Hiring: Software Developer for Digital Preservation in the European Open Science Cloud

Location: Central Reading, UK (Hybrid working options available)
Contract: Permanent, starting Sept 2025
Salary: Competitive, based on experience.
Employer: Arkivum Ltd
Application Deadline: Open until filled.

Job Opportunity

Arkivum is seeking a skilled Software Developer to join our team for an exciting opportunity to work on the EOSC EDEN project, which is part of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) initiative. This role focuses on developing and providing digital preservation solutions to EOSC at a pan-European level. You will work alongside a diverse consortium of 16 organizations on developing tools and services that support the long-term preservation, curation, and access to high-quality research data.  The work will include integration of Arkivum’s leading SaaS solution for digital preservation and archiving into the infrastructure that the EOSC EDEN project will define and create. This job opportunity is a unique chance to work simultaneously within Arkivum’s exciting commercial digital preservation business and on an international multi-organisation R&D project that spans Europe.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project partners to design and implement SaaS solutions for EDEN.
• Develop software services for digital preservation and trusted digital repositories.
• Integrate the Arkivum system into EOSC EDEN, including implementation of support for EDEN specifications, protocols and data mapping and transformation.
• Contribute to the creation of a registry for use when finding and integrating software tools and services that provide digital preservation.
• Apply and advance standards and protocols for long-term digital preservation.
• Engage with early adopters and stakeholders to validate and refine the preservation models, systems and tools that have been developed.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Proficiency in programming in Python or Java or both.
• Experience with developing cloud hosted software solutions
• Design, development and use of REST APIs.
• Familiarity with containerization such as docker and k8s.
• Experience of tools and techniques for data and metadata transformation, mapping, packaging and exchange, especially using json and XML.
• Ability to work effectively in a distributed team and agile development environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to innovate.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Educated to degree level.
• 2 – 5 years’ experience of software development in a commercial or research context.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience with digital preservation standards, workflows, tools and systems. For example, knowledge OAIS, METS, PREMIS and OCFL.
• Experience in the field of Research Data Management, Trusted Digital Repositories and the FAIR principles.

Why Join Arkivum?

At Arkivum, we produce innovative solutions and services for the long-term preservation and accessibility of digital assets. We are a rapidly growing business with a global customer base that includes higher education, heritage, health and life sciences, government, corporate and more.

Joining Arkivum and working on the EOSC EDEN project offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of digital preservation and contribute to a European-wide initiative that impacts the future of open science. You will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to innovation, collaboration, and excellence in archiving and digital preservation.

Benefits of working for Arkivum include: competitive salary; contributory pension; 25 days paid holiday per annum plus bank holidays; private medical and dental insurance (Vitality); and YuLife (life insurance scheme).

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and motivation for applying to careers@arkivum.com. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.