IT & Computing

Introducing the sector and some of the Gradcracker employers operating in it.
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Autodesk
Software Development & Technical Consultancy
Over 100 million people around the world use Autodesk software like AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, SketchBook, and more.
  • Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made, from greener buildings to smarter products to mesmerising blockbusters.
  • Our technology spans architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, media and entertainment; empowering innovators everywhere to design and make a better world for all.
  • Our software taps into the infinite computing power of the cloud to help our clients collaborate, design, simulate and fabricate their ideas in 3D.
  • Founded in 1982, we have 13,700 employees worldwide.

Shape your future here

Are you looking for a career where you can solve challenging problems, create interesting products, and help customers make a positive impact on the world? The opportunities are endless here at Autodesk!

Join one of our early careers programmes and we’ll kick-start your career with intensive training – for developers that will be in Autodesk’s primary programming language, C++, and for engineers it will be in our extensive range of CADCAM products.

You’ll then begin a series of rotations around different teams within the company to really maximise your skills and knowledge, and, if you’d like to work towards Chartered registration, we’ll support you all the way.

If you feel excited by the opportunity to wake up every morning knowing that what you do has a direct impact on shaping our world, then come and join us at Autodesk and help lead the future of design.

CGI
IT & Technology
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
  • Across 21 industries in 400 locations worldwide, we provide comprehensive, scalable and sustainable IT and business consulting services.
  • With deep expertise in technologies and the industries we serve, we overcome complex challenges with practical solutions, harnessing technologies to deliver mission-critical systems, from seabed to space.
  • Our 90,500 global professionals serve as trusted, innovative experts to support our clients’ digital journeys.
  • We have offices in major cities across the UK and a team of 6,000.

Join the innovation generation

Be part of something amazing at CGI. From the moment you join us, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow and own your future. As one of the leading IT names in the business, we’ve got some outstanding and rewarding career opportunities right here for you.

From day one, you play a vital role in the services we deliver to our clients, backed up by serious training in a fantastically supportive environment. Our opportunities will give you the chance to help drive some of the biggest, most exciting and challenging IT projects across an extensive range of sectors, so why not be part of it?

If you’re ambitious and want to use your creativity to help change the world, we’d love you to join our team. This is where you can step up and stand out. And, at CGI, we invite you to become an owner, so when you get stuck in, you’ll benefit from the rewards of our collective success and actively shape the future direction of your company – and your career.

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Sigma Labs
Technical Training
Sigma Labs is a technology consultancy which helps clients excel through software, data and cloud talent.
  • Our goal is to tackle inequality by providing high-performance technical jobs to outstanding graduates from lower-income backgrounds.
  • We’ll give you world-class technical and professional training, enabling you to start working in technology.
  • We’ll employ you as a technical consultant for two years; then you’ll have the option of staying on with us as a consultant, or moving in-house to your client company.
  • Our clients include ITV, John Lewis & Partners, Deloitte and EY.

Software is everywhere

By beginning your career in a technical field such as software, data or cloud (anything from software development to test engineering to ServiceNow architecture), you’ll have the power to shape both your future and the world around you.

We truly believe that anyone can learn to be a high-performance technical consultant if they want to be. You don’t need to have coding experience – we’ll give you all the training you need to set you on the path to working in tech. You should have good problem-solving skills and be both curious and conscientious, as well as meeting our economic and educational criteria.

We’re proud of our mission: to provide exceptional training and career coaching, and to open doors to employment, for those who have the ability and mindset but not the access. So, if you’re interested in a career in technology but need some extra help to get there, then apply today and let us set you up for an exceptional career.

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Virgin Media O2
Telecommunications – IT & Technology
With 46.4 million UK connections across broadband, mobile, TV and home phone, Virgin Media O2 is supercharging the UK.
  • We provide the UK’s largest and most reliable mobile network along with a broadband network offering the fastest widely-available speeds.
  • We employ around 16,000 people and have 384 retail stores across the UK. We also play a leading role in supporting the public sector and businesses of all sizes.
  • As a major investor in the UK, we have committed to investing at least £10 billion over the next five years to bring together next-generation gigabit broadband and 5G services, while expanding our network reach across the country.

