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Software Engineer Technician Apprentice A1 SECURITY PRINT LIMITED

A1 Security Print Services are now looking for a Technical Software Engineer Apprentice to ensure the Security Print Division is supplied with the technical support to meet its manufacturing obligations.  The apprentice will become a key member of the IT team.

This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.

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Closing date: 13 Jun 2022

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £17,725.50

  • Working week

    TBC upon interview.

    Total hours per week: 37.50

  • Expected duration

    18 months

  • Possible start date

    27 Jun 2022

  • Date posted

    09 Feb 2022

  • Apprenticeship level

    Higher
    Level 4 (Higher national Certificate)

  • Reference number

    VAC001818959

  • Positions

    1 available

The apprentice will be expected to make a major contribution to the development and success of the security print division (A1 Security Print and Orion Security Print). The apprentice will offer technical support for any tasks in relation to the IT Department and assist in writing digital print programmes across the security print division. 

Main role / Key responsibilities: [include but are not limited to:] 

  • Creating, amending and processing digital print programs to drive the Nipson, Xerox’s, and any other variable data equipment using Quadient Inspire Designer, or any other variable data software as required across the Security Print Division. 
  • To assist in ensuring programmes are written in a timely manner as per job's delivery requirements and production schedule whilst always maintaining integrity of output. 
  • Providing technical support to the digital operators. 
  • To assist in ensuring the variable data driven production machines across the Security Print Division always have their programme outputs to them and tested prior to them being run on machines.
  • Writing Non-Visual programming jobs for the encoding machines. 
  • Assisting with Patch Management, Hardware Installation, Maintenance and Repair. 

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills

  • Good communication skills - Building good relationships is fundamental to the delivery of our services. 
  • Organisational skills - The ability to manage your own workload and to work to team and project deadlines. 
  • Adaptability and flexibility - Apprentices will work in a fast-paced & exciting environment, learning new skills as a result. 

Personal qualities

  • Teamwork and Cooperation - The ability to work flexibly in a team and contribute to a supportive work environment, working with peers & mentors. 

Desired qualifications

Entry requirements: 

  • Level 3 Software apprenticeship, or
  • A Level in a STEM subject (within the Technology and Maths fields only) and successful completion of our Aptitude Test, or
  • BTEC Diploma in IT and successful completion of our Aptitude Test, or
  • A minimum of 12 months of experience within the last 24 months or 18 months in the last 36 months in an IT role.

Specific roles that are acceptable are: 

  • IT Support roles e.g. Help Desk, First line 
  • Software testing or any work that utilises basic coding 
  • Any other technical job that uses IT equipment or software 
  • Any data analytics or reporting related role 

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. The learners would still be required to successfully pass the Aptitude Test at first attempt. 

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

Future prospects

This is the chance to join an already established IT team and a company that instead of viewing technology as a threat to the printed document, embraces it and uses it in tandem with their print offering to help manage projects and enhance security. 

Things to consider

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.

About the employer

For over 40 years, A1 Security Print has provided solutions to help prevent forgery, tampering and counterfeiting on high value paper documents for various organisations throughout the world. 

Working closely with their diverse range of customers to understand the individual challenges that they face in their environment, A1 use their extensive experience as a security printing company to determine the most appropriate combination of covert and overt security techniques to authenticate a document and ensure that it cannot be fraudulently reproduced or altered without detection. 

Watermarked papers, security inks, holograms, security designs and numbering schemes are some of the security features that A1 use to secure printed documents. 

Employer

A1 SECURITY PRINT LIMITED

Address

A1 Security Print Limited

Camp Lane

Birmingham

B21 8JB

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Training

Training provider

QA LIMITED

Applications for this apprenticeship are being processed by QA Limited

  • Higher (Level 4) Software Developer Apprenticeship Standard

Our Software Engineer Level 4 Apprenticeship gives learners advance skills and technical grounding to design, test and maintain software and web systems. Learners will also gain an understanding on advanced programming, systems and software development projects.

Software Development is at the heart of digital transformation. With demand for services to be consumed online by both clients and employees increasing exponentially, software developers are in high demand. Software Engineers build and test high-quality code across front end, logic and database layers. 

QA’s Software Engineer Level 4 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to:

  • Build advanced skills and technical grounding to design, test and maintain software and web systems.
  • Receive training on end-to-end software dev stack, as opposed to hyper-focusing on one area of development.
  • Develop more advanced applications.

Apprenticeship standard

Software developer

Level 4 (Higher national Certificate)

Employer's Application Instructions

This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.

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Closing date: 13 Jun 2022