IT Project Engineer Apprentice

Employer description: 

The Vizst Technology Ltd project team are responsible for the scoping and delivery of clients’ new IT projects.

Overview:

The role will allow someone who wants to get into IT and delivering solutions to customers a great hands-on, in-depth, experience in Microsoft technologies, security, and network implementations for small and medium businesses that we work with.

You will work with the team to understand and translate the clients’ business requirements into specific systems, applications, or complex information technology solutions and integrating architecture following industry best practice approach. 

Duties:

• We will teach you to be part of a cross-functional team that analyses, designs, and implements IT architecture for customer requirements in order to meet solution needs.
• You’ll learn how to analyse new and existing customer IT Infrastructure, and learn how to research solutions based on currently used technologies.
• You will work with our engineers to deliver overall system and solution architecture, system integration, and implementation strategy to deliver an integrated solution which meets customer needs.
• You will learn how to effectively communicate the system integration vision and strategy, during meetings and presentations, to appropriate parties.
• We will teach you to generate conceptual, logical, and physical architectures, system documents, testing analyses, test plans, and risk assessments to ensure sound architecture and meet client needs.
• We will build your skills to serve as a technical expert for clients in system architecture.
• We will teach you to be part of a cross-functional team that analyses, designs, and implements IT architecture for customer requirements in order to meet solution needs.
• You’ll learn how to analyse new and existing customer IT Infrastructure, and learn how to research solutions based on currently used technologies.
• You will work with our engineers to deliver overall system and solution architecture, system integration, and implementation strategy to deliver an integrated solution which meets customer needs.
• You will learn how to effectively communicate the system integration vision and strategy, during meetings and presentations, to appropriate parties.
• We will teach you to generate conceptual, logical, and physical architectures, system documents, testing analyses, test plans, and risk assessments to ensure sound architecture and meet client needs.
• We will build your skills to serve as a technical expert for clients in system architecture.
• You will work with Project Managers to understand mechanisms of project delivery.

What we are looking for:

Key qualities: 

• Has exemplary attitude, drive and tenacity to succeed
• Works within the team and assists others, where required, to achieve a common goal
• Listens to and is open to ideas and suggestions from others
• Use initiative to ensure that high importance deadlines and SLAs are met
• Takes every opportunity to go the extra mile for the company
• Demonstrates enterprise by continually enhancing themselves and their workplace
• Demonstrates enterprise by suggesting ways to develop the business processes 

Personal qualities:

• A natural team player, able to communicate and work effectively with all stakeholders at Vizst Technology Ltd and its vendors, customers and other partners
• Business focused and expert at balancing technical and commercial requirements
• Teaching you to be customer facing, and to have excellent communication and presentation skills regardless of the audience and be able to steer customer and partner thinking and influence technology decisions at the highest level

Entry requirements:

• 3 GCSE's (or equivalent) at grades 4+ (A-C) in any subject
• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalents) at grades 3+ (D or above)
• Prospective apprentices must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level as this apprenticeship is in a similar subject

You may also have a combination of qualifications and experience which demonstrate the minimum foundation needed for the programme. In this instance you could still be considered for the programme.

If you hold international equivalents of the above qualifications, at the time of your application you must be able to provide an official document that states how your international qualifications compare to the UK qualifications. 

Find out more here: 

https://www.enic.org.uk/Qualifications/UKQRS/Default.aspx

Salary:

£14,000 per annum.

Future prospects: 

There is a potential opportunity for a full-time role and further career development upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Important Information: 

QA’s apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education. 
To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years.