IT Apprentice

About the Role

As part of its ongoing digital transformation, LCH SA is seeking a motivated and curious apprentice developer to join its IT Shared Services department. This team plays a key role in supporting and improving internal applications that are critical to the company’s operations. You will integrate an Agile Feature Team and will contribute to the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of software solutions used across the organization.

Your mission will be to deliver high-quality code that meets business needs, while ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability. You will work closely with expert developers, business analysts, and product owners, gaining hands-on experience in a collaborative and international environment.

Your Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Analyze and estimate the impact of proposed code changes on existing systems.
• Develop new features and fix bugs in line with business priorities and technical standards.
• Ensure code quality through standard methodologies such as unit testing, code reviews, and refactoring.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of both the applications and the team’s development processes.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

You will be working in a modern technical environment that includes:

• Java 15, Spring Boot 2.7
• Angular 8/9
• CI/CD pipelines
• Oracle SQL / PL/SQL, KornShell scripting
• Git for version control
• AWS Cloud

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a student currently enrolled in a computer science or engineering program, with a strong curiosity about software development and a desire to learn in a real-world, enterprise-level environment.

Technical Skills:

• Solid understanding of Java programming.
• Good knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL (Oracle).
• Familiarity with scripting languages, especially KSH.
• Experience with version control tools like Git.
• Awareness of software engineering principles such as unit testing, TDD, clean code, and refactoring.

Soft Skills:

• Proficient in English, both written and spoken, as you will interact daily with international teams.
• Strong communication and social skills.
• Analytical approach with the ability to synthesize sophisticated information.
• Proactive, dynamic, and eager to take initiative, team-oriented, with the ability to work effectively in a multicultural and distributed environment.

Why Join Us?

This apprenticeship offers an outstanding opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a leading financial infrastructure company. You’ll be part of an encouraging team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. You’ll also benefit from exposure to Agile methodologies and modern development practices, preparing you for a successful career in tech.

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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