Technology Apprentice

The Credit Trading Technology team build software to support traders making markets in Bonds & Credit derivatives. This includes front-end software development (building apps), server-side application and platform engineering. We work closely with traders, sales, quant & COO functions to define and deliver high-quality solutions that help our traders to best serve our clients in a rapidly evolving marketplace. We will be able to offer exposure to different technologies depending on the skills and interests of the apprentice.

You’ll spend most of your time working alongside experienced colleagues, learning relevant and valuable skills, contributing to exciting projects whilst being exposed to cutting-edge technology and see first-hand how first-class organisations operate systems. For the remainder of your time, you’ll follow an established apprenticeship programme, graduating after three years with a Degree in Digital and Technology Solutions.

We encourage apprentices to take advantage of employee networks, and all other resources made available to them to accelerate their career.

Successful apprentices will continuously relate what they are learning with their work at Bank of America, as they progress through their degree programme. The apprenticeship will support you in developing in key elements of the role below:

(1) Data Gathering

• Understanding a problem statement, a technology or business requirement
• Build relationships throughout the organisation irrespective of location, and access systems to collate data
• Establish a data quality process and apply it to the data to fill gaps and correct data points
• Organise and store data so that it can be easily accessed and presented

(2) Data Analysis

• Apply a process or framework to translate data into information for the purpose of solving problem statements or meeting a requirement
• Critically reviewing information and clearly stating your assumptions
• Apply information to support your technology solution proposal. Present your proposal to your stakeholders and obtain their sign-off 

(3) Delivery

• Plan the implementation work. Identify the risks, issues and dependencies, and manage them during the course of the implementation
• Provide regular and transparent updates on your progress
• Demonstrate your work to stakeholders regularly
• Produce mock-ups or prototypes
• Deliver your solution within the agreed timeline
• Comply with all rules, regulations and policies, and document your work

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Non judgemental