Technology Graduate Programme at International Investment Management Firm

Technical, collaborative team-players wanted for Information Technology graduate scheme at client-centric investment firm. Over the last few years ‘Transforming Technology’ has been a firm-wide goal, and so tech is at the beating heart of the company, rather than in the back office! This innovative company is the perfect place to kick-start your career in technology.

Company: Investment House with £22.4bn in assets under management

Location: Central London

Role: 2-year Technology Graduate Programme

Salary: £Competitive, Discretionary bonus

Start Date: September 2021

Deadline: 7th July

Who is the company?

– Their clients are the absolute focus of everything this investment house does

– Their aim is to deliver positive results regardless of how the financial markets are performing, and they pride themselves on being a vibrant, all-inclusive, forward-thinking company

– The open-plan offices, flat hierarchical structure and collaborative culture empower employees to make the best decisions for their clients

What is the role?

– This 2-year infrastructure engineering and support role will see you designing, developing, testing, and implementing new technology for the firm. 

– You will be exposed to infrastructure systems and support across the internal teams that include Service Desk, Data Centre, Network, End User Tech, Security and Cloud. 

– Great customer service and communications skills are essential as you start your Ruffer journey in one of our Client facing support teams while you build the essential technical knowledge and skills to enable you to move into the more engineering or project delivery focused teams.

– As part of a small team, you will be given lots of training and mentoring, but also responsibility and autonomy from the outset. You will be exposed to senior stakeholders from across the business.

– The role is perfect for quick learners who can think on their feet, who are adaptable and prepared to go the extra mile to help someone out or learn something new. You will need to be an excellent logical problem solver. We seek out graduates who have a natural curiosity for how things work and a desire to make them work better, and the skills to explain how they will do it!

Why should you apply?

– Competitive starting salary with a discretionary, annual bonus

– All qualifications fully funded and supported (for example, IOC)

– Access to industry recognised certification programmes such as Microsoft and ITIL

– Full use of internal and external training platforms (both technical skills and personal development)

– Flat hierarchical structure with an open-office floor plan – no closed office doors here!

– Very healthy company with fresh fruit, office yoga and pilates, as well as cricket, football and tennis teams and fun exercise boot-camps in Green Park (optional of course)!

– 25 days holiday (with the option to purchase an additional 5 days) and birthday hours

– Regular acupressure massages as well as private travel and medical insurance

Who is best suited to this role?

– 2:1 in an IT Degree subject such as Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Computing Systems or related technical degrees

– Experience or proven interest in working in an IT Support role or IT Infrastructure would be desirable.

– Experience with any coding or scripting language is useful but not essential

– Someone who demonstrates an enthusiasm and interest in technology 

– You must be comfortable working in a small team and be a self-starter with plenty of initiative

– We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills and the ambition to succeed

– You MUST have the full right to work in the UK

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