Software Engineer Apprentice

Employer description:

We are an ambitious UK based company, operating since 2003.

We are a specialised service provider supporting UK public and private sector organisations in:

• IT Strategy


• Agile Delivery and Public Cloud Migration/Adoption


• Architecture and Design


• Digital Transformation


• Public Cloud Adoption / Migration


• Delivering Software Engineering Services


• Cyber Security 

Our vision is “To be our clients’ most trusted partner”, this mean transparency, excellent communications, delivering on time, being customer obsessed and innovative to help our customers achieve their goals. 

We are London based, but mainly work remotely with visits to London or our client sites as and when needed. 

Role overview:     

We have exciting new opportunities for Full Stack Engineer Apprentices to support a large, complex client programme based in London. You will gain the opportunity for rapid on-the-job learning combined with rigorous structured training and mentoring to support your journey towards becoming a Software Engineer/Software Developer professional.  

You will work on maintaining and enhancing our existing solutions, architecting, and developing new customer solutions, and providing technical support to our users. 

In return, we will provide a supportive work environment with the flexibility to participate in scheduled work release training. Whilst in the workplace, you will receive continual coaching, help and guidance and the opportunity to work across several key Design, Architecture, Cloud and Applications teams. 

What you will be doing?

Responsibilities include:

• Involved in the specification and implementation of the new service


• Working within agile teams


• Be part of daily stand-ups providing status updates on progress and blockers


• Contributing to the software development lifecycle; Plan, code, build, test, release, deploy, operate, monitor


• Use of tools as software engineer, such as repos, version control, testing, deployment etc. These will include open-source type tools, e.g. Git, Jenkins, Selenium, and vendor specific such as AWS, Microsoft Azure and VMWare


• Develop complex cloud-based applications using the following technologies: Javascript (Node.js), HTML, CSS, Redis, Express, Nunjucks, Postgres, Kibana, and Grafana.


• Develop APIs and Micro services


• Work with scripting and coding languages/frameworks such as Node.js, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Powershell, Mocha, Sinon, Chai,


• Understanding and documenting the existing application landscape, components, business processes including the integration of security and quality tooling


• Developing CI/CD pipelines using Powershell for greater reliability and reduced downtime


• Plan, design, and build database models

What we are looking for:

Desired skills and experience:

• Excellent practical knowledge of full software development life cycle of web application and microservices


• Strong knowledge of AWS/Azure


• Experience of developing and consuming REST and SOAP, GaphQL APIs


• Experience working on projects using open-source technology for developing

Entry requirements:

The entry requirements for this programme are as follows:

• The learner must have completed a Level 3 Software Development Apprenticeship with QA or have an equivalent qualification with another training provider


• OR an A-level in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) subject and a successful completion of our aptitude test


• OR a BTEC Diploma in IT and a successful completion of our aptitude test


• OR 2 years’ experience in a relevant role and successful completion of our aptitude test

You may also have a combination of qualifications and experience which demonstrate the minimum foundation needed for the programme. In this instance you could still be considered for the programme. 

If you hold international equivalents of the above qualifications, at the time of your application you must be able to provide an official document that states how your international qualifications compare to the UK qualifications. 

Find out more here: 

https://www.enic.org.uk/Qualifications/UKQRS/Default.aspx

Salary:

£20,000 per annum.

Future prospects:

92% of QA Apprentices secure permanent employment after finishing their apprenticeship. Additionally, there may be opportunities to undertake further apprenticeship training as many of our programmes offer on-going development tracks. 

Important Information:

QA’s apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education.

To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years.