Python Job: Technology Specialist

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Company

Avanade

Location

London, England - United Kingdom

Job type

Full-Time

Python Job Details

University Summer Technology Internship

11th July - 2nd September

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Avanade was born as a joint venture company between Microsoft and Accenture in 2000 - the middle of the dot.com boom. Many companies started with high hopes and fizzled, but we’re still here a globally renowned technology consultancy and word-class specialist the Microsoft ecosystem.

Our enthusiasm for each other and our work has and continues to take us pretty far. Avanade has 32,000 Microsoft certifications and we’ve been named Microsoft Alliance SI Partner of the Year 15 times. Greater than our credentials is our impact. We’re working with an energy company to repopulate coral reefs, and we developed an AI chatbot to provide instant answers to tax questions for a leading engineering company. And, in the early days of COVID, a couple of employees took it upon themselves to create an app that helped track ventilators across stretched healthcare systems.

The Application Process

  • Role Registration: May
  • Phone screening call with Early Talent Acquisition team: May - June
  • Application closes: 5th June
  • Follow up and feedback by: 15th June
  • Avanade Internship onboarding: 11th July
Note interview process will be hosted remotely via Microsoft Teams

What is Avanade’s Summer Internship all about?

Our Summer Internship programme has been created for students in their penultimate year of study (Year 2 of Undergraduate degree or final year before a Master’s degree).

During your 8-week internship program, you will have the opportunity to experience our culture, build your network and apply your university studies, while gaining real-world experience. You will spend 8 weeks taking on a variety of technology and / or sales related roles within Avanade, with opportunity for internal engagement and work alongside Avanade’s global intern community too.

  • Client work: you will be working as part of Avanade’s live project teams consulting with our clients on market leading technology solutions.
  • Soft skills training: you will receive soft skills training and networking opportunities to help you learn the roles for confidently delivering advice to customers in the future.
  • Your network: Your will have an assigned Intern Lead and Buddy through the programme but also throughout your career at Avanade should you return next year.
  • The Avanade Foundation Group: As an intern, you will be part of a wider early talent program sitting alongside other recently onboarded graduate programs in our Avanade Foundation Group (AFG). The AFG directly supports young people across the company ensuring high quality and sustained training, mentoring, support and social engagement. The AFG is a springboard for networking and engagement as you start out at Avanade, integrating you closely with others across the entire business.
  • Progressing in your career: you will have the opportunity to complete Microsoft Certifications during your internship. Then, once completing a 8 weeks with Avanade, your assigned Intern Lead will be on hand to help you decide where you want to go next with your career at Avanade. You will have the opportunity to understand what graduate opportunities are on offer for September 2023 and beyond.
Who are you?

A student in your penultimate year of study due to graduate June 2023. You may be completing second year of undergraduate degree or in your final year before beginning a Master’s Degree. Some of the below resonates with you…

  • Evidence of interests and passion in technology
  • Desire to pursue a career in technology (technical or sales)
  • Readiness to engage with a two-month internship (largely in person - London based
  • A creative mind and collaborative spirit
  • Ability to adapt and apply existing skills to new learning and technologies
  • Strong teamwork skills
  • Willingness to develop excellent communications skills (your role may develop into client facing positions, so a positive attitude to great communication is important
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Flexibility to work on different projects and locations
  • Aptitude and willingness to begin to develop skills in some or all of the following Microsoft technologies: Azure / DevOps/ O365 | Python | Java or C++ | UML | Cloud Technologies | AGILE and SCRUM methodologies
Salary and Package:
You will earn £3,200 during the two months.

As part of this, you will be expected to be in the London office in person for the majority of the 8 weeks- it is important to us that we can get to know you. Exact working week framework will be communicated later in the process.

If you were to start a graduate role with us in the future, be aware Avanade offers flexible working arrangements, (project dependent). Our people are empowered good work while having a good life.

***********Please be advised that we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role***********

Learn more:
Why Avanade

Avanade is made up of nearly 40,000 individuals. People who share a passion for technology, who push beyond their comfort zone and always bring an open mind and who really care about making a genuine human impact at work. We invite these people to bring their authentic, whole selves into a place that welcomes curiosity as a spark to innovation. We put them together to solve some complex challenges and bring to life possibilities for our clients around the world—companies, non-profits, and government agencies that know the future is digital and look to us to help them get there with the power of people and Microsoft technology.

Together, we go beyond.

What we stand for:
Together we believe everyone counts.

We believe in diversity. Diverse teams and an inclusive environment are critical to innovation and future growth. Our mission is to create an environment where employees can do their best work.

We know that a chorus of different voices makes for a richer sound. We want you to be comfortable being who you are at work. That means being in an environment where everyone else is free to be who they are, too.

We are working hard to make the technology industry more diverse. You can help us change that with your presence and your attitude. Our Inclusion & Diversity program is a driving force in our company culture and helps us live one of our values—We believe everyone counts. Including you.

Together we connect.

Yes, we appreciate a variety of perspectives—it adds richness to our work. And yes, we understand that there are huge upsides to connecting with people who know where you’ve been and what it’s like to be you. That is why we have a bunch of employee networks where people can come together through that avenue of shared interests, background, and experiences. Employee groups do great things to create a more diverse, understanding, celebratory workforce.

Together we become a part of something bigger

Do you want to do good work, but also work that does some good in the world? Us, too. Joining Avanade means sharing our purpose—to make a genuine human impact—and helping us become a more responsible business. With forward-looking leadership and a commitment to sustainability, we can offer you the chance to make a real—and positive—difference for our clients, your Avanade colleagues, and your community.

Life comes first

There’s more to life than work. You’ll get the opportunity not just to make a positive human impact on the world while also experiencing all it has offer. We want you to experience the joy of family dinners, the thrill of outdoor adventures, the connection of volunteering in our communities, and the importance of self-care. You can’t be who you are without a flexible culture that allows you to log on when and where you work best. Because we know your best self does your best work.

Our locations

You will be based in London, (Cannon Street) with expectation to be working on client site when required (subject to Covid-19 restrictions) Our headquarters are in Seattle, and our reach is worldwide. With 39,000 professionals and over 80 offices in 25 countries, you'll partner every day with colleagues from around the world, leveraging the latest technologies to keep you connected to your team, your client and your work.

References

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1. https://www.avanade.com/en-gb/careers/life-at-avanade
2. https://avanade.sharepoint.com/sites/EarlyCareers-IzzieandRIcha1-1/Shared%20Documents/Izzie%20and%20RIcha%201-1/Azure%20Graduate%20Hiring/LinkedIn
3. https://www.facebook.com/AvanadeUKI
4. https://www.instagram.com/avanadeuki/
5. https://twitter.com/avanadeuki%0d