Apprentice DevOps Engineer Review

Improving software development processes in terms of efficiency and cost by implementing automation strategies. Reducing human error and cost by implementing CI/CD pipeline best practices. Attending daily stand-ups to discuss blockers and the work at hand. Supporting teams with AWS queries and helping them implement automation where they can.

Writing Infrastructure As Code, creating CI/CD pipelines, containerization (docker, kubernetes), creating AWS Compute Environments for developments to use.

My role provides me with variety and flexibility, which is unlike any job I have ever had. It allows me to be creative and solve problems in a way I see fit, with minimal restriction on the tooling I choose. This freedom ultimately motivates me to learn and become better at my role.

The structure for the apprenticeship programme was block learning. I'd have a week period where I joined a call with a lecturer, and gained hands on experience with tooling we'd use for an upcoming project. Generally this was ok as it allowed me to fully focus on my apprenticeship for an entire week, without being drawn into other work stuff.

Unconditional support received from my employer. I was able to move teams completely (to a different department) to satisfy the requirements of my apprenticeship and support my learning. No complaints at all.

My training provider was supportive enough, but with the way the programme is structured some things were unclear.

It definitely did, it gave me hands on experience with AWS, Terraform & Python, which I use day to day in my role.

Networking events, sports events, conferences, cloud computing challenges.

Yes

Most supportive & flexible culture I've ever seen at a company, I'd recommend Experian to anyone.

Put a lot of effort into your interview and make sure you get the job!