Job Description
About Cronos Europa
Cronos Europa is a leading IT and digital transformation partner dedicated exclusively to European Institutions and agencies, delivering mission-critical solutions that shape Europe’s digital future. As part of the Cronos Group, one of the most innovative and fastest-growing tech ecosystems in Europe, we benefit from a vast pool of expertise and cutting-edge capabilities. With over 1,000 specialists across Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, we combine deep institutional knowledge with strong engineering excellence to support long-term, high-impact EU programmes requiring reliability, scalability, and innovation.
About the job
We are currently looking for a Cloud & Software Architecture Expert to strengthen our Cronos Europa team.
Location: Near-site (accessible within 2 hours from Brussels) – Hybrid
As a Cloud & Software Architecture Expert, you will design and coordinate modern application architectures, support cloud migration initiatives, and act as the technical interface between project leaders and development teams within large-scale European environments.
Responsibilities
Technical Architecture & Design
Analyse the integration of different information systems
Design and document software and cloud architectures
Create architecture blueprints and define building blocks using cloud components
Review and modernise existing system architectures for cloud migration
Apply architecture best practices and patterns
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards
Development, Integration & Cloud
Design and develop architecture components in microservices environments
Coordinate the implementation of technical architectures
Contribute to DevOps practices and continuous integration processes
Support interoperability using web services, REST APIs, middleware, and event-driven architectures
Ensure performance, scalability, and high-quality standards
Coordination & Stakeholder Collaboration
Act as the technical interface between project leaders and developers
Participate in technical working groups, progress meetings, and user meetings
Contribute to testing, deployment, evaluation, and reporting activities
Produce high-quality technical documentation and architecture deliverables
Deliver technical presentations when required
Profile & Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or minimum 3 years of higher education
Technical Knowledge & Skills
Strong knowledge of architecture best practices and patterns
Strong experience with microservices and cloud-based architectures
Solid expertise in application design and enterprise architecture
Experience with modelling tools and business process analysis
Good knowledge of relational DBMS
Knowledge of interoperability technologies (web services, message-oriented middleware, service-oriented bus, event architecture)
Ability to adapt to fast-changing technologies in architecture and design
Mandatory Technical Expertise
Expert knowledge and proven experience (minimum 5 years) with Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate
Expert DevOps experience (minimum 3 years) in continuous integration within microservices-based systems
Expert knowledge and proven experience (minimum 3 years) with TypeScript, Angular, Node.js
Additional Assets
Knowledge of the following technologies would be considered a strong advantage:
Elastic, Git, Oracle, PostgreSQL, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab, Splunk
Soft Skills
Due to the international and multicultural environment of European Institutions, candidates should demonstrate:
Strong integration capability within international and multicultural teams
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to deliver technical presentations
Excellent team player mindset
Ability to understand, speak, and write English (minimum C1 level)
If you wish to integrate a dynamic structure on a human scale while working with the latest technologies in a European institutional environment, don’t wait any longer and join Cronos!
