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AL Barhouch Shadi

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Java Architect at The Group, architecting a money-exchange backend serving 2 million customers.

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At The Group, I architect the Java backend API for a money-exchange platform serving 2 million customers. I work with Java, Spring Boot, JPA, Oracle and PostgreSQL, and secure its REST API with Keycloak and JWT authentication.

At Proximus, I designed Kafka streaming pipelines with Apache Flink and built real-time applications including RTCM for crowd management and emergency-service location estimates, and BeALert for area-specific SMS alerts. I also implemented a full-stack B2B platform with Java, Spring Boot and Angular.

At Thales Group, I developed Java Spring Boot applications and data pipelines using Kafka and Apache Spark, and set up CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins. At Telefonica, I designed integration architecture for enterprise Java applications and developed RESTful services.

I built CAMS, a bilingual Arabic-English SaaS platform for private clinics in the Gulf, and deployed it on Azure ContainerApps with private networking and infrastructure as code in Bicep. Earlier, at the Ministry of Interior, I developed the residency application using Java, J2EE, Spring, JSF and RichFaces.

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Java Architect

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The Group

Dec 2025 - Present (10 months)

Architect the money-exchange backend API with Java, Spring Boot, JPA, Oracle and PostgreSQL, covering user management and KYC for 2 million customers. Lead a team of 9 developers, defining implementation guidelines and conducting code reviews.

Java Spring Boot JPA Oracle PostgreSQL Keycloak JWT REST APIs Team Leadership Code Review

Senior Data Engineer & Full Stack Developer

Proximus

Apr 2019 - Sep 2024 (5 years 5 months)

Designed Kafka producer/consumer streaming pipelines with Apache Flink, storing events in Redis keyed by IMSI. Built RTCM, a real-time crowd management application for the 112 emergency service, and BeALert, an SMS alerting system, using PySpark and Databricks.

Kafka Apache Flink PySpark Databricks Redis mTLS Java Spring Boot Angular REST APIs MongoDB Code Review Mentorship

Full Stack Developer

Thales Group

Mar 2018 - Mar 2019 (1 year)

Developed Java Spring Boot applications and data pipelines using Kafka and Apache Spark. Used MongoDB to log events and store user-group relationships, and set up CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins.

Java Spring Boot Kafka Apache Spark MongoDB Jenkins CI CD

Java Architect

Telefonica

Oct 2017 - Mar 2018 (5 months)

Designed integration architecture for enterprise Java applications handling high data volumes. Developed RESTful services, authored technical documentation, and automated build and delivery with Jenkins CI/CD.

Java REST APIs Enterprise Integration Jenkins CI CD Technical Documentation

Full Stack Developer

Keplers

Aug 2015 - Oct 2017 (2 years 2 months)

Developed frontend, backend and RESTful API integration features for an analytics platform. Refactored code and wrote unit tests to improve reliability.

Fullstack Development REST APIs Unit Testing Refactoring

Senior Java Developer

Ministry of Interior

Dec 2003 - Aug 2015 (11 years 8 months)

Developed the residency application using Java, J2EE, Spring, JSF and RichFaces. Developed backend modules and optimized SQL queries for performance-sensitive features.

Java J2EE Spring Framework JSF RichFaces SQL Unit Testing Documentation