Location: Brussels, BelgiumContract Type: Long-termFor one of our clients within an European institution, we are currently looking for an IT Web Architect. The candidate will play a key role in the design, architecture, and implementation of websites and supporting applications. This position ensures that multilingual content can be efficiently published and maintained across Internet platforms, while also guaranteeing that solutions meet business, technical, and quality requirements. The role involves architectural design, technical guidance, implementation support, and coordination across teams to deliver robust, secure, and scalable solutions.Key Responsibilities
Design and maintain the architecture of software systems by defining components that meet functional and technological needs.
Perform impact analysis to evaluate the effect of new requirements on existing systems and establish priorities.
Contribute to the implementation of software components.
Assist in deployment, configuration, and delivery of systems.
Monitor development progress and ensure timely delivery of systems and components.
Manage and implement change requests.
Capture and translate business needs into actionable tasks for project teams.
Organize and coordinate workshops, ensuring proper project documentation.
Provide guidance, coaching, and best practices to developers.
Ensure websites and applications meet non-functional requirements (quality, performance, scalability, maintainability, and security).
Required Qualifications and Skills
Strong expertise in enterprise architecture and software design.
Proven development experience with frameworks and platforms, particularly Java.
Knowledge of media management (video transcoding, encoding, formats, bitrates, codecs, resolutions, image processing) and delivery optimization best practices.
Practical experience with media processing tools and services such as AWS Elemental MediaConvert (or alternatives).
Understanding of asset lifecycle management, from ingestion to publishing.