Novus Software Development and Testing Programme Capita

Job description

Do you want to work for a FTSE 100 company on a programme specifically designed for you? Do you want to work on prestigious client sites gaining experience and building a foundation for your future career?

If the answer is yes, then Capita’s Novus programme is for you.

We offer two distinct streams for graduates; software development and software testing. Each course will provide you with all the technical skills you require to start your career and all of the soft skills you will need to impress whilst on site.

The Training

We invest in your career from day one providing you with all the latest skills taught to you by our industry experts. The training consists of one-to-one mentoring as well as group exercises and independent study time.

Development Stream

The development stream is split into 2 distinct pathways; Java and .Net. Both of the pathways offer graduates the opportunity to enhance their technical and client facing skills, through experiential learning in a simulated work environment. At the end of the course you will have earned subject specific qualifications from both Oracle and Microsoft.

Technical skills taught:

• Java or .NET programming
• Database development
• Database query development
• Web development, HTML, CSS and Javascript

Test Analyst Stream

As well as traditional classroom training our experts will teach you through the use of practical exercises as if you were on client projects. They will simulate real project scenarios giving you a real insight into what it’s like to work on one of our client sites.

At the end of the training you will have gained an industry recognised professional certificates in software testing and you will have a good grasp of standard test methodologies and modern agile testing methodologies.

Technical skills taught:

• Requirements analysis
• Test scripting and execution
• Writing and reviewing test plans
• Exposure to test automation frameworks
• Use of leading commercial test management tools
• Testing in mobile applications and devices, Cloud, web and browser compatibility
• Requirements analysis
• SQL
• Java

Person requirements

You need to be self motivated with the initiative to work on your own, whilst having the dedication and ambition to work outside normal hours. You must have a passion for IT and the following prerequisites:

• 2:2 or above in an IT related degree programme
• Geographically flexible
• An EU passport, as travel may be involved
• Basic knowledge of the software development life cycle (development only)
• Basic knowledge of database design and development (development only)
• Experience of at least one programming language (development only)

Accepted degree subjects

• engineering, electronic and electrical
• computer sciences and IT
• physics

How to apply

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