Apprentice DevOps Engineer Review

by KPMG

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.9/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • Primarily providing support to the front line team and dealing with end user requests.

    8/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • Yes - have experienced various platforms, such as Terraform, AWS, Azure,

    8/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • 8/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • We have a monthly one day session with the training company learning a new subject, then have the next approx three weeks to complete a project exercise.

    8/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • We receive one day off a week to enable us to study, plus we can seek assistance from the colleagues and engineers we work with.

    8/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • Should we be stuck on something, we have 30 minutes a week with an instructor.

    8/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • Just my personal experience, though I haven't used any of my learnings at this time.

    2/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • Yes, there are lots of social events to attend.

    5/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend KPMG to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • KPMG as a company really care about their staff, which is a refreshing change after working at other large companies.

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to KPMG?

    • Give KPMG a try, they're a great company!

Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Information Technology

Manchester

May 2022

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