Corecom Tech Academy & BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

Junior Platform Engineer (SRE) Do you have an inquisitive mindset, enjoy problem solving, and have an interest in tech? Corecom Tech Academy provides you with the opportunity to learn everything you need to build a successful career in IT, across a range of roles, without any previous experience or a specific degree. In fact - if you don t have a degree, we definitely want to hear from you! Why Choose CTA? We are an inclusive and diverse technology academy committed to creating equitable opportunities for those looking to work in tech. Our commitment to you is you will be paid a competitive salary, above the National Living Wage from day one while you train, before going to work on our clients' projects using the skills you've gained. We're recruiting Junior Platform Engineers to join BAE Digital Intelligence, working within their Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams. You'll help build, maintain and improve the technology platforms that keep important systems running smoothly. Don't worry if you're unfamiliar with SRE - we'll provide the training to help you get started! About The Client Our client, BAE Digital Intelligence, are looking to grow their Site Reliability capability following continuous growth and success in the UK National Security sector at their Manchester Office. Our people are what differentiates us. They are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting-edge, high-quality solutions About The Role It all starts with our introductory training courses, covering everything you need to know to get started in the world of site reliability engineering. Our in-depth training is full time and is delivered on a hybrid learning basis (classroom & and remote). You'll learn a lot quite quickly it will be fast-paced, but enjoyable and highly engaging! After the training period you ll have the opportunity to gain industry experience by joining BAE and working on their projects. For this specific role you will: - Work across a variety of customer facing projects and problems to deploy and maintain our customers Software Platforms - Be able to write code that can contribute to the creation of mission critical systems - Use a variety of programming languages and technologies. Engineers are versatile and can work with various languages and technologies depending on the situation. You might specialise in 1 or 2 technical areas, or might want to learn many more on your journey through the business - Become proficient in AWS Cloud (extensive training to be provided on this technology from BAE) - Use monitoring, data and reporting to understand how systems are performing, identify problems and help improve the reliability of critical services - Help investigate incidents and technical issues, using data and evidence to understand what went wrong and prevent problems from happening again About You - Have a passion for working in Software development, cloud development and an interest in exploring Agile methodologies and ways of working - Be able to display the following competencies and behaviours: problem solving, attention to detail, adaptability and the desire to fix things - Be able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to build trust and a rapport - Motivated by technical challenges - Ability and enthusiasm to learn - you re up for the challenge and ready to work hard for it - You have a degree, but it doesn t have to be in CompSci or a STEM degree - You don t have a degree, but you have some recent work experience or you ve been doing some upskilling in technology recently What s In It For You? - Competitive salary from day one - above the UK Living Wage as part of our commitment to the Living Wage Foundation - Work-life balance is important; you ll get 25 days holiday a year and, via our flexible benefits package the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before. This will increase with length of service (5/10years) - You can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working - Our flexible benefits package includes; dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more - You ll have a dedicated People Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE - You ll be part of our Annual Bonus and Share scheme Travel Please note as a Site Reliability Engineer you may be required to work on client sites and also come into your base office on a regular basis. Expense costs will be covered to client sites if they are further away than your base office. If you have concerns about this; please speak to Corecom Tech Academy for more clarity. The expectation for this role is 3-4 days a week minimum requirement in your base office or as much as your individual project requires (which may be up to 5 days a week). Security Clearance Only those with the permanent and unrestricted right to live and work in the UK will be considered for a position within BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, with strict residency & nationality requirements. Due to the nature of our work, successful candidates for this role will be required to go through Government SC clearance prior to starting with us and DV Clearance shortly before or after joining: DV - Guidance Pack for Applicants: What Happens Next? Apply - Submit your most recent CV below. You ll be asked to answer a couple of our screening questions - but don t worry! You don t need any specific tech background to apply. Qualification Call A short 15-minute phone call to share the role and details, and find out about you. Short Video Interview - We ll invite you to a 30-minute Teams video call to learn about you, discuss the role, and ask a few competency-based questions on problem-solving and time management. Technical Aptitude Test - You'll be sent a short, online technical aptitude test We don t believe you should spend hours completing tasks or learning things before you start! In-Person Interview - It s your time to shine! Successful candidates will be invited to our in-person assessment centre with the client Offer - Both happy things are a good fit? We'll offer you a place and send you joining instructions with course details, start date, and other important information. For this role, the start date is 11th January 2027 with in-person assessments to be held w/c 23rd November 2026. This is a fantastic opportunity to launch your career in the world of technology and join a growing Tech Academy & industry renowned business that puts you, the employee, first! At Corecom Tech Academy, we don t just accept differences, we celebrate them and thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our clients and our candidates. Internally, we thrive from our differences and want our employees to be proud to be themselves and proud to be CTA. Externally, we utilise those differences to help our clients and candidates strive for a more diverse and inclusive world.