PHP Developer (Learning Systems / Moodle) - #1660380

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

Employment type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Lead Developer

Department: IT

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:

Our team of PHP Developers sits within our Technology Department that is crucial to making sure our employees and students can work effectively, deliver projects, find the right solutions and ensure we develop the technology that will make the biggest difference. Our IT team is made up of around 60 employees with a vast range of skills from Software Development to IT Operations and Security. Our IT Department values employee development and we have lots of great examples of employee progression and promotions within the team.

About the Opportunity:

As a PHP Developer, you will engage with the full software development lifecycle to develop University Learning systems (Moodle) and contribute to the team's vision of developing best in class digital solutions in order to enable excellent educational provision for our students.

About You:

We would like to hear from applicants who have most of the following skills / knowledge:

• Excellent knowledge of software development principles, theory and practice


• PHP, employing OO Programming principles and Design Patterns


• Agile methodology experience


• REST APIs and HTTP protocols


• XDebug and PHPUnit


• Linux command line, including BASH / shell scripting

Nice to have but not essential:

• Moodle plug-in development


• Mobile application development

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%


• 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
  


• 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.

Closing Date: Sunday 4th May

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 under the points-based immigration system. 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.