IT Technician (Student Placement) 

It is an exciting time for our client as they embark on a major transformation programme. Our client's ambition is to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data. They are now looking for enthusiastic undergraduates to join a forward thinking organisation that recognises talent and encourages personal development. 

Their Business Strategy for 2017 to 2022 sets out their aims of: brilliant at the basics; a comprehensive Land Register; world-leading through Digital Street, their ground-breaking research and development project exploring how land registration might work in 2030; opening their data; expert people; and financially strong. 

Our client is a successful, high-performing, innovative organisation. For more than 150 years, they have protected and guaranteed people’s land and property rights by keeping and maintaining the Land Register for England and Wales. 

Position: IT Student Placement 
Location: Plymouth, South West, PL6 5WS 
Job type: Full Time, Up to 12 months Fixed Term Contract 
Hours: 37 hours per week, Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time 
Salary: £20,655 per annum 

About the role: 

Joining them for a 12 month placement within their Digital, Data and Technology Directorate in the vibrant, waterfront city of Plymouth, you’ll have the opportunity to work across a number of different IT areas, developing your skills and experience. 

The Digital, Data and Technology Directorate is the in-house IT division for our client. Their teams are at the heart of our client’s move to more agile delivery of cutting-edge digital services while maintaining their excellent system availability to their customers 

About you: 

Experience of using databases, building and maintaining hardware and data and system security would be a benefit. Your main duties will include database administration; the installation, administration, management and maintenance of databases in support of our client business. This includes supporting their core casework systems. 

Currently engaged in a relevant (IT-related) degree programme, and looking for a placement year in industry. 

They'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving; Working Together; Delivering at Pace. 

What will you get from them? 

A year tailored to meet your development needs and experience in a variety of different areas. They will work with you to ensure that you get the most out of your time working with them. They will support your development aspirations and offer flexibility in your working week, to enable you to achieve a positive work life balance. Benefits include 28.5 days annual leave plus public holidays and flexi leave. You will have flexible start and finish times and other extremely competitive benefits 

You may have experience of the following: IT Technician, IT Support Technician, Systems Administrator, Technical Support, Desktop Support, Network Administrator, Support Analyst, Helpdesk, 1st line support, 2nd line support, 3rd line support, Student, Graduate, Junior etc.