SOFTWARE ARCHITECT

Aiming to offer/develop solutions and lead projects related to ground infrastructure and Web-based data access and exploitation systems for satellite data, Spacebel is looking for a Software Architect.

This vacant position is located in our offices in Hoeilaart (Bxl) where a young and dynamic team is working in a serene atmosphere that fosters exchanges and ensures respect of the Human being.

As foretaste of the job content, here are some of the concrete tasks to be performed:

• Collaborate with our customers to find the perfect solution(s) to their need(s) ;
• Design, develop and maintain application components with standard-based interfaces (Development of backend and Web frontends) using the most recent Web and cloud technologies (JSF, AngularJS, Node.js, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, …) ;
• Analyze requirements, prepare technical proposals and implement solutions, prepare validation test plans and perform validation of work by the team before delivery to clients.
• Work in sync with other team members in an Agile environment, share knowledge and make suggestions.

Do you have experience in XML?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Master degree in computer sciences or software engineering.

• Several years of experience as software engineer or designer.
• You are familiar with Java and Web development frameworks (at least one of the following: Spring, Play, EJB, JAX-WS, JAX-RS).
• You have experience with :

• designing and implementing REST web services (e.g. OpenAPI, JSON, JSON Schema, XML Schema), including security aspects (OAuth 2.0,, ..);
• designing Web and cloud applications
• agile software development methodologies
• configuration management and version control incl. CI/CD pipelines, Git, GitLab

• An experience or a knowledge of the following aspects is an asset :

• cloud-related technology (Docker, Kubernetes, GCP, AWS, ..);
• RDBMS (i.e. PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (SolR) and Big Data frameworks;
• user interface frameworks (AngularJS, React, View.js, Java Server Faces);
• standards : OGC, INSPIRE, ISO TC211, W3C
• Jupyter Notebooks, Python

• A solid knowledge of technical English is essential, both for the reading of specifications as for documentation and proposal preparation.
• Team player and communicative.
• Independent analyst/software architect capable of development tasks as well.
• Eager to learn to grow his/her software engineering skill levels and work with a small team.
• Rigorous and concerned by the quality of the output delivered.

SPACEBEL is a Belgian Space systems and software engineering company that has grown in the Space market to become a trusted developer of advanced IT solutions and a related service provider. Today, SPACEBEL is in the international mix of small satellite system suppliers. The company operates in the Space and Earth monitoring applications sectors, serving Space agencies, government departments, major aerospace companies, European institutions as well as the commercial market. Are you looking for a new challenge in a fast-growing sector? Are you software developer or do you have an experience in software architecture? Then you would better spend time reading this job posting!