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Level 6 Digital and Technology Solutions Apprenticeship
We are delighted to offer the Level 6 Digital and Technology Solutions Apprenticeship in partnership with University of Staffordshire. The successful candidate will be joining an established and successful apprenticeship programme. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within digital and technology gaining on-the-job training and salary.
What you'll do at work:
- Collaborative Development Approach: Foster close collaboration with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and fellow engineers, to translate business requirements into technical solutions and deliver innovative products that exceed expectations.
- Code Quality Assurance: Conduct thorough code reviews, meticulously scrutinising codebases to ensure compliance with coding standards, best practices, and design patterns, while offering constructive feedback to uphold and elevate code quality organisation-wide.
- Technical Troubleshooting and Optimization: Tackle intricate technical challenges head-on, employing sharp analytical skills to diagnose issues, implement effective solutions, and fine-tune system performance for optimal efficiency and scalability.
- Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Document architectural decisions, design patterns, and best practices, and actively contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives such as tech talks, workshops, and internal training sessions to empower the broader engineering team with valuable insights and expertise.
- Project Management and Delivery: Collaborate closely with project managers to establish realistic project timelines and milestones, proactively communicate progress and potential risks, and ensure the timely delivery of high-quality software solutions that meet or surpass stakeholder expectations.
- Continuous Learning and Innovation: Stay abreast of emerging technologies, tools, and industry trends, actively seeking opportunities to integrate new methodologies and technologies into development processes to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
- Holistic Development Leadership: Spearhead the entire software development lifecycle, from conceptualisation through deployment, leveraging deep expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies to craft robust and scalable solutions that meet organisational needs.
- Guidance and Mentorship: Act as a mentor and technical authority for junior team members, providing hands-on guidance, conducting code reviews, and sharing insights to nurture their professional growth and ensure team cohesion.
- Exemplary Technical Leadership: Lead by example, embodying a collaborative and proactive problem-solving approach, cultivating a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning within the engineering team, and serving as a trusted technical advisor to peers and stakeholders.
- Architectural Vision: Lead the architectural design of sophisticated software systems, meticulously planning and implementing solutions that prioritise performance, scalability, and reliability while aligning with industry best practices and architectural standards.
- Performance Enhancement: Identify and address performance bottlenecks within software systems, leveraging various optimisation techniques such as caching, indexing, and algorithmic enhancements to elevate system performance and responsiveness.
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Where you'll work:
York House
18 York Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1SF
Training details:
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
- Training provider: UNIVERSITY OF STAFFORDSHIRE
- Training course: Digital and technology solutions professional (level 6)
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What you'll learn:
- Course contents:
- Analyse a business problem to identify the role of digital and technology solutions.
- Identify risks, determine mitigation strategies and opportunities for improvement in a digital and technology solutions project.
- Analyse a business problem in order to specify an appropriate digital and technology solution.
- Initiate, design, code, test and debug a software component for a digital and technology solution.
- Apply relevant standard processes, methods, techniques and tools. For example, ISO Standards, Waterfall, Agile in a digital and technology solution project.
- Manage digital and technology solutions projects. For example, identifying and resolving deviations from specification, applying appropriate Project Management methodologies.
- Work effectively within teams, leading on appropriate digital technology solution activities.
- Apply relevant organisational theories. For example, change management principles, marketing approaches, strategic practice, and IT service management to a digital and technology solutions project.
- Apply relevant security and resilience techniques to a digital and technology solution. For example, risk assessments, mitigation strategies.
- Initiate, design, implement and debug a data product for a digital and technology solution.
- Determine and use appropriate data analysis techniques. For example, Text, Statistical, Diagnostic or Predictive Analysis to assess a digital and technology solutions.
- Plan, design and manage simple computer networks with an overall focus on the services and capabilities that network infrastructure solutions enable in an organisational context.
- Report effectively to colleagues and stakeholders using the appropriate language and style, to meet the needs of the audience concerned.
- Research, investigate, and evaluate innovative technologies or approaches in the development of a digital and technology solution.
- Apply relevant legal, ethical, social and professional standards to a digital and technology solution.
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Training schedule:
Apprentices will undertake the level 6 Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Degree Apprenticeship programme delivered by University of Staffordshire.
Teaching will be a mix of on the job and off the job training delivered face to face in university and online weekly sessions. The programme is delivered using a blended learning model.
Apprentices will attend university for 1 week of study per semester each academic year.
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, apprentices will achieve their BSc (Hons) in Digital and Technology Solutions.
Essential qualifications:
- GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade C/4 or equivalent)
- Mathematics (grade Grade C/4 or equivalent)
- A Level in:
- Level 3 equivalent (grade 112 UCAS points or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
VE3 Overview:
VE3 is a distinguished IT Services and Software Consulting company, dedicated to delivering end-to-end technology solutions and products for businesses worldwide. With a strong global presence, we offer a comprehensive suite of cloud computing and AI-powered solutions, including Technology Optimization, Digital Transformation, Product Innovation, and Value Proposition.
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Career progression:
Career progression would include, full time employment in the Projecting Department within a software disciple as a VE3 software engineer, with the opportunity to then develop into a senior software engineering role. VE3 offers flexibility to accommodate and utilise the strengths of its employees, and always look to provide opportunities on this basis whilst developing an individual's weaker skills.
Contact details:
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
- University of Staffordshire
- Levi Marshall
- Levi.Marshall@staffs.ac.uk
- 08001692148
Reference code: VAC2000048042
Application deadline: Closes in 22 days (Friday 11 September 2026 at 11:59pm)
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