Annual wage £16,000.00 Working week All details will be confirmed at interview. Total hours per week: 37.5 Expected duration 24 Months Possible start date 06 May 2024 Date posted 25 Mar 2024 Apprenticeship level Higher Level 4 (Higher national Certificate) Reference number VAC1000240003 Positions 1 available What you will do in your working day Working closely with other members of the team by understanding your own contribution to the team’s goals, taking ownership of any potential problems to ensure they are resolved. Designing technically and documenting aspects of the software project, including but not limited to database, business rules and presentation. Documentation must be produced to a high level of accuracy, be unambiguous, and kept up to date. Identifying and highlighting where productivity gains can be achieved either through new techniques or adoption of programming tools. If appropriate design, develop and implement programming tools for internal use. Helping the project managers identify and classify programming defects and then develop a solution for these defects that satisfies the specification. Deploying updates onto target infrastructure, performing any necessary system tests and ensuring accuracy of deployment, either remotely or on a customer’s site. Performing other functions as required by line manager or Blacklight Software senior management The training you will be getting Why choose our Software Engineer Level 4 apprenticeship? Our Software Engineer Level 4 Apprenticeship gives learners advance skills and technical grounding to design, test and maintain software and web systems. Learners will also gain an understanding on advanced programming, systems and software development projects. Software Development is at the heart of digital transformation. With demand for services to be consumed online by both clients and employees increasing exponentially, software developers are in high demand. Software Engineers build and test high-quality code across front end, logic and database layers. QA’s Software Engineer Level 4 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to: Build advanced skills and technical grounding to design, test and maintain software and web systems. Receive training on end-to-end software dev stack, as opposed to hyper-focusing on one area of development. Develop more advanced applications. Tools and technologies learned: Learners will learn to use HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3. Functional skills in English a\nd maths if required. What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship 90% of QA Apprentices secure permanent employment after finishing their apprenticeship. Additionally, there may be opportunities to undertake further apprenticeship training as many of our programs offer on-going development tracks. Benefits: Arcade machine Training available material for MS certifications Free on-site parking Casual dress code Friendly atmosphere Coffee machine Free Tea/Coffee/fruit Flexible working hours can be arranged if required Requirements and prospects Desired skills and personal qualities IT skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Team working, Non judgemental Qualifications NVQ or SVQ Level 3 or equivalent Software Developer (Grade Level 3) Essential