A Software Development Technician Apprentice will gain knowledge and skills such as:

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• How to follow clearly defined requirements to deliver software development activities and products

• Report progress against metrics on software development activities accurately throughout the stages of the software development lifecycle

• Identify and report any impediments to progress in development activities to supervisors

• Follow instructions to convert customer requirements to technical requirements

• Communicate outcomes from development activities to team members and other stakeholders both internal and external

• Identify and implement security features of a proposed design

• Write logical and maintainable software solutions in line with given specifications to meet the design requirements and organisational coding standards

• Apply security principles and practice to the software development tasks assigned

• Maintain appropriate project documentation throughout the software development tasks

• Apply appropriate recovery techniques to ensure that the software solution being developed is not lost.

• Undertake unit testing of solutions, with appropriate levels of test code coverage, to identify and, where necessary, escalate issues

• Contribute to testing of the end-to-end software solution to ensure a high-quality output

• Support delivery of deployment phases, including trials and final release

• Identify the need for a suitable 'bug fix', appropriate to the severity and priority of the issue identified.

• Practice continuous guided self-learning to keep up to date with technological developments to enhance relevant skills and take responsibility for own professional development