IT Trainee

Our client is a family run business offering many property services under one brand. With an overall fifteen years of experience in property market, our client is managed by a team of professional individuals each with a key set of skills and experience to provide tailored services to meet the needs of their clients and maximise their property potential.

Our client prides itself on honesty, integrity and transparency in its work. It has been providing services for different clients such as professional individuals, property owners and young couples with a vision and ambition to turn their properties into family homes.

Some areas you could be responsible may include:

• Coding and Development of new applications as business demands (nearly all coding is done in the C# programming language)
• Maintaining existing codebase in areas such as: - Data retrieval, recording and manipulation (C#, SQL)
• SFTP communication applications (C#, JSON)
• Database connection (with and without Entity Framework) (C#, SQL)
• Updating existing codebase to latest version of .Net (C#)
• Coding and maintenance of internal IIS website intranet (C#, HTML, CSS)
• Setting up and maintaining new Local and Virtual Linux Server Environments
• Coding and maintenance of internal and external websites utilising standard LAMP stack or IIS, Apache, PHP, HTML, CSS, WordPress, Node
• Maintenance of MySQL and PostgreSQL databases both locally and remotely
• Helping staff with Windows 11 and application related enquiries
• Understanding network infrastructure for optimisation and fault tracing

The role is extremely varied and will provide excellent IT experience and an exposure to a wide range of IT business activities, but applicants are not expected to have any industry qualifications as full training will be given.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide IT support and assistance.
• Troubleshoot IT issues and provide appropriate remedial action, as directed.
• Be receptive, respectful and accommodating at all times.

Benefits

• 21 days holiday + bank/public holidays + 1 day birthday leave
• Access to a dedicated independent performance coach
• Company bonus/performance enhancements
• Company Pension Scheme

Skills Required

You will:

Be able to demonstrate an active interest in IT, technology, and computing

Possess superior organisational skills and a can-do" attitude and be able to carry out every task with equal enthusiasm

Have some coding experience and knowledge of Microsoft Excel (this is advantageous but not essential, as full training will be given)

Hold a full driver's license driving is essential, as is the flexibility to work from other locations, within the Group

Personal Qualities

Genuine interest in IT and technology

Willingness to learn and develop new skills

Good communication and listening skills

Basic computer skills

Problem-solving skills

Friendly and approachable manner

Patience when helping others

Good attention to detail

Organised and able to manage tasks

Ability to work well as part of a team

Reliable and punctual

Positive attitude and professional approach

Prospects

Professional growth and long-term career prospects for the right candidate in a rewarding and forward-thinking Company.