Senior Application Architect – Microservices Audit Lead Job ID JP054250

We are seeking a highly experienced Application Architect to lead an independent technical audit of a large-scale Java microservices platform. The mission focuses on evaluating architecture quality performance resilience distributed data consistency maintainability and operational risks within a complex business-critical environment.

• Lead a comprehensive audit of a distributed Java/Spring Boot microservices ecosystem.
• Assess application performance scalability and processing efficiency for both transactional and batch workloads.
• Evaluate microservice boundaries service interactions and architectural decisions.
• Analyze distributed data consistency patterns including event-driven architectures Kafka-based messaging outbox/inbox mechanisms and idempotency.
• Review PostgreSQL data models database performance replication strategies and reporting architectures.
• Assess resilience observability monitoring logging traceability and incident recovery capabilities.
• Identify technical debt architectural weaknesses performance bottlenecks and operational risks.
• Evaluate data migration and document migration strategies including impacts on performance and data integrity.
• Produce actionable recommendations risk assessments and executive-level reporting.
• Present findings and recommendations to governance and leadership stakeholders.

• Expert-level experience leading complex architecture audit engagements.
• Strong expertise in Java Spring Boot and distributed microservices architectures.
• Proven experience with event-driven systems Kafka and distributed consistency patterns.
• Deep understanding of PostgreSQL API integrations (REST/SOAP) batch processing and containerized environments.
• Ability to assess scalability resilience observability and maintainability in large enterprise systems.
• Strong analytical communication and executive presentation skills.
• Fluent French (C2 level).

• Executive summary for senior management.
• Detailed technical audit report with quantitative and qualitative findings.
• Prioritized recommendation roadmap based on impact effort and risk.
• Technical risk assessment and architecture risk map.
• Governance presentation and stakeholder briefing materials.

• Role: Senior Application Architect / Audit Lead
• Location: Namur Belgium
• Work Model: Hybrid
• On-site Presence: Approximately 30% during discovery workshops and final presentations
• Language: French (mandatory)

A senior architect with extensive experience auditing large-scale Java/Spring Boot microservices platforms capable of delivering independent fact-based assessments and strategic recommendations to both technical teams and executive stakeholders.