Solution Architect – SOA (EU Agency – Strasbourg)

Leonardo Belgium is looking for a Senior Solution Architect (SOA) to support eu-LISA, the European Union Agency responsible for managing large-scale IT systems in the fields of border management, migration, asylum and internal security.

As part of a long-term European framework contract, you will contribute to mission-critical systems used across all EU Member States. This role sits at the core of the Agency’s enterprise integration architecture and directly supports the evolution of secure, high-availability platforms operating at European scale.

Leonardo is a major European industrial group active in Aerospace, Defence and Security, and a long-standing partner of European institutions. Through Leonardo Belgium, consultants benefit from a stable contractual framework and long-term visibility on EU programmes.

More information about Leonardo, the Italian leader in aerospace, Defense, and Security : https://www.leonardo.com/

Job Specifications

• Hybrid setting, on site and nearby (Strasbourg)

• Type of contract: Freelance (Willingness to open a VAT if employee)

• CV format: Europass preferred

• Starting date : ASAP

• Early applications are heavily encouraged

We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect with strong expertise in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) to support the design and evolution of large-scale enterprise systems within a major European Agency.

You will play a key role in shaping the integration and middleware architecture, ensuring robust orchestration of web services and alignment with enterprise architecture standards.

Your Responsibilities

• Design and evolve the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) tier

• Lead and contribute to architecture and design workshops

• Define and orchestrate business processes for web services integration

• Review design artefacts and code, proposing improvements and alternative solutions

• Contribute to new system developments, enhancements, and third-party integrations

• Collaborate with technical and functional stakeholders to ensure delivery quality

• Apply established development methodologies and configuration/release standards

• Ensure architecture compliance regarding security, logging, auditing, monitoring, and performance KPIs

Experience & Education Requirements

• Minimum 9 years of professional IT experience

• At least 3 years focused on SOA Platform Architecture & Development

• Master’s degree (or minimum 4 years of post-secondary education in IT or related field)

Hands-on experience with

• ESB / Integration Tier Architecture

• BPEL / Business Process Orchestration

• J2EE, Web Services (SOAP, WSDL)

• XML/XSL, SQL, JDBC, UML

• Middleware technologies, Network and system architecture principles

• Linux, UNIX, or AIX enterprise environments

• SOA design patterns (message routing, transformation, sequencing, error handling, etc.)

Nice to have

• Certified Architect (TOGAF / The Open Group or equivalent)

• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks

• Exposure to data management / analytics environments

What’s in it for you?

• Long-term visibility within a major European Agency

• Opportunity to work on large-scale, high-impact systems at EU level

• Stable contractual framework through Leonardo Belgium

• Access to additional opportunities within Leonardo’s European institutional portfolio

• Hybrid working model in an international, multicultural environment

Once we receive your CV, we will evaluate it carefully. Should there be a match for this or any other position at Leonardo Belgium, we will be in touch with you. In case there is no match now, we will make sure to keep your CV in consideration for future vacancies!