Platform Engineer Review

by Lloyds Banking Group

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9.9/10

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

GCP Cloud Engineer working predominantly on Infrastructure Provisioning

10/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I've learnt countless new skills through being being the apprenticeship. I've also developed existing skills around working with others.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I thoroughly enjoyed the programme, it's given me the skills needed to start a whole new career and I was well supported throughout.

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

With this being the first DevOps apprenticeship run at my company there were some bumps along the way but all-in-all well organised.

9/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

As much support as I needed was available to me throughout the programme from central teams and within my immediate team as well.

10/10

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

My training provider mentor was really supportive, whenever I had questions she was always great at replying quickly and helping me wherever needed.

10/10

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

If I didn't have my apprenticeship qualification I wouldn't be able to do my role, the learnings I've made throughout are what enable me to do my role.

10/10

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.)

There's a wealth of different networks and extra-curricular activities to get involved with. Networks, Guilds, events, learning and much more.

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Lloyds Banking Group to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

It's a company that really cares about it's employees and supports people to develop.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Lloyds Banking Group?

Be yourself! It's not so much about what you know but your attitude. If you value others opinions, are curious and want to learn then you'll go a long way.