Category: Internships, Placements and Jobs

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Test Driven Solutions – We’re Recruiting!

Test Driven Solutions, a local technology consultancy in Newcastle upon Tyne, are currently on the lookout for highly ambitious individuals, who are looking to be part of a company who care about their staff and offer extremely generous benefits.

We’re at the beginning, so we’re looking for individuals to help shape TDS to be one of the best consultancies in the UK. We want people who will not only be gifted technically, but also people who have a voice and will look to make a good impression on every client site we operate with.

We’re currently looking for Software Developers, specifically with Java & Python as well as DevOps Engineers to help us work with our clients. Below is a list of the skills we’re looking for.

Skills needed:

  • Experience designing, architecting, and implementing the next generation of cloud-based applications which are dynamically scalable, fault tolerant, secure, and reliable for a cloud platform such as Openshift, AWS, or Azure.
  • Experience working on highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems
  • Experience with Linux operating systems & shell scripting, and Containers
  • Understanding and Experience with DevOps tooling such as Cloudify, Docker, Kubernetes, Nomad, Terraform, Chef, Puppet, Salt, and/or Ansible
  • Proficiency in Python and at least one of the following languages: Java, Go, C#. Most of our development is in Python.
  • Experience with CI/CD systems such as Jenkins, and or Spinnaker
  • Experience in developing automated tests
  • Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to work well in a team environment If this is of interest,

Please send your cv to sam.clark@testdrivensolutions.co.uk

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Build your experience online with Infosys ‘Summer of Ideas’ global learning initiative

Infosys the global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting has recently launched their ‘Summer of Ideas’ initiative for university students worldwide. Summer of Ideas is an 8-week ideathon where students will work on industry-relevant themes in collaboration with cross-functional teams from around the world, under the mentorship of technological experts, and get the chance to showcase their ideas to industry experts.

Infosys’ next-generation digital learning platform, Wingspan, will allow participants to shape their own learning and choose courses from a content library, curated carefully by subject matter experts and educators. You’ll also be able to network with others, collaborate with teams across geographies and share ideas using various digital tools.

Applications are welcome from all stages and degree programmes including masters and PhD students. Interested candidates are requested to register here for further details.



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Placements and Summer Internships still available

Log in to MyCareer to see current opportunities with employers seeking Newcastle University students.

Opportunities include: Software developer (Summer Internship), Leeds; Business analyst (Placement), Newcastle; Software developer (Placement), Durham; Computer Science with Wildlife Research (Placement), Hampshire; Bioinformatics (6-12month) Internship, London.

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Technology Placements with IBM – apply now

IBM opened at 9am today for applications to their ‘Technology’ roles. Last year, some of their roles opened and closed on the same day as they were inundated with applications and they expect a similar level of experience this year. The initial application is very short and straightforward and should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete.

If you miss the deadline, you can still register your interest on their website to stay informed of all future opening dates. In order to deliver the best candidate experience, IBM are aiming for successful applicants to receive an offer within 4 weeks of submitting their application. To achieve this their placement roles will be opening periodically over the academic year, giving students up to 1 week to submit their initial application.

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App Development Intern at Edwards Commercial Cleaning

We are a family owned and operated commercial cleaning company based in Newcastle but operating throughout the North East and Yorkshire. Employing over 500 staff and with a turnover of £3.5m we are always looking to grow and improve on what we currently do. Our aim is to be the very best of the best.Internship Overview

We are in the process of moving our business over to G Suite and we require Computing Science Interns to develop apps that will link and incorporate data into G Suite. The first stage of this will be to develop apps that will monitor attendance and quality.

Cleaners will use a tag system to log in and out to allow supervisors to know who is on site. The supervisor will also use an app to rate the quality of service. Another aspect of the project is the development of a dashboard that will display attendance and quality ratings at a glance. Clients will receive their own portal log in via a given google account that will display their dashboard and store documents etc. 

We know exactly what we require from the apps and what they will show, however we are looking for the technical ability to develop this and build the apps. 

The project would suit two students who could work collaboratively and independently each for 100 hours. Our office premises are in Gosforth however we are very flexible and it is possible to work remotely at your convenience and to have regular update meetings in the office.  Support and guidance will be available from our Technical Manager.

 Student Specification

We are looking for two students with experience in the following areas: 

  • Good knowledge of G Suite.
  • Experience with Java, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 and Jquery.
  • Solid understanding of App maker in G Suite.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of service-oriented architecture and application development.
  • Experience using object-oriented programming and software design patterns.
  • Experience using deployment workflow and task automation processes in G Suite.
  • Experience in script writing for Google Sheets, Google Sites, Google Presentations and Google Docs (JavaScript)
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to others.
  • Good knowledge of Chrome OS.
  • Able to develop Google Sites (UI design, data integration).

Internship Learning Objectives

  1. Remote working requires discipline and excellent communication and organisation skills. You’ll need to be a good listener and problem solver as what we’re doing is bespoke.
  2. You’ll develop apps to work from staff mobiles which will provide real time quality audit results to the clients and our managers. In our industry, this is virtually unheard of. We’ll be testing before rolling out across the client base and providing G Suite portals which will be a ‘dashboard’ for facilities managers. This may involve training people too.
  3. We’re moving from Linux servers and Microsoft to G Suite to be more collaborative and provide exciting add- on’s for our clients. You’ll help develop a new way to record attendance in real time for the clients and management using NFC tags and showing results on the G Suite portals.
Apply here