Software Tester – Modern Apprenticeship - 17579

Contract: Fixed Term - 18 months
Salary: £9.50 per hour / £332.50 per week
Employer: M&G plc 
Closing Date: Friday 16 April

​We are seeking a highly motivated and conscientious Apprentice who is interested in working in the development team in our Edinburgh Technology Hub. This apprenticeship will give the successful candidate a practical introduction to the software development lifecycle as a Software Tester in a FTSE 100 investments and savings firm, whilst providing early exposure to a range of technology experiences.

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Employer:
 
M&G plc is an international savings and investments business, managing money for both individual savers and institutional investors in 28 markets. As at 30 June 2020, we had £339 billion of assets under management and administration, around 5 million retail customers and more than 800 institutional clients.  
 
With a heritage dating back more than 170 years, M&G plc has a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. We serve our savings and insurance customers under the Prudential brand in the UK and Europe and for asset management in South Africa, and under the M&G Investments brand for asset management clients globally.
 
At M&G our vision is: to become the best loved and most successful savings and investment business and we’re looking for people who are excited about joining us on our journey. 

Work Environment:         
 
Based in our office at South Gyle, Edinburgh, you will work 35 hours per week.
 
What might a day in this job look like?
 
The Apprentice will be working within cross-functional teams to deliver Quality Assurance across multiple features and projects within the M&G plc. Testers advance the QA community through sharing of best practice, mentoring others and leading the scenario definition, writing scripts and executing testing both manually and where possible via automation.
 
Key Responsibilities:
 

• Identifying test scenarios and acceptance criteria for stories and requirements
• Writing and executing manual and automaton test scripts
• Reporting on test results
• Managing risks arising from the test results
• Working in cross-functional teams involving technology and business colleagues
• Actively participating in meetings
• Contributing to and achieving, continuous improvement goals for yourself and your team.

 
What will I learn?
 
Software and Web Development  (SCQF Level 6).
 
What Qualifications / Qualities are required?
 
As a minimum, candidates will have 5 National 5s with good grades in Maths and English (A-C). Alternatively, you will have 2 years of work experience in financial services industry or customer services.
 
Required skills:
 

• Strong desire to learn and a genuine interest in technology
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• High level of accuracy and good attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Can absorb large amounts of information and use it to determine solutions
• Problem solving way of thinking
• A proactive team player who is confident about working independently
• Logical and analytical approach coupled with intelligence, passion and a drive to learn
• Confident individual with a positive outlook, can-do attitude and aspiration to want to progress
• Self-motivated, capable of building and maintaining relationships and work effectively as part of a team.

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