Digital Development Apprentice
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Tetra Tech’s early careers journey includes regular in-person training and events, support networks, and the satisfaction of helping to make a difference in the world. You’ll work on ground-breaking projects and develop the skills for success with access to mentoring, chartership support, and more.
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Role Title: Digital Development Apprentice
Business Area: Group Business Services
Start Date: September 2025
Job Description:
Working within the Digital Development team, you will learn to develop, test, maintain and support applications. This role involves writing code, following secure development principles, and adhering to best practices for naming, commenting, and coding standards. You’ll gain experience in creating functional and user-friendly interfaces, establishing connections between code and data sources, debugging code through supervised unit testing and analysis and providing support and issues resolution to end users.
With support, you will work on user interface development, script building, and following deployment procedures in line with operational standards. Throughout, you’ll apply problem-solving techniques, breaking down issues into manageable tasks and consulting team members as needed, while also contributing to the creation of software documentation to communicate solutions effectively.
In this role, you will work within shared code bases, applying version control, collaboration tools, and secure coding practices to protect data integrity and confidentiality. Additionally, you’ll be responsible for adhering to testing frameworks, creating acceptance criteria, and implementing test plans to ensure software functionality is successfully rolled out to users.
The role will involve supporting on internal business applications, in order to maximise the efficiency of the business. You will be interacting with internal or external clients. Internally, the role will involve working with many people within our organisation, at different levels all the way through the organisation.
The role will involve:
- All areas of the software lifecycle process, including requirements gathering, development, testing, rollout, support, documentation, etc.
- Liaise with the client and colleagues from other areas of the organisation to establish requirements, issues and training needs
- Build scripts and code in line with agreed requirements to organisation standards
- Testing and debug code developed by self and other team members including analysing results to correct errors
- Assist with development of internal business improvement applications, including customisation of software, application and training along with change control processes.
- Support the organisation by maintaining and developing reports for analysis to aid with decisions, and adhering to organisational policy/legislation
- Draw conclusions and recommend an appropriate response, offer guidance or interpretation to aid understanding of the systems
- Support the communication of software solutions and ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Contribute to design workshops bringing suggestions for improvements
- Supporting developed code across the user base
- Ensure data is appropriately stored and archived, in line with relevant legislation e.g. GDPR and organisational requirements
- Practice continuous self learning to keep up to date with technological developments to enhance relevant skills and take responsibility for own professional development
Quals/Skills requirements:
- GCSE Maths and English (or equivalents) at grades 4+ (C or above)
- ICT GCSE preferred, but not essential
This position offers an opportunity to gain invaluable 'hands' on experience whilst gaining a Software Development Technician qualification over 2 years.
Interviews and Assessments will take place on
Application Closing Date: 2nd January 2025
Assessment/Interviews: April 2025
Everyone is welcome at Tetra Tech and free to be their authentic self without apology. As a Disability Confident Employer, we’re always open to making reasonable adjustments to our application and selection process.
Tetra Tech colleagues take pride in delivering for clients, working together to ensure projects are delivered in the most effective way. This often requires colleagues to be together in person - in offices or on site - collaborating to ensure the best outcomes for both clients and colleagues. However, we also strongly advocate a hybrid approach that gives as much flexibility as possible around how, when, and where you work.
There is no 'one approach fits all' for our people – each team manages their own way of working. Your hiring manager can discuss what this looks like with you at interview.
Our people-focused culture includes a programme of mental health first aiders, wellbeing and fitness challenges, diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility groups, and a comprehensive selection of benefits that you can choose from to best suit your needs.
Learn more by visiting tetratecheurope.com/early-careers