Apprentice Web Developer (an Arch apprenticeship)
- Employer
- Content Guru Ltd
- Location
- Radius Court, Eastern Road, Bracknell, RG12 2UP
- Salary
- £20,000.00 annually
- Closing date
- 14 Sep 2019
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- Specialism
- IT
- Sector
- Unspecified
- Role Type
- Apprenticeship, Higher
- Start Date
- September
- Duration
- Permanent
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Key Responsibilities:
Development:
Maintenance & improvement:
What success looks like:
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
Essential:
Desirable:
Personal qualities
Desired qualifications
Future prospects
96% of Arch Apprentices move straight into the destination of their choice when they finish their apprenticeship with many seeing their salary go up immediately post-apprenticeship!
Things to consider
Before you apply for this role, have you asked yourself:
Development:
- Write code in appropriate languages, principally PHP orJavaScript
- Designthe architecture of new application components and achieve internalsign offfor developmentspecificationswhere required
- Develop browser-based applications and features to meet customer/project requirements
- Usethe company's chosen methodology/processe.g. Agile
- Thoroughly test new features or developments to make sure they perform the desired task correctly in all cases. Test sites / applications in different browsers (versions), as necessary
- Work withQualityAssurance teams/processes to validate builds ready for launch
- Launchdevelopment projects, staying available to ensure success. Ensure all change processes are followed
- Ensure appropriate documentation/updates are provided to relevant colleagues/customers
Maintenance & improvement:
- Problem solve and fix bugs as discovered/reported
- Perform ongoing maintenanceor upgrade of the platform as required, following internal change procedures at all times
- Review colleagues' code and work as required prior to changes
- Build and maintain databases when relevant
- Share ideas and work on projects for improving applications, process or the wider platform
- Review projects/deployments and learn lessons to improve future performance
- Design and pilot prototype applications where required
- Stay up to date with trends and technological advancements in web development. Learn and test new technologies, frameworks and languages as relevant
What success looks like:
- Functionality:development releases will introduce new functionality that meets or exceeds customer requirements
- Bug Free:the jobholder should strive to provide development releases with a low or with no bugs, helping to reduce follow up support time and improve customer satisfaction
- On-time:development releases deliver sometimes critical services/functionality to customers and so meeting deadlines/time commitments is highly important
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
Essential:
- Good experience of developing commercial projects/applicationsin PHP, JavaScript, HTML5orCSS, typically of at least two years
- Good experience in SQL and using relation databases such as Microsoft SQL Server andPostgreSQL
- Experience in source control, in particular Git
- Experience working with an Agileenvironment, in particular Scrum, and applying supporting practices such as TDD (Test Driven Development)
Desirable:
- Knowledge and experience working to OWASP ASVS or equivalent application security standards
- Experience ofJavaScriptframeworks and libraries, in particular React.js, Vue.js and jQuery
- Experience in developing containerising applications with Docker and using orchestration such as Docker Swarm or Kubernetes
- Experience in NoSQL databases such asElasticsearch
- Experience in using test tools such as Selenium Web Driver,SoapUI, Burp Suite
Personal qualities
- Good attention to detail
- Logical approach to problem solving
- Ability to manage complex tasks and meet deadlines
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, able to work in a team
- Able to understand the impact of functionality on customers/appreciate customer needs
Desired qualifications
- 3 A-Levels at gradesA-C (or equivalent) are essential
- Bachelor'sDegree (or equivalent)in aSTEM,Computer Scienceor related subject is desirable
Future prospects
96% of Arch Apprentices move straight into the destination of their choice when they finish their apprenticeship with many seeing their salary go up immediately post-apprenticeship!
Things to consider
Before you apply for this role, have you asked yourself:
- Do I live close enough to Bracknellthat I could commute there and back every day?
- Do I meet the qualifications required for this role?
- Am I available to start an apprenticeship within the next two months?
- Do I want to work in the Software Developmentindustry, and have I researched into it?
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