Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – Technical Audit Lead

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced technology leader to lead a strategic technical audit of a large-scale distributed platform built on Java/Spring Boot microservices, Angular frontends, Kafka event streaming, and PostgreSQL databases. The role combines technical leadership, architecture assessment, audit governance, and executive stakeholder management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary technical audit team.
• Assess the architecture, scalability, resilience, security, and maintainability of a complex distributed system.
• Review microservices architecture, application performance, data consistency mechanisms, and operational robustness.
• Evaluate technical debt, architectural risks, and long-term sustainability of the platform.
• Analyze data migration strategies, business continuity risks, and dependency on external suppliers.
• Define and oversee the audit methodology, findings, and recommendations.
• Produce executive reports, risk assessments, and governance presentations.
• Act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders throughout the audit.

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience leading complex software development or technical transformation programs.
• Strong expertise in Java-based enterprise environments and microservices architectures.
• Broad knowledge of software architecture, infrastructure, operations, security, testing, and application lifecycle management.
• Proven experience leading technical audits, architecture reviews, or large-scale assessments.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical findings into clear business recommendations.

Languages

• French: Professional proficiency (C2)

Work Environment

• Hybrid working model.
• Location: Namur, Belgium.
• Approximately 30% on-site presence required during key audit, workshop, and governance phases.