Lead Integration Solutions Analyst

Salary: £60,000 - £68,000 per annum

Employment type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Head of Platforms and Infrastructure

Department: IT

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This role operates primarily on a remote working arrangement that will require little to no travel into our Coventry head office or various UK campuses. Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.

About Arden University:

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

About our Department:

Join Arden University at an exciting time of rapid growth, global expansion and digital transformation. Our IT Department is at the heart of this journey, providing the technology, services and innovation that enable our students and colleagues to succeed.

We're a diverse team of around 60 technology professionals spanning Software Development, Business Systems, Infrastructure, Cyber Security, IT Operations and more. Together, we're modernising the University's technology landscape and delivering solutions that support our ambitious plans for the future.

We're also embarking on a significant AI transformation, exploring how AI can enhance the way we work, improve decision-making and create better experiences for our students and colleagues. It's an exciting time to join our team, with opportunities to contribute to meaningful change and help shape how technology supports a rapidly growing global university.

We're committed to developing our people and creating opportunities to build a rewarding career. With a strong track record of internal progression and promotion, you'll be joining a team where your development is valued as much as the technology we deliver.

About the Opportunity:

Arden University is accelerating an ambitious digital and AI-enabled transformation agenda, and modern integration capability sits at the heart of that journey.

The Lead Integration Solutions Analyst will play a pivotal role in shaping how systems, data and services connect across the University, helping to design scalable, resilient and future-ready solutions that support students, colleagues and strategic growth.

Acting as the critical link between business stakeholders and the Integration Development Team, the post-holder will turn complex demand into clear, prioritised and developer-ready specifications aligned to Arden’s integration strategy, middleware roadmap and modern event-driven architecture.

Working alongside the Lead Integration Developer, this role will help drive better use of APIs, automation, cloud platforms and reusable integration patterns, enabling Software Engineers to focus on high-quality design, build and support while ensuring Arden continues to evolve its technology landscape with pace, control and purpose.

About You:

Essential Skills / Experience:

• Strong requirements gathering and stakeholder management capability.

• Ability to translate business needs into clear technical specifications and requirements.

• Strong understanding of APIs, middleware, system integrations, message brokers, event-driven architectures and cloud services.

• Producing high-quality technical documentation, including user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps, data mappings and functional/non-functional requirements.

• Facilitating workshops, discovery sessions and requirements discussions.

• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation and organisational skills.

• Ability to constructively challenge requirements and identify risks, dependencies and assumptions.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving approach.

• Agile and Kanban delivery methods, including Jira.

• Working within technical delivery teams supporting software, integration, middleware or cloud-based solutions.

• Collaborating effectively with software engineers throughout the delivery lifecycle.

• Managing and refining technical backlogs.

• Analysing business processes and identifying opportunities for automation and integration.

• Understanding of data transformation and asynchronous messaging.

Why Arden:

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!

• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%

• BUPA Cash Plan

• Private Medical Insurance coverage (applies to certain job roles)

• Access to Perkbox benefits

• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends

• Plus, other excellent benefits

• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education

Our Values:

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations.

Closing Date: 3rd September

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, you can indicate via the application form below. By doing so, you are also consenting for this information to be shared with the hiring team. For more details on what qualifies as a disability under the Disability Equality Act 2010, please refer to the guidance here .

As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.

Sponsorship statement:

Please be aware that some roles may not meet the points requirement for a sponsored Skilled Worker visa, or fulfil the criteria we have for providing sponsorship. However we welcome applications from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but may be eligible for a visa through an alternative route.