Software Developer Apprentice
ILOCKERZ LIMITED
ROWLEY REGIS, B65 0JY
Closes in 30 days (Friday 29 November)
Posted on 29 October 2024
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Summary
You will have the opportunity to gain valuable skills, knowledge and experience as you complete a Software Developer - Level 3 Apprenticeship. Duties will include serving as the first point of contact for customer support inquiries via phone, email, and ticketing systems, assisting users with product issues and questions.
- Annual wage
- £15,000 a year
- Training course
- Software development technician (level 3)
- Hours
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All details will be confirmed upon interview.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 2 December
- Duration
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1 year 4 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- Build a strong understanding of our C# WinForms application by engaging with customers and learning how they use the software.
- Log, categorise, and prioritise support incidents, escalating complex technical issues to second-line support or other relevant teams
- Provide basic troubleshooting and guide customers in resolving common issues while gathering valuable insights about software performance and user needs
- Assist in the maintenance and refinement of features within the existing C# WinForms application, applying the knowledge gained from customer feedback
- Collaborate with the development team on bug fixes, performance improvements, and feature enhancements
- Contribute to software testing by designing and executing test cases, performing manual testing, and documenting test results
- Identify and report software defects, and work with developers to troubleshoot and resolve issues before release
Where you’ll work
UNIT 3
STATION ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
STATION ROAD
ROWLEY REGIS
B65 0JY
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
QA LIMITED
Your training course
Software development technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
Why choose our Junior Developer Level 3 apprenticeship?
QA’s Junior Developer Level 3 apprenticeship develops digital skills and provide the technical grounding needed to become a well-rounded, entry-level programmer. Junior Developers work as part of a software development team to build simple software components on web, mobile or desktop apps to be used by other members of the team as part of larger software development projects.
QA’s Junior Developer Level 3 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to:
- Explore a wide range of skills including Python, C#, Java, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, Microservices and cloud
- Interpret simple design requirements for discrete components of a project under supervision
- Implement code which other team members have developed to produce required components
Gain the following qualifications upon successful completion of the Junior Developer Level 3 programme:
- Software Development Technician Level 3
- BCS Certificate in Systems Development Context and Methodologies
- BCS Certificate in Programming
Tools and technologies learned: Apprentices will learn to use Python, C#, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and Git.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3+ (D or above))
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Non judgemental
About this company
iLockerz is a tech manufacturing scale-up that makes electronic smart lockers that are used in businesses across the world to manage IT assets, weapons and other mission critical items.
Company benefits
Flexitime, a hybrid of working from home and the office. Generous parental leave. Optional private Healthcare. Social events. Pension scheme.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of this apprenticeship, there may be opportunity for future progression within the company in a more advanced IT role or through a higher-level apprenticeship.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
QA LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284711.
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Closes in 30 days (Friday 29 November)
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