Working as part of a wider project team, you will learn to deliver elegant, secure, and impactful solutions to FSP and our clients. As an Apprentice Software Developer, you will gain a variety of technical skills on the job whilst completing your qualification.

Requirements

• A-levels or equivalent (must have a level 2 GCSE in both English & maths)
• Strong analytical skills and an eye for detail
• Engaging and able to easily build rapport with others
• Keen interest in technology and possessing good IT skills
• Enjoys the challenge of a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Due to the nature of this role successful candidates may need to undergo security clearance
• To be eligible for this role you must have lived in the UK for at least 5 consecutive years
• GCSE in: English (grade 4/C), Maths (grade 4/C)
• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Team working
• Initiative

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the wider FSP project team to deliver technical solutions to clients
• Write clean, structured and secure code
• Produce technical artefacts including administration guides and configuration documents
• Stay up to date with the latest technology developments and promote these within your projects
• Contribute to initiatives and share knowledge as part of the FSP technical community
• Complete course assignments to achieve Software Engineering certification
• Create logical and maintainable code
• Develop effective user interfaces
• Link code to data sets
• Test code and analyse results to correct errors found using unit testing
• Conduct a range of test types, such as Integration, System, User Acceptance, Non-Functional, Performance and Security testing.
• Identify and create test scenarios
• Apply structured techniques to problem solving, debug code and understand the structure of programmes in order to identify and resolve issues
• Create simple software designs to effectively communicate understanding of the program
• Create analysis artefacts, such as use cases and/or user stories
• Build, manage and deploy code into the relevant environment
• Apply an appropriate software development approach according to the relevant paradigm (for example object oriented, event driven or procedural)
• Follow software designs and functional or technical specifications
• Follow testing frameworks and methodologies
• Follow company, team or client approaches to continuous integration, version and source control
• Communicate software solutions and ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Apply algorithms, logic and data structures
• Interpret and implement a given design whist remaining compliant with security and maintainability requirements

Benefits

• Competitive salary and an excellent benefits package
• A collaborative and supportive environment in which you can grow and develop your career
• The tools and opportunity to do work you can be proud of
• A chance to work alongside some of the best people in the industry, who always seek to share their knowledge and experience
• Hybrid working – we empower you to make smart choices about when and where to work to achieve great results
• Industry leading coaching and mentoring

About FSP

FSP is a leading consultancy specialising in Digital, Security and AI solutions. Our success is enabled by our unwavering commitment to excellence, our people centric culture alongside best-in-class operations, ensuring impactful and sustainable outcomes for our clients.

As a long standing and highly accredited Microsoft Partner, with extensive solution designations, we partner with clients across a range of commercial sectors, enabling digital transformation, innovation and robust cyber security.

We navigate the complexities of data sensitivity, confidentiality, governance and compliance. We blend strategic insight, depth of technical expertise, delivery and operational excellence to meet the specific requirements outlined.

We take a collaborative, one team approach with our clients to drive sustainable change, providing outstanding client experience and delivering exceptional results that are aligned with business priorities.

Our commitment to security and quality is reinforced by our ISO27001 and ISO9001 certifications (UKAS), as well as our CREST approved penetration testing and SOC capabilities. Additionally, we are an IASME Cyber Essentials Certification Body and Cyber Essentials Plus certified.

Find out more about our accolades here: https://fsp.co/about-fsp/

Contact

The contact for this apprenticeship is: TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS LIMITED