Technical Lead – Geospatial Data Platform

h3What you will do /h3 pYou will take on the technical lead role for a geospatial data platform that manages and publishes subsurface and soil data. The platform is expanding its scope and partnerships, bringing increased complexity and a growing development team. /p pYour responsibilities include: /p ul liLeading and coaching a development team of up to five developers /li liCreating technical designs and guiding technical designers /li liExecuting programming tasks yourself: coding, testing, and debugging /li liParticipating in and providing input for monthly sprint reviews, bi-weekly sprint planning, and daily stand-ups with the full development team /li liIntroducing and leading Agile development methodology within the team /li liManaging technical aspects of projects with budgets exceeding 250,000 EUR /li liApplying ITIL processes such as configuration management and change management /li liHandling project management facets including timing, coordination, planning, and estimates /li /ul h3What we are looking for /h3 pbEssential

requirements:
/b /p ul liMaster's or Bachelor's degree with a technical, engineering, or business economics background /li liDemonstrable training with certification or equivalent experience in programming languages such as .
NET (C#), Java/J2EE, PHP /li liAt least 10 years of experience in the relevant programming language or related environments /li liAt least 10 years of experience in development projects, including at least 5 years as a designer and leader of all technical aspects in projects with total budgets above 250,000 EUR /li liAt least 5 years of experience with large business-critical applications /li liExperience in creating technical designs and in managing and coaching technical designers /li liStrong communication skills and experience with teamwork and project-oriented work /li liAbility to lead and coach a development team of up to five developers /li liFluent Dutch at European CEFR level C2 /li liProven experience with PostgreSQL and PostGIS databases /li liProven experience with Geomajas /li liProven experience with GWT (Google Web Toolkit) /li liExpert in using code versioning (e.g. Subversion), testing and code profiling tools, and issue management tools (e.g. Jira) /li liVery good knowledge of object-oriented analysis and design and UML /li liKnowledge and application of Agile development methodology, with the ability to introduce and lead this methodology in development projects /li liVery good knowledge of ITIL and ability to apply relevant basic processes /li liAbility to use project management techniques and tools (risk management, issue management) /li /ul pbHighly valued: /b /p ul liExperience within the public sector /li liExperience with CSS, HTML, and JavaScript /li liExperience with Java /li liFamiliarity with the soil and subsurface domain /li liExperience executing programming tasks fluently: coding, testing, and debugging /li /ul pbAdditional advantages: /b /p ul liExperience with Atlassian Jira, Confluence, Bamboo, Crucible /li liExperience with JPA (Hibernate) /li liExperience with Spring Framework /li liKnowledge of server-side technologies: Spring/Java, Spring framework (Core, Data, MVC), XML, XSD, WSDL, SOAP, REST, JUnit, Mockito, SQL, H2 /li liKnowledge of client-side technologies: D3, HighCharts /li liExperience with Eclipse or IntelliJ /li /ul h3The setting /h3 pThis role runs from November 2026 to mid-July 2027. The work is based in the Ghent region, with up to 50% remote work possible. You will work according to Agile methodology within a collaborative public-sector environment. The working language is Dutch. /p pYou can join us for this assignment as a freelancer or as an employee of HumanInTech. Same role, same team. If you join as an employee, your employment continues beyond this assignment. When it ends, we’ll work together to find your next assignment. /p pbLocation: /b Ghent region, hybrid /p pbWork address: /b Belgium /p pbEmployer / contracting party: /b HumanInTech /p pbApplications close (Brussels time): /b November 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM /p pbEngagement: /b Freelance or employed by HumanInTech /p pbWorking hours: /b Full-time /p pbExperience: /b More than 10 years or more /p pbEducation: /b Bachelor's or more /p pbPublished: /b November 2026 /p