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Application Security Architect
role at
Pauwels Consulting .
Join a major digital transformation initiative focused on embedding secure development practices across a large public‑sector environment. The goal is to move beyond compliance checklists and operationalise secure‑by‑design principles across development teams, delivery workflows and supplier projects. Your role combines application architecture, security expertise, process design and project leadership.
What you’ll do
Lead the definition and integration of secure development practices across teams, using frameworks such as OWASP SAMM and CyFun as the foundation.
Analyse existing development workflows, identify required changes and document clear, pragmatic recommendations for secure design, coding, testing and deployment.
Review technical designs and architectures, challenge risks and provide guidance on secure interfaces, integration patterns and infrastructure components.
Introduce, configure and govern SCA, SAST and DAST tools within CI/CD pipelines, ensuring continuous and measurable security coverage.
Coach development teams on SecDevOps principles and provide hands‑on support for adopting secure coding, TDD/BDD and continuous security validation.
Create application security dashboards, routines and governance mechanisms to track security maturity and guide improvement across projects.
Produce a standard secure development directive and a security evaluation matrix that can be used for internal and external project assessment.
Act as project lead for this secure development programme, contributing to planning, follow‑up meetings, reporting and documentation.
Prepare and deliver security training to technical and non‑technical stakeholders when required.
What are we looking for
You have at least
7–10 years of experience
in application architecture or security architecture, including work in large, complex organisations.
You apply proven expertise reviewing secure architectures and guiding teams on secure design and implementation.
You have strong hands‑on experience integrating
SCA, SAST and DAST
tools into
CI/CD pipelines
and driving DevSecOps adoption.
You design secure development workflows and translate security standards into practical development practices teams can follow.
You work confidently with secure coding principles,
modern software security frameworks (e.g., SAMM, CyFun)
and quality‑driven engineering methods such as TDD/BDD.
You communicate clearly to both technical teams and non‑technical stakeholders and can promote secure development concepts with credibility.
You bring strong organisational and leadership skills and can steer a programme, influence decisions and support multiple teams.
Experience with
Java, Angular, Oracle, web services or service bus technologies
is a plus.
You are fluent in Dutch or French, and have a good level of English.
What do we offer Location: Brussels (hybrid)
Contract: Freelance or Permanent
Duration: 02/01/2026 - 31/12/2026 (extension possible)
Seniority and Employment type Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Information Technology
Industries: Staffing and Recruiting
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