Your next adventure awaits

Join an award-winning company and grab some real-world experience of real value. We’ve got unmissable opportunities across all areas of our business, so there’s bound to be a role for you!

We love nothing more than finding new talent and bringing out its best. In fact, we win awards for it. And while we’re less about polishing medals and more about letting our people shine, we’re super proud of what’s in our trophy cabinet. It’s a great reminder that we’re doing the right thing for every future career that starts here with us.

Take the skills you learnt at uni to the next level. Join one of our graduate schemes for incredible experiences and invaluable development opportunities. You’ll be taking on new challenges. Relishing new experiences. Discovering big opportunities. You can be at the heart of the action as we imagine connectivity. So join the Virgin Media O2 family and get your dream career started as we upgrade the UK.

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MathWorks
Mathematical Computing Software
MathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical computing software for engineers and scientists.
  • Our two product families – MATLAB and Simulink – are used for research and development wherever science and engineering are applied. MATLAB is our programming     platform, and Simulink is our modelling and simulation tool. 
  • Our software is used in multiple industries and sectors from electronics and aerospace to energy, financial services and communications. 
  • Engineers and scientists worldwide rely on our products to accelerate the pace of discovery and innovation. 
  • Founded in 1984, we employ over 6,500 people globally.

You + MathWorks = Unlimited Possibilities

We want you to join us on our mission of shaping the future of engineering and science. You’ll work on interesting and challenging projects that make a real difference to our business and to our users. And you’ll be part of a company that values your ideas and gives you lots of pathways to learn, thrive and follow your passion.

If you’re an engineering or computer science graduate, this is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with bright, passionate people, to push the limits of engineering and science and to set yourself up for a rewarding career.

We cultivate an enjoyable, inclusive environment that champions individual growth, encourages initiative, values collaboration and rewards excellence. But it’s not all about work at MathWorks. You’ll have plenty of opportunity to enjoy yourself, have fun with your co-workers, celebrate successes, and give back to the community.

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Vodafone
Technology – Communications
Vodafone is a leading global technology communications company with more than 625 million customers around the world.
  • In 1985, we made the first ever mobile call on a UK network. From that day, Vodafone UK was born. Since then, we’ve evolved into one of the world’s biggest technology communication companies.
  • With over 12,000 people supporting more than 18 million customers, our purpose is to connect for a better future.
  • We provide a range of market-leading mobile and fixed-line connectivity services across our markets, for both consumers and businesses.
  • Our network is now powered by 100% renewable electricity.

Let’s connect for a better future

Our drive to make the world more connected, inclusive and sustainable makes Vodafone UK full of opportunities for an amazing career. Join us and you’ll make an impact you can see and feel.

With ten graduate programmes on offer from Technology to Digital to Finance, there are plenty of ways for you to get your career off to the best possible start at Vodafone. You can look forward to cutting-edge personal development with on-the-job training and our virtual classroom, and you’ll learn to innovate as a part of key projects. With great business exposure and responsibility from day one, you’ll be able to really accelerate your career progression by working with industry experts.

Here at Vodafone, we’re a diverse and dynamic community. But one passion we all share is how technology and connectivity can improve people’s lives. If you share our passion, let’s launch your career with the acceleration it deserves.

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Telent
Telecommunications
Telent keeps the UK and Ireland connected and protected through the effective operation of critical national digital infrastructure.
  • We design, deliver and support solutions and services which enable organisations to create, improve and operate ICT and communication networks.
  • Drawing on decades of experience in mission-critical communications and technology, we are at the heart of many of the UK and Ireland’s best-known brands.
  • Our expertise includes leading-edge IT solutions for networking, wireless, data centre, cloud and security. We also provide specialist technology solutions for network providers, mobile operators, rail and transport providers, highways applications and emergency services.

Take charge of your future – and ours

Our graduates are key members of the team from day one. We encourage you to make your mark and no two days will be the same. You’ll be helping us work behind the scenes keeping the UK and Ireland’s most mission-critical networks up and running. You’ll be working at the sharp end of technology: ensuring that our projects run smoothly, designing, engineering and maintaining the systems we all rely on – day in, day out.

Every year we offer graduate schemes in project management and engineering. These rotational programmes allow you to learn about our vast business from experts, whilst carrying out real, meaningful work on real projects. Your training will include classroom-based, field-based and experience-based activities in order to develop  you into our talent of the future.

Come and join Telent and use your skills to help us keep the UK and Ireland’s communication assets and data connected and protected.

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Arm
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Arm is empowering change, driving innovation and creating exciting new possibilities through artificial intelligence
  • By combining the hardware, software, tools and strategic partners to accelerate development, we provide our clients with everything they need to deliver a new generation of ideas and products.
  • As developers enhance more and more applications with AI features, we help organisations leverage the right AI technologies to support innovative new business models.
  • Our highly versatile and scalable AI-optimised platform architecture utilises CPUs, GPUs and NPUs to run machine learning workloads across all devices with the highest performance and greatest efficiency.

The future is being built on Arm. Come join us!

We’re in need of bright minds and strong voices who have what it takes to push us into the future. If you’re passionate, determined and have a keen eye for problem-solving, you could be the fresh thinker we’re after. Join us on one of our early careers programmes and see how you could redefine the future of computing.

Our customers include some of the biggest tech companies in the world. And you’ll get to work alongside those next-gen tech giants from day one. Collaborating with our innovative experts, you’ll devise solutions that help build the products and experiences that dramatically improve the way the world works, plays, lives and learns.

Here, you’ll find yourself right at the cutting edge. And most importantly, you’ll be putting your knowledge to work in the real world – and seeing the difference it makes. So, will you join us in bringing AI technologies to life?

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GSK
Digital, Programming & Technology
GSK is a global biopharma company which unites science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
  • Prioritising innovation in vaccines and specialty medicines to prevent and treat disease, we currently have 71 products under development.
  • Our aim is to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world over the next 10 years.
  • We invest around £1bn in research and development (R&D) in the UK annually, with our global R&D hub at Stevenage continuing to be at the heart of development of our pipeline of vital medicines, with a focus on the immune system, genetics, and advanced technologies.

A career with greater purpose

Joining GSK as a student or graduate is the perfect starting point to a fascinating career – and your chance to do real work that matters.

We use technology to deliver what matters most – better and faster. From life-saving medicines to life-enhancing products, tech grows our expertise and allows us to continue to lead the industry.

Do you have great tech know-how? Could you help us use cutting-edge technology to reinvent the way we serve our patients and healthcare professionals? This is an amazing opportunity to develop your skills and learn about the latest technologies and business processes in a dynamic healthcare environment. You’ll also discover the best ways to deliver key agile solutions and work collaboratively to implement our tech strategy.

We’ll give you all the training and support you need to set you on the path to becoming an expert in your field. And your work will be helping us to get ahead of disease together.

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Solid Solutions
Design Solutions
Solid Solutions deliver best-in-class services and software solutions to help businesses grow and enhance their design productivity.
  • Founded in 1998, we provide a range of CAD software and services to meet our clients’ specific requirements; and upskill designers through accredited CAD training courses.
  • Our expert consultants deliver unrivalled technical support for the advanced design, engineering and manufacturing sectors throughout the UK and Ireland, the US and Canada, and the Nordics.
  • We’re the leading provider of SOLIDWORKS – the industry-leading powerful 3-D CAD modelling tool – throughout the UK and Ireland.

Work with some of the biggest companies in engineering

This is an amazing opportunity to help support some of the UK’s most innovative companies – and make a real difference to their products!

After your initial training, your role could be on-site consulting with our customers, in the classroom delivering a training course, or working on the support desk resolving specific issues. Previous SOLIDWORKS experience is not necessary as extensive product training and intensive ongoing technical development is provided. Some CAD skills, a strong customer focus and a keen desire to succeed are, however, essential.

Solid Solutions is a fast-paced and fun place to work. Despite having over 300 employees nationwide, we retain the energy and enthusiasm usually associated with smaller companies. Ideas are encouraged, voices are heard, and efforts are directly translated into business successes. And the sense of community also extends outside work hours with some great social events.

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