Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Arden University is an innovative institution focused on delivering accessible higher education. They are seeking a Software Engineer (Cloud & Integration) to design and enhance middleware solutions, ensuring reliable integration between core business platforms while maintaining operational performance and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop and continuously enhance the organisation's middleware solutions and integration services
- Ensure reliable message delivery, translation and validation between core business platforms through ownership of middleware products
- Embed complex and non-standard requirements within a flexible middleware framework to unlock advanced capabilities
- Drive the organisation’s evolution toward a well-architected, seamlessly integrated ecosystem of products and services
- Carry operational responsibility for the performance and reliability of the middleware platform in production
- Deliver secure and compliant integrations that meet internal standards and industry best practices
- Work closely with development teams, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure integration solutions align with technical objectives and evolving business needs
Skills
- Deep working knowledge of relevant AWS services; primarily Lambda, API Gateway, SNS/SQS, S3, DynamoDB, IAM and CloudWatch
- Solid understanding of software development principles, including design patterns, architecture, and methodologies - particularly in middleware and service integration
- Practical knowledge of event-driven architectures, leveraging services such as SNS, SQS, and Lambda triggers
- Hands-on experience working in a DevOps environment, utilizing infrastructure as code (IaC), automation, and CI/CD pipelines
- Proficiency in writing and debugging code using TypeScript (Node.js) and Python
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, and AWS CloudWatch
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, particularly AWS CDK and Terraform
- Exposure to unit testing, integration testing, and automated test frameworks
- Practical experience with Git-based workflows and operational methodologies such as GitOps
- Proven experience designing and developing robust, scalable serverless applications in the cloud
- Experience integrating with managed databases such as DynamoDB, Amazon RDS (MySQL/PostgreSQL), or similar
- Experience working within a security framework such as PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials, and ISO 27001, ensuring compliance and security best practices are met
- Experience working with agile methodologies, collaborating in sprints, managing releases, and delivering incremental, high-quality software
- Hands-on experience with Azure services, including Resource Groups, Service Bus, Azure Logic Apps, Function Apps, API Management
Benefits
- 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!
- A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%
- SimplyHealth plan option
- 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**](https://careers.arden.ac.uk/pages/benefits)
- Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
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