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
| Skill | Level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Agile methodology | Not specified | Mandatory |
Functional experience
| Skill | Level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Full delivery within a Scrum team, from analysis to integration | Senior (≥3 years) | Mandatory |
| Knowledge sharing across disciplines and continuous learning | Not specified | Mandatory |
Technical experience
| Skill | Level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Java with Spring Boot (expert level) | ≥3 years | Mandatory |
| Docker and Kubernetes | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Microservices | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Cloud development | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Architecture: hardware, OS, networking, databases, middleware | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Methods, standards, security procedures and development tools | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Integration across distributed and mainframe technologies and infrastructure components | Not specified | Preferable |
| IBM Cloud (DMZR) | Not specified | Preferable |
| KESMA | Not specified | Preferable |
| Elastic Search | Not specified | Preferable |
Language requirements
English · French/Dutch a plus
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | Yes |
| French | Good | Good | Good | No |
| Dutch | Good | Good | Good | No |
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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