Jonas van Daal

Solution Architect Β· Technical Lead Β· Independent Consultant @ Oh Shift

Solution architect who bridges business strategy and technology.

If you are looking for a dedicated architect or tech lead with a business-first mindset and team-first attitude, I'd love to connect and explore how I can drive positive results for your organization.

πŸ“ Gent, Belgium Β· in LinkedIn

"From a business perspective, Jonas is a clear communicator, thinks outside the box, and can come up with solutions that are both business-focused and technically sound."

"Jonas taught me a lot about both technical skills and how to think as a software engineer."

"Jonas has had a strong positive impact on how we do things at our company, in various areas."

Skills

Architecture

  • Event-driven architecture
  • DDD, CQRS, Event Sourcing
  • Microservices
  • Cloud architecture
  • SaaS
  • C4 model, Event Storming, Example Mapping, ...

Business & Strategy

  • Stakeholder management
  • Requirements engineering
  • Roadmap definition
  • Migration & modernization strategy

Leadership

  • Technical coaching & mentorship
  • Pair programming
  • Facilitation & workshops
  • Team Topologies

Cloud & Development

  • AWS & Azure
  • .NET / ASP.NET Core
  • Kafka
  • SQL & NoSQL datastores
  • Docker, ECS, AKS
  • CI/CD
  • Terraform

Experience

Solution Architect – Public Registries

Digitaal Vlaanderen 2025 – Present

Shaping future-proof public registries through collaborative architecture and design.

Responsible for the solution architecture of (5) public administration and (3) geographical registries, focusing on architecture modernization, migration strategies, requirements engineering and stakeholder alignment.

Solution Architect – Case study

Athumi 2024

Evolving a city-developed parking and access register into a scalable multi-tenant cloud platform.

The case study focused on migrating a city-developed parking and access register to a Flemish multi-tenant cloud platform. The assignment involved analyzing and evaluating the existing architecture, defining a strategy to evolve towards a secure and scalable multi-tenant solution, and designing both target and transitional architectures to support controlled project change and migration.

More about V-PTR can be read here.

Technical Lead – GTMF

Digitaal Vlaanderen 2023 – 2025

Turning an inherited legacy system into a clear and evolvable API-first product.

Took ownership of GTMF, defined a sustainable roadmap and aligned technical and business stakeholders around a shared vision and roadmap.

More about GTMF can be read here.

Senior Software Engineer – Public registries

Digitaal Vlaanderen 2023 – 2025

Building open, event-driven geographic linked data registries for the Flemish Government.

Development of the geographical registries (Basisregisters) containing linked open data for the Flemish Government. Responsibilities included: designing and implementing services and libraries within an event driven architecture; coaching; organizing scrum events.

All our code is open source. Our repo's (services and libraries) can be found here.

Senior Software Engineer R&D

Aprimo 2020 – 2022

Senior software engineer in the DAM core team working on the DAM SaaS platform.

  • Development of DAM core services.
  • You build it, you ship it.
  • Technical coaching and mentorship of less experienced team members.

Product Tech Lead / Solution Engineer

Recomatics 2018 – 2020

Bridging pragmatic cloud solutions, architecture and customer needs.

As product tech lead at Recomatics (now Amista), I helped create the Digital Mail Assistent MVP by bridging product vision, architecture and customer needs in close collaboration with leadership and clients.

As solution engineer I performed functional and technical analysis with customers, designing integrations with existing IT landscapes, and translating business needs into sustainable solutions.

Software Engineer

Aucxis 2017 – 2018

Turning real-time hardware events into a scalable warehouse platform.

Development of "The Warehouse of the Future", an innovative warehouse management system steered by real-time RFID and hardware-triggered events. I worked closely with the software architect and business analyst, bridging business analysis and technical design, and incorporating customer feedback into the implementation.

Software Engineer

Indigo Park (former VINCI Park) 2014 – 2017

Digitizing customer and operational processes in a large-scale parking organization.

