagues and clients. All within a culture driven by our core values: ownership, personal development, respect, and authenticity. Join us in shaping the next phase of a successful, fast-growing, and innovative international IT company.

Application flow

1. Apply

If the role is interesting apply, or get in touch with the dedicated recruiter for more details.

2. Assessment

Our Recruitment team will take a look at your application and let you know the next steps.

3. Meet us

Within two steps we will meet and we can discover together if we are a match on both sides.

4. Time to start!

Accepted our proposal? Great! We look forward to working with you.

Do you have any questions about this role?

Let's connect.

Rocco Bertels

rocco.bertels@cegeka.com