Information Technology Graduate

Oxbury Bank Plc; Chester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Bonus scheme

Free personal training sessions

Private medical healthcare

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

A UK-based financial institution is seeking candidates for their IT Graduate Programme. Over 18 months, participants will rotate through different IT departments, including service desk, infrastructure, and development. The role offers mentoring from senior staff and insight into business strategy, making it ideal for technology-focused graduates. Additionally, a competitive salary and extensive benefits are on offer, including 25 days holiday and private medical healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Participate in four key areas of the IT team.
• Work alongside senior management in strategy planning sessions.
• Gain insights into a high-performance IT team.

Skills

Organised approach to problem solving

Analytical skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Interest in computing

Education

Working towards a technology-oriented degree

Tools

Networking

Security

Software Testing

Cloud technologies

Agile Project Management

User experience / Design

Job description

Oxbury’s IT function is central to the way we operate. From the outset, our business leaders and IT team have worked closely together to deliver an advanced banking platform that fulfils the unique requirements of our target market.

Our cloud native architecture is fully containerised and makes use of the latest serverless technologies to provide a performant and resilient solution. We have adopted best of breed technologies to implement future‑thinking features such as biometric authentication, advanced analytics and a self‑healing microservices platform.

We are looking for a technology obsessed candidate to join our nascent IT graduate programme.

Role Responsibilities

Over the course of 18 months, you will spend time in four key areas of our IT team to be chosen from: service desk, infrastructure, development, testing, security, project delivery and design. This will give you a real insight into the workings of a high‑performance IT team.

You will be allocated a mentor throughout your time on the programme who will help you to grow and eventually decide on an area to settle into.

Along the way, you will gain time with senior management from across the company and be exposed to strategy planning sessions where you can develop your understanding of the drivers behind our business.

Required Skills / Experience

• Working towards a technology‑oriented degree.
• An organised and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Team player.
• Self‑motivated and capable of working on individual responsibilities within a broader team context.
• A genuine and demonstrable personal interest in computing.

Exposure to some of

• Networking
• Security
• Software Testing
• Cloud technologies
• Agile Project Management
• User experience / Design

Alongside this we can offer you

• A very competitive salary with an excellent benefits package.
• 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday (this increases with service).
• Oxbury Award (Bonus scheme).
• Free Personal Training session every week.
• Private Medical Healthcare.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Life Insurance.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave.

Please note that we do not offer sponsorship with this role.