Software Development Placement 2023

Here at Newcastle Strategic Solutions we are currently seeking bright and ambitious new talent to help us achieve our ambitions and have an exciting opportunity to join us this September in our Software QA community.

Oh and by the way we also don’t just pay a training allowance you will join us on a ‘real living wage’ salary, we believe our colleagues deserve a fair day’s pay for a hard day’s work.

Vacancy for IT Development Placement

Role description/Department Overview

A fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in test automation techniques, and other software testing methods, working alongside our Automation Test Engineers and Software Developers. The role of a tester is to help ensure that the products we build meet the needs of our customers. We use a Behavioural Driven Development (BDD) approach to the development of automated tests using tools such as Selenium WebDriver and SpecFlow, with our automated tests written in C#. Joining one of our product delivery teams, you will contribute to the delivery of software that supports our clients with anything from secure facing web apps, mobile apps to transaction processing systems.

With the support of your manager and mentor, you will have objectives to work towards to make sure you are developing during your time with us. You will have exposure to the responsibilities of wider team by supporting projects and tasks in the department.

Love a Challenge?

We go beyond the traditional placement route to offer you the opportunity to help you learn and experience things beyond your role that will support your career development through a team challenge project with our Early Talent community.

We’re passionate about our programme and always looking for ways to evolve and improve and that’s where’ll you come in. We really want to hear your ideas throughout your time with us, so you’ll have lots of opportunity to suggest new and innovative ways of working.

Like what you see? It’s easy to apply were all you need to do is submit a short application form & CV via our online portal. Our approach to selection is through a virtual assessment centre which will include competency based interview and an activity specific to the business area that you have applied for and a group task. We anticipate that this will take place 24th May 2023 at our Cobalt office.

About You

• You will need to have successfully completed the second year of your studies and intend to return to University to complete your final year at the end of your placement. We are interested in all specialisms however you should have a desire to work in business and financial services.
• Confidence to communicate effectively to a range of stakeholders via different methods of communication
• Strong attention to detail and organisation skills
• An ability to work both independently and within a team
• Willingness to commit to your own development

For full details please download the role profile.

About Us

Newcastle Strategic Solutions is the UK’s leading savings management platform and one of the North East’s most established and successful FinTechs! We provide savings management and technology services for new challenger banks and established providers across the UK. Our work has earned us an enviable reputation in the market as the best at what we do.

As an inclusive employer and a member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the communities we serve in order to drive the right colleague, customer and business outcomes. We encourage applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds and life experiences, providing the diversity of thought required to constructively challenge and drive innovation.

Benefits

What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:

• A 35-hour weekly contract + flexible working options
• 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays (rising to 30 days with length of service)
• Bonus scheme
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance and income protection
• Access to a range of wellbeing benefits
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Above statutory family leave entitlement
• The option to buy extra holidays
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• A broad range of learning and development opportunities
• Hybrid working - we welcome any discussions around where, how and when people work including part-time hours.

We have refreshed our approach to recruitment and have outlined a new process of remote selection and on boarding.

Upon starting a new role with us, we will ensure you are equipped with the correct tools and technologies to enable you to do your best work within your hybrid arrangement.