As an in-house software engineer at Park Indigo (formerly VINCI Park), I worked on the digitalization of customer-facing services and internal processes such as resident card renewals, subscription management and invoice automation. My role combined functional analysis, development and end-user training ensuring smooth adoption across the organization.

Software Engineer

Bogerd Martin 2013 – 2014

Developing navigation software for vessels operating at sea.

Product development and support of the Bogerd Martin Chart Track Navigator for vessels at sea.

Outside of work

Crew Member

Techorama 2023 – Present

Techorama is a yearly international technology conference which takes place at Kinepolis Antwerp. We welcome about 1700 attendees, a healthy mix between developers, IT Professionals, Data Professionals and SharePoint professionals. Our commitment is to create a unique conference experience with quality content and the best speaker line-up. https://techorama.be/

Putting a face on the name

Education

Bachelor Applied Computer Science
Hogeschool Gent
2010 – 2013 Β· Major: Software Engineering
Micro Degree Artificial Intelligence
Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen (HOWEST)
2020 – 2021 Β· Machine Learning & Deep Learning

Trainings & Conferences

  • Residuality Theory Workshop by Barry O’Reilly
  • Independent Value Streams with Domain-Driven Design by Team Topologies Academy
  • Training Own Your Rank by corporate anthropologist Arne Stoffer
  • Shortcut to Tech Leadership: Accelerate Your Journey From Maker to Multiplier by Pat Kua
  • Samman Society Open Spaces
  • Collaborative Modeling Unconference 2023
  • Coach retreat
  • SoCraTes and DDD Belgium meetups and unconferences
  • XP Days Benelux 2018 & 2019

What others say about me

"Jonas has been an invaluable member of our team for the past two years. He has consistently demonstrated his technical skills and deep understanding of technologies such as event sourcing, domain-driven design, and .NET.

From a business perspective, Jonas is a clear communicator, thinks outside the box, and can come up with solutions that are both business-focused and technically sound. He collaborates effectively with colleagues, stakeholders, and clients, ensuring that project requirements are clearly understood and met. His ability to explain complex technical concepts in a straightforward manner has been particularly beneficial during high-stakes projects.

Jonas has also demonstrated strong leadership skills by mentoring and providing guidance to less experienced developers. His no-nonsense approach and willingness to share knowledge have helped shape a supportive and productive team environment.

Working with Jonas is an absolute pleasure. His can-do mentality and positive work ethic shine through, even in difficult situations.

I am confident that Jonas will bring the same value to any organization seeking excellence and innovation. I highly recommend Jonas for any dedicated and forward-thinking developer, architect, or team lead position."

β€” Igor Idziejczak, Project Manager @ Digitaal Vlaanderen

"I enjoyed working with Jonas as team members and greatly appreciate his mentorship and coaching during this time. He was easy going and we got along well on a personal level. Jonas taught me a lot about both technical skills and how to think as a software engineer. Jonas cares a lot about both the product he works on, both from a technical and functional perspective, and the people he works with. I'd consider myself lucky to work with him in the future."

β€” Amy Tant, Software Engineer @ Aprimo

"I worked with Jonas for three years at RecoMatics. Jonas was a member of the project delivery team that I led. All colleagues agreed that he was one of the best software engineers we had.

Jonas is very technically savvy, with an in-depth knowledge of the many systems and tools he can use. He combines that with a passion for good software design. His drive to deliver well-tested and maintainable software to our customers, he always managed to convey to his colleagues as well. As a result, Jonas has had a strong positive impact on how we do things at RecoMatics, in various areas.

Jonas does what he says and says what he does. I could always count on his assignments being completed on time and to a high standard. He will always be aware of risks and will raise them in a transparent and respectful manner with colleagues, customers or suppliers involved. He communicates clearly and in a way that is adapted to his audience.

It was a pleasure to work with Jonas."

β€” Olivier Antonis, Project Delivery Manager @ Recomatics

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