FOD Justice

Belgian Federal Public Service Justice - National System Integration Production

⚖️ Engagement Overview

Led the development of JustPrison, a mission-critical integration platform for the Belgian Federal Public Service Justice (FOD Justice). This complex government system serves as the central hub connecting 15+ legacy justice systems into a unified platform managing prisoner data, case information, and justice procedures across the entire Belgian justice system.

Multi-System Integration - Connect and synchronize 15+ legacy justice systems
Mission-Critical Operations - 24/7 operation serving the entire Belgian justice system
Government Security - HSM-protected certificates and OAuth via Justice Service Bus (JSB)
Microservices Architecture - Scalable, resilient platform built with .NET and Kubernetes
Continuous Validation - Automated integration testing on every deployment
Full Observability - Monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing across all systems
Team Leadership - Lead integration team with multiple developers and architects

🎯 Technical Scope

Integration Challenge

JustPrison solves a critical challenge: connecting legacy justice systems built over decades into a modern, unified platform. The system integrates 15+ different systems with varying protocols, data formats, and interfaces.

Key Integrated Systems

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UCase (Court Cases) - Case management and court procedures integration
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AOS2 (Offender System) - Prisoner data and offender records integration
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DAS (Detention System) - Prison facility and detention tracking integration
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DBS (Database) - Core database system integration and synchronization
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National Register (BOSA) - Government citizen registry integration
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RisOnWeb - Risk assessment and evaluation system integration

Additional Integrations

Epicure - Records management system
Telio - Telecom system integration
FTP Services - Secure file transfer integration
Email Systems - Notification and communication
Justix, SISET - Justice external systems

💼 Engagement Value

Technical Leadership Delivered

Architecture Design - Microservices architecture connecting legacy systems
Team Leadership - Led integration team with multiple developers and architects
Security Implementation - Government-grade security with HSM and OAuth
DevOps Excellence - Kubernetes, Dapr, and automated testing infrastructure
Observability - Grafana, Loki, and CoRoot monitoring stack

Business Impact

System Unification - Single platform replacing fragmented justice systems
Operational Efficiency - Reduced manual data entry and system coordination
Data Consistency - Real-time synchronization across all justice systems
Government Compliance - Meeting strict security and audit requirements
Service Reliability - 24/7 uptime for mission-critical justice operations

🏗️ Technology & Architecture

Technology Stack

.NET 6+ - Modern C# framework for microservices
Kubernetes + Dapr - Cloud-native orchestration and distributed runtime
Azure Cloud - Infrastructure and HSM security
Grafana & Loki - Monitoring and centralized logging
CoRoot - Distributed tracing and observability
Tracetest - Automated integration testing framework
GitHub - Version control, CI/CD, and team collaboration

Architectural Highlights

Microservices - Independent services for each integration point
SDK Abstraction - Clean service interfaces for easy integration
Middleware Patterns - Standardized error handling and responses
Continuous Validation - Automated tests on every deployment
Live Configuration - Update settings without downtime
Zero-Downtime Deployment - Kubernetes rolling updates

            🎓 What This Engagement Demonstrates
            ✅ Enterprise Integration - Connecting 15+ legacy government systems
✅ Government Systems - Mission-critical justice system operations
✅ Security at Scale - HSM, OAuth, and compliance requirements
✅ Team Leadership - Leading cross-functional integration teams
✅ Microservices Mastery - Distributed systems architecture
✅ Kubernetes & Dapr - Cloud-native orchestration
✅ DevOps Excellence - Automated testing and deployment
✅ Observability - Monitoring, logging, and tracing
✅ Legacy Modernization - Connecting old systems to new platforms
✅ 24/7 Operations - Mission-critical system reliability

        

📋 Project Status

JustPrison is a production-deployed system actively serving the Belgian Federal Public Service Justice with continuous improvement and expansion.

✅ Core integration platform stable and operational
✅ 15+ systems successfully integrated
✅ Automated testing framework operational
✅ Kubernetes deployment optimized
✅ Monitoring and observability fully functional
🔄 Continuous system refinements ongoing
🔄 Load testing and security validation in progress
🔄 Additional integrations planned