Description
Your mission:
CDL is one of the UK’s leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent history in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company’s robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace.
Delivery: One study day per week at Manchester Met University, four days hybrid working, between home and our CDL Stockport campus.
Key Responsibilities
The day-to-day role:
- You will be thoroughly involved in each step of the software development lifecycle, contributing to the engineering of innovative software solutions for the retail insurance market.
- Using agile development methodologies, you will work as part of a highly skilled team to analyse project requirements, and design secure and scalable solutions.
- Using some of the industry’s most desirable programming languages, you will build highly tested and well written code bases, following industry best practices and design patterns.
- You will be responsible for deploying applications onto well engineered, cloud-based infrastructure, and for maintaining these applications to the very highest standard.
- You will be working alongside, and supported by a team of experienced software engineers and will be a valued part of a highly collaborative, creative team.
We have apprenticeship vacancies in the following families:
Cyber | Insurance Retail | Insurer | Data | Digital
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
This programme is designed with professionals in mind, and this is reflected in our entry requirements. All applicants need to be employed with a supporting organisation to be eligible.
- Be 18 or older.
- Have the right of abode and right to work in the UK to qualify for funding.
- Meet programme entry requirements.
- Applicants should have a minimum of 104 points at A2 (grades BCC) or an equivalent, e.g. BTEC DMM.
- You also need GCSE Mathematics and English Language (grade A*-C / 9-4) or equivalent – or must complete Level 2 Functional Skills qualifications alongside the apprenticeship. There are no additional costs for these qualifications.
- have a passion for software development.
- are flexible and organised, with great time management skills.
- are methodical and communicate well.
- think logically, willing to self-learn and research, and take a creative approach to problem solving; and
- enjoy collaborating with others to find innovative solutions.
Benefits
- Hybrid working
- Flexible hours
- 25 days holiday to start, increasing by 1 day per 1 year of service up to 30 days.
- Top employer for 8th year running
- Excellent training and development platform
- Opportunities for career progression
- Health and Wellbeing programme
- Virtual activities, lunch and learns, coffee mornings and meetups.
- Life and health assurance
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Established Recognition Award System
- Great Parental Benefits
- Diversity and Inclusion network
- Pension scheme
- Community projects and volunteer days
- Refer a friend bonus
- On-site free parking
- Open plan modern offices
- Quiet Spaces are also available
- Shuttle bus to and from the station
- Subsidised restaurant
- Games room and chill out zone
- Annual Hackathon Events
- Social activities, regular social events through our social group Xtra, including a summer BBQ, competitions, bowling, go-karting, football games, Winter party and much more!
- Car wash, barber, yoga classes, boot camp and massage services all on site
- Cycle to work scheme
- Shower and dry rooms
Diversity and inclusion
We’re on a journey to keep innovating, that means welcoming new ideas and ways of thinking.
CDL recognises that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants.