Alongside this role you will be completing the course Software & Computing > Level 5-6

Choose from the following

• Computing at Northern Regional College
• Computing Systems at Ulster University
• Computing at South Eastern Regional College
• Cloud Computing, Analytics and Security for Industry at Southern Regional College
• Computing (Science in Computing) at South West College
• Cloud Computing Technologies at South Eastern Regional College
• Software and Cloud Development with Data Analysis at Belfast Metropolitan College

Role: Options Apprenticeship Programme

Location: Belfast

Salary: Competitive

Join the Options Apprenticeship team in Belfast!

Who are we?

Options is the largest global financial technology company headquartered in Belfast. We are at the forefront of banking and trading infrastructure, serving clients globally with offices in New York, Chicago, Toronto, London, Cambridge, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, and Auckland. At Options, our services are woven into the hottest trends in global tech, including high-performance Networking, Cloud, Security, and AI (Artificial Intelligence).

Why Options?

Global travel:

• We have offices in New York, Chicago, Toronto, Singapore, Hong Kong, London, Belfast, Dublin, Paris, Auckland and Sydney.

Continuous career development opportunities:

• We provide professional skills development and technical training

The chance to be a part of a self-sufficient