Young Graduate - Junior Java Developer (Flanders Digital)

Are you graduating this summer with a bachelor's or master's degree in IT and planning to take the first step in your professional career? Are you eager to learn and keen to build up expertise in Java? Then Cegeka has a challenge tailor-made for you! 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. Would you like to join our team and work on complex projects with significant social added value?

• You develop complex and challenging business applications using the latest tools and technologies.
• Based on functional analysis, you engage in hands-on design and software development (full stack). You ensure proper integration with external applications.
• You are a member of a driven agile team consisting of functional analysts, developers and an agile project manager (scrum master). You actively share your knowledge and ensure continuous improvement.
• The applications you build are of high quality and generate extra business value for our customers.
• You write high-quality, readable code and perform refactoring where necessary. You guarantee quality through test-driven development and continuous learning.

• This summer you will graduate with a bachelor's or master's degree in an IT-related field such as Computer Science, Applied Informatics, etc. During your studies, you acquired a solid foundation in Java and possibly Spring Boot.
• You are a true ‘software craftsman’ who sees software development as a craft.
• You are eager to learn and closely follow developments in data & AI. Knowledge of Python and data engineering tooling is therefore an advantage.
• “Shaping Digital Together”; as a team player by heart, you work closely with both the customer and the team, striving for the best results. In addition, you actively share knowledge and contribute to the continuous improvement of the team.
• As a consultant, it is important to be dynamic and have strong communication skills. You are fluent in Dutch and English.
• We work in a hybrid model, where you work a few days a week at our office in Leuven and/or at the client's office in Brussels, combined with working from home.