2023 Software Engineering Apprentice

Amiosec is an exciting and growing UK technology company with innovation, agility, and state of the art technology at its core. We work in partnerships with UK government customers and commercial providers to deliver research, technology, products, solutions,and services in the communications security sector.

**The opportunity**

Our multi-disciplined teams design, develop, and evaluate Amiosec’s secure communication products and technologies. We have an open and encouraging approach to software development and strive to stay ahead of the curve by improving the way we work and deliverour products. Working closely with these teams, as an Apprentice you will gain exposure to new and existing software products, building your overall product knowledge. You will get the chance to get stuck in at various stages of the software development lifecycleand learn the skills required to integrate developed software with other system components including firmware and hardware.

**Delivery Module and Duration**

You will be working towards a BEng (Hons) Electronic and Computer Engineering Degree. The study element will take place at Gloucestershire College, Cheltenham Campus during the first three years and then UWE Bristol for the final two.

**The Programme**

You will rotate around the business through both engineering and other business areas with ample time provided to upskill/train and focus on your university studies, so you can build-up the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be a professionallyqualified engineer.

You will also be assigned a Mentor and Line Manager, to provide you with structure and support throughout your apprenticeship.

**Work Life Balance**

**Typical Activities**
- Understanding how each area of the business operates and interacts to provide a cohesive working environment
- Design, development, and implementation of software primarily in C and Python, but also in other languages
- Integration of developed software with other system components including firmware and hardware, with guidance
- Documentation through software development tasks, following best practices
- Documentation of research findings, providing contributions to engineering reports
- Obtaining an appreciation and experience in all areas of the product lifecycle, from requirements through to testing
- Investigation of emerging frameworks, libraries, build tools, technologies
- Using Agile methodologies and getting involved with ceremonies
- Working within teams to contribute to technical solutions
- STEM outreach is very important to Amiosec and all early careers staff will be encourages to get involved with the creation of new activities and attending events

**Technical Competencies**
- We are looking for someone who is familiar with the principles of writing software and may have some experience with pseudocode languages such as C or Python
- Embedded programming languages: C, C++, Java or Rust
- Scripting languages: Python and Bash

**Core Competencies**
- Enthusiasm for technology and desire to understand and utilise it to develop innovative solutions
- Ability to quickly learn innovative technologies as needed
- Ability to work individually or as a member of a multi-discipline team
- Self-motivated
- Ability to capture and articulate design ideas
- Willingness to be flexible and embrace new technologies/techniques
- Good time management skills
- Ownership of own deliverables
- Tenacious problem-solving skills
- Comfortable with travel, as the degree will be taught in Bristol and Cheltenham.
- Ability to foster and develop innovative ideas
- Willingness to contribute to improvements in products and ways of working