IT Services Placement - Milton Keynes JOB TITLE: IT Placement
SALARY: £22,250, 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, loan car scheme, pension and a discretionary bonus
CONTRACT: To apply for our undergraduate placement scheme, you must be studying for an undergraduate degree that requires a placement year. Master\\\'s students are not eligible.
Please consider before applying if you live more than 60 minutes away from post code MK15 8HG, that you would need to relocate to either Milton Keynes or be a commutable distance (within 60 minutes).
Are you technically skilled, proactive and an IT enthusiast? We are looking for an IT Undergraduate to join our team, rotating to three different areas within our forward-focused IT department during your placement. This is what your time at Volkswagen Financial Services might look like:
IT Service Desk:
Provide first-line support to all users, working to resolve all issues quickly and efficiently, and escalating to the second line of support when necessary.
Understand and apply where applicable the different methodologies, tools, and processes used in IT.
Work with business users to determine their requirements and translate them to IT solutions.
Gain insights into application support and management processes
Events Monitoring Team or Specialised System/ Product team:
Continuously monitor the performance and availability of IT systems and applications using Splunk and AppInsights
Set up and maintain dashboards to visualize system health, performance metrics, and key indicators.
Proactively detect system anomalies, performance issues, and security incidents through real-time alerts.
Configure and manage log data ingestion from various sources into Splunk.
Currently studying a degree in IT, or a related field.
Flexible in work approach, both independently and within a team.
Demonstrable knowledge of IT disciplines
Salary of £22,250 per annum plus discretionary bonus and company pension scheme
You\\\'ll be joining a group of 49 undergraduates, so you\\\'ll have a large group of peers to work alongside
Access to Life Skills workshops, designed specifically for you as an undergraduate
Opportunity to join a discounted loan car scheme
Physical and mental health support with our onsite Wellbeing Centre
Hybrid blend of working at our office based in Milton Keynes and working from home
If you pass this stage, you will be invited to complete an online video interview where you will have the opportunity to tell us more about yourself.
If successful, your final step in the journey is to attend an assessment centre at our Milton Keynes office where you will take part in a group exercise, complete a short interview and deliver a presentation. You\\\'ll also meet some of our managers and our current Undergraduates to find out more about a placement year with us.
About Volkswagen Financial Services UK Limited:
To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.
Volkswagen Financial Services is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Diversity and Inclusion is not just a statement for us and we are nurturing an environment where everyone can be their 100% self. Our undergraduate placement roles do not meet the UKVI\\\'s criteria for the skilled worker sponsorship route, therefore we are unable to accept candidates requiring sponsorship for this role.