IT Trainee
Portland Fuel Limited · York
Weekly Hours Worked: 40-hours per week (Monday – Friday)
Some areas you could be responsible may include:
Coding and Development of new applications as business demands (nearly all coding is done in the C# programming language)
Maintaining existing codebase in areas such as: - Data retrieval, recording and manipulation (C#, SQL)
SFTP communication applications (C#, JSON)
Database connection (with and without Entity Framework) (C#, SQL)
Updating existing codebase to latest version of .Net (C#)
Coding and maintenance of internal IIS website intranet (C#, HTML, CSS)
Setting up and maintaining new Local and Virtual Linux Server Environments
Coding and maintenance of internal and external websites utilising standard LAMP stack or IIS, Apache, PHP, HTML, CSS, WordPress, Node
Maintenance of MySQL and PostgreSQL databases both locally and remotely
Helping staff with Windows 11 and application related enquiries
Understanding network infrastructure for optimisation and fault tracing
The role is extremely varied and will provide excellent IT experience and an exposure to a wide range of IT business activities, but applicants are not expected to have any industry qualifications as full training will be given.
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide IT support and assistance.
Troubleshoot IT issues and provide appropriate remedial action, as directed.
Be receptive, respectful and accommodating at all times.
Benefits
21 days holiday + bank/public holidays + 1 day birthday leave
Access to a dedicated independent performance coach
Company bonus/performance enhancements
Company Pension Scheme
Skills required
You will:
Be able to demonstrate an active interest in IT, technology, and computing
Possess superior organisational skills and a “can-do" attitude and be able to carry out every task with equal enthusiasm
Have some coding experience and knowledge of Microsoft Excel (this is advantageous but not essential, as full training will be given)
Hold a full driver's license – driving is essential, as is the flexibility to work from other locations, within the Portland Group
Qualifications required
English and Maths
104 UCAS points
Training you'll get
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
Future prospects
Professional growth and long-term career prospects for the right candidate in a rewarding and forward-thinking Company.
The essentials
Hours, commitment and the dates that matter.
Training provider
Delivers the training for this role and manages your application.
