Employer description:
IOP Publishing is a society-owned scientific publisher, providing impact, recognition and value for the scientific community. As the publishing arm of the Institute of Physics, 100% of our profit goes towards public and scientific good.
We are a society publisher with the perfect blend of not-for-profit purpose and commercial perspective. Here, we help each other be the best we can be: a team big enough to impact and small enough to care.
We are making science better, together.
Overview:
Come and be part of a community working together to make science better.
You will have the opportunity to gain valuable skills, knowledge and experience as you complete a Data Analyst Level 4 Apprenticeship.
Salary: £18,000 - £20,000 per annum.
Main role / Responsibilities [will include but not be limited to]:
- Work to investigate incidents, identify root causes and fix or assign to the right area
- Create designs for solutions in the product team, based on analysis of customer requirements
- Assist with the maintenance and support of infrastructure and maintain various SaaS (Software as a Service) systems
- Maintain AWS (or similar provider) to configure services, set up permissions and deploy software
- Design, maintain and configure the databases that make up the IOPP software landscape
- Design, maintain and contribute to the automated test suits
- Support agile ways of working and participate actively in sprint reviews and retrospectives and set up and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery
- Assist in the reduction of TOIL through automation. Contribute to Incident Management process through investigating and fixing issues
What we are looking for:
Desirable skills:
- Comfort with mart design and ETL/ELT and getting data from various sources (Files / API's)
- Knowledge of source control and CI/CD practices
Essential / personal qualities:
- Proven ability to work as both part of a team and independently
- Ability to program in at least one language (e.g. C#, JavaScript, Python)
- Knowledge of SQL programming
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel (or similar)
Entry requirements:
Standard entry:
- Level 3 qualification (apprenticeship/A-levels/BTEC, etc)
- OR equivalent work experience (typically two years in a relevant role)
Plus:
- 5 GCSE's, including English and Maths at Grade 4 (C) or above
- Experience with using Excel and Microsoft products (or similar)
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.
For more information, please visit the UK ENIC website.
Working week:
Monday to Friday,
9am - 5pm,
35hrs a week.
Company perks:
- **Purpose:?**We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community - working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish
- An excellent pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
- A discretionary annual bonus scheme
- £200 payment on completion of probation period
- Range of other useful and cost-saving benefits available through our benefits platform
- H**ealth and Wellbeing:?**33+ days holiday (including bank holidays), plus an extra day's leave to use for a moment that matters to you, a 35-hour working week, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, dental insurance, health care cash plan, and a great positive working environment in our brand new office in central Bristol - modern airy and designed with all of our colleagues in mind – for work and social time
- **Flexibility:?**The contractual location of this role is our Bristol office, but we have recently moved to a hybrid working model with a dynamic and blended combination of office and remote working, dependent on business and team requirements
Future prospects:
90% of QA Apprentices secure permanent employment after finishing their apprenticeship.
Additionally, there may be opportunities to undertake further apprenticeship training as many of our programs offer on-going development tracks.
Important information:
Our apprenticeships are the perfect way to gain new skills, earn while you learn, and launch yourself into an exciting future. With over 30,000 successful apprenticeship graduates, we're a top 50 training provider, dedicated to helping you succeed.
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