Lead Integration Solutions Analyst

Arden University

3d • Remote

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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.
• Understanding of data transformation and asynchronous messaging.

Responsibilities

• Shaping how systems, data and services connect across the University.
• Designing scalable, resilient and future-ready solutions.
• Turning complex demand into clear, prioritised and developer-ready specifications aligned to Arden’s integration strategy, middleware roadmap and modern event-driven architecture.
• Driving better use of APIs, automation, cloud platforms and reusable integration patterns.
• Collaborating effectively with software engineers throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Managing and refining technical backlogs.
• Analysing business processes and identifying opportunities for automation and integration.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed