Senior Java Developer

Sector: Banking

Location: Brussels

Contract length: 9 months

Estimated daily rate (EUR): 600 - 750

Languages: English · French/Dutch a plus

Estimated daily rates are Rivant market estimates for guidance — not a client rate card.

Role details

Start date: 2026-10-01

Duration: 9 months

Extension possible: Not specified

Estimated daily rate (EUR): 600 - 750

Location detail: Brussels centre - hybrid ~50% on site / 50% homeworking. Remote/telework from Belgium only

About the role

A major Belgian bank in Brussels builds and maintains its consumer-credit services in agile teams. It needs a Senior Java Developer who combines analysis, design, development, testing and integration to deliver a working product at the end of every sprint.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build and test valuable software increments within an agile team
  • Contribute across analysis, design, development, testing and integration
  • Deliver the sprint backlog prioritised by the Product Owner on added value
  • Collaborate closely with the other team members and share knowledge
  • Apply the bank's methods, standards, security procedures and development tooling

Business experience

SkillLevelPriority
Agile methodologyNot specifiedMandatory

Functional experience

SkillLevelPriority
Full delivery within a Scrum team, from analysis to integrationSenior (≥3 years)Mandatory
Knowledge sharing across disciplines and continuous learningNot specifiedMandatory

Technical experience

SkillLevelPriority
Java with Spring Boot (expert level)≥3 yearsMandatory
Docker and KubernetesNot specifiedMandatory
MicroservicesNot specifiedMandatory
Cloud developmentNot specifiedMandatory
Architecture: hardware, OS, networking, databases, middlewareNot specifiedMandatory
Methods, standards, security procedures and development toolsNot specifiedMandatory
Integration across distributed and mainframe technologies and infrastructure componentsNot specifiedPreferable
IBM Cloud (DMZR)Not specifiedPreferable
KESMANot specifiedPreferable
Elastic SearchNot specifiedPreferable

Language requirements

English · French/Dutch a plus

LanguageSpeakingReadingWritingMandatory
EnglishFluentFluentFluentYes
FrenchGoodGoodGoodNo
DutchGoodGoodGoodNo

Soft skills

  • Excellent analysis skills
  • Team spirit
  • Efficient communication skills
  • Ambitious towards the targets of the squad
  • Promotes continuous improvement to speed up delivery and raise operational quality

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