Level 4 Junior Devops Apprenticeship Summer 2023

Introduction
As an Application Developer, you will lead IBM into the future by translating system requirements into the design and development of customized systems in an agile environment. The success of IBM is in your hands as you transform vital business needs into code and drive innovation. Your work will power IBM and its clients globally, collaborating and integrating code into enterprise systems. You will have access to the latest education, tools and technology, and a limitless career path with the world’s technology leader. Come to IBM and make a global impact!

Your Role and Responsibilities
About the role

Do you have a passion for Technology and making it work? We’re looking for people who want to pursue a hands-on technical career working with financial services customers. People who can roll up their sleeves, get stuck in, and get things delivered for a large UK Based financial services customer. Sound like you?

As a Junior DevOps Engineer you will learn about Agile delivery and be part of a team delivering automation and DevOps expertise for the customer. The types of problems you’ll face will be varied and the solutions you help create will be innovative.

It could be (but not limited to)

• Developing a continuous delivery pipeline
• Automating the configuration of infrastructure
• Orchestrating a set of technical activities to make them repeatable

What’s in it for you

• Learn about delivery frameworks like Agile and work in teams putting theory into practice
• Significant investment in your personal learning including mentoring, a structured training plan and access to online courses.
• Be part of a learning cohort and be a in a community of similar minded people at the same stage in their career
• Gain experience with leading edge technologies including Red Hat Enterprise, Linux, IBM Cloud, Kubernetes Chef and Ansible
• Learn to use API’S to orchestrate workflows and automate IT Processes
• Build your knowledge of how to do things securely in an enterprise environment
• Develop problem solving and facilitation skills and use IBM Enterprise Design Thinking.

It will be hard work, you will need to be

• Resilient, but it will be rewarding
• Looking for a role with daily challenges and enjoy learning new things both in your role and outside of the role.
• Passionate about new technology and new ways of working.
• Have some knowledge or understanding of Linux Administration, Public Cloud, Coding,- JavaScript, Shell scripting and Python.

What we look for

• You don’t need to be studying a business or technology subject, but you must have a keen interest and passion for Technology.
• Have achieved at least 5 GCSE (or equivalent) at Grade C/4 or above these must include Maths and English Language
• We also accept Level 2 Skills Tests as a GCSE equivalent in Maths and English.
• You will need to be mobile as all our apprenticeship roles will be project based and typically you will find yourself working at client sites which will require extensive travel and staying away from home during the week.
• Our base locations are across the UK - the 3 locations are Manchester, London, and Hurlsey (near Winchester)
• You must be authorised to work in the UK and have resided in England for the last 3 years.
• These roles are not remote working you will be required to be in the office at your base location when not on a client site.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• You don’t need to be studying a business or technology subject, but you must have a keen interest and passion for Technology.
• Have achieved at least 5 GCSE (or equivalent) at Grade C/4 or above these must include Maths and English Language
• We also accept Level 2 Skills Tests as a GCSE equivalent in Maths and English.
• You will need to be mobile as all our apprenticeship roles will be project based and typically you will find yourself working at client sites which will require extensive travel and staying away from home during the week.
• Our base locations are Manchester, London, Hurlsey (near Winchester) a and you must live within commutable distance to these locations
• You must be authorised to work in the UK, have lived in England for the last 3 years.
• These roles are not remote working you will be required to be in the office at your base location when not on a client site.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
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