Locations: Industry placements will be in Bristol, Edinburgh,
Leeds, London, Sheffield and Stevenage– you must be available to commute
or relocate to one of these locations to apply
Salary: Year 1
£27,500, Year 2 £32,000, Year 3 £35,000 + benefits
Start
Date: 15th April 2024. Please only apply if you are available
full-time from this date
You must have the right to work in the UK
for your application to be successful
Why join Digital Futures?
We are a purpose-led technology
training and services company. Our mission is to create opportunity for
people like you by providing the necessary skills and confidence to
start a career in technology.
By focusing on potential, rather than background or experience, we unlock exceptional talent and help people to thrive in their first role in tech. We focus not only on your first role with us, but also on setting you up for success throughout your career.
If you have the right mindset and drive, we will help you reach your career goals, preparing you to become a leader of tomorrow.
Your journey with us:
1. Training – your journey with Digital
Futures starts with 12 weeks of free immersive training, during which
our team of expert instructors will help you learn essential technical
and professional skills to prepare you for your career in Data
Engineering. Our training is delivered online, with one-to-one mentoring
and group project work.
2. Certification – you will achieve the
AWS Solution Architect Associate, as well as the AWS Data Engineer
Associate certification.
3. Employment - We will offer you a
full-time employment contract with Digital Futures. You will be placed
in a technology team with one of our clients, with a starting salary of
£27,500 + benefits.
Training overview:
Our data engineering pathway covers key
concepts and technical skills you will need to be successful in your
first data engineering role. Available modules include:
• Coding
fundamentals (Python, SQL)
• Data Modelling and Data Warehousing
•
Extract-Transform-Load (ETL)
• Creating Data Pipelines
•
Ethics in data and AI
• Cloud and Big data technologies (PySpark, AWS)
•
Working with Unstructured Data
Training is underpinned by a professional skills curriculum designed to
ensure that all our engineers are workplace ready once they have
completed their technical training. Key professional skills modules
include:
• Effective Communication
• Presentations
•
Competency Interview training
• Goal Setting
• Time
Management
• Business Awareness
• Agile
• Being a
Digital Futures Employee
About the role:
Our data roles are varied and give you the
hands-on opportunities to gain the experience you need to succeed in
Data Engineering. You will be:
• Working with data engineers to
design and implement data pipelines.
• Building and maintaining ETL
processes to ingest, transform, and store data from various sources.
•
Collaborating with data scientists and analysts to ensure that data is
properly formatted and accessible.
• Troubleshooting and resolving
data pipeline and infrastructure issues.
• Helping to design and
maintain data warehouses, data lakes, and other data storage solutions.
•
Ensuring that data is properly secured and follows industry best
practices.
• Staying up-to-date with new data engineering
technologies and techniques.
What are we looking for?~
You don’t need any previous formal
education or experience in tech or data to join our Academy, if you can
demonstrate the following characteristics:• An understanding of the
basics of Python
• Genuine interest in tech and how it can help the
world
• Growth mindset with a commitment to lifelong learning
•
Self-starting and motivated by personal development
• Intellectually
curious with strong problem-solving skills
• Team player and
collaborative in nature
• Delivery mindset with the ability to get
things done
• Truly motivated by the first step in a career in tech
