Senior SDLC-DevSecOps Architect – Belgium

ph3Overview /h3 pThe Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) acts as the supervisor of the financial sector and strives to ensure fair and correct treatment of financial consumers. The FSMA advocates for transparent and understandable financial products, a transparent functioning of the financial markets, proper financial services, and improved financial education. Anyone who works for the FSMA makes a valuable contribution to the public interest. /p pContact Person: Douaa Behn Ssaine. Reach her via bemail /b or bphone /b. /p h3Job Description /h3 pThe FSMA is currently operating the datacenter edition of the following Atlassian products: Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Bamboo. These products are used to manage a DEVSECOPS pipeline, software development projects, documentation wikis, internal service desks, and a CMDB. The FSMA is looking for a highly experienced Senior DevSecOps architect specialized in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to assist its DevSecOps engineer with the assessment, design, and implementation of a new self-hosted DevSecOps ecosystem aligned with the organisation’s long‑term IT strategy and to guide the migration to this new system. /p pA key driver of this initiative is the progressive end of on‑premises support within the Atlassian ecosystem, requiring a structured transition toward alternative solutions. The role must explicitly address the decline of on‑premises Atlassian solutions and define a sustainable alternative aligned with the FSMA’s sovereignty and security requirements. /p h3Objectives /h3 ul liMaintain control and sovereignty over its tooling (on premises / self‑hosted) /li liReduce vendor lock‑in /li liStrengthen security integration across the development lifecycle /li liAlign the FSMA practices with a DevSecOps model /li /ul h3Mission /h3 pThe mission combines audit, strategic definition, tooling evaluation, and implementation guidance, with a strong focus on on‑premises infrastructure and Microsoft (.
NET) environments. The outcome is an established migration plan and implementation support. /p h3Technical Skills /h3 ul liStrong experience in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and DevSecOps architecture /li liHands‑on experience with self‑hosted DevOps platforms /li liExperience with ITSM, ticketing, wiki, Git service, CI/CD pipeline design and automation, and Asset Management (CMDB) tools /li liExperience with the migration from Atlassian tools to alternative on‑premises solutions /li liExperience with application security (SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets management) and package management tools /li /ul h3Preferred Language Skills /h3 ul liIdeally bilingual in French and Dutch; if not, fluent in one with a very good knowledge of the other (passive knowledge) /li /ul h3Key Competencies /h3 ul liAbility to conduct audits and deliver actionable insights /li liPragmatic mindset focused on business value /li liExperience in Change Management, involving development teams and end‑users /li liAnalytical and synthetic thinking /li liGood communication, interpersonal, and problem‑solving skills /li /ul h3Tasks Responsibilities /h3 ol liCurrent State Assessment ul liReview documentation of the existing DevOps ecosystem /li liHighlight risks related to security, compliance, and migration /li /ul /li liAssist the DevSecOps Engineer with designing a target architecture (self‑hosted / on‑premises) /li liTooling Evaluation Recommendations ul liReview and extend the list of alternative solutions and products to the Atlassian ecosystem /li liIdentify migration issues and propose solutions /li /ul /li liTransition Roadmap ul liDesign a new DevSecOps architecture /li liDefine a progressive migration strategy away from the current one /li liAssess impacts on End‑Users, Development Teams, Security Processes, and Operations /li liAssist with reviewing impacted procedures due to the replacement of Atlassian products /li liDraft a migration plan, including a communication plan /li /ul /li liImplementation Support (optional but expected) ul liSupport proof‑of‑concept deployments /li liAssist in initial pipeline implementation /li liProvide documentation and knowledge transfer /li /ul /li /ol h3Required Skills /h3 ul liBamboo /li liBitbucket /li liConfluence /li liDevOps /li liITSM /li liJira /li liSAST /li liDAST /li liSCA /li liSDLC /li /ul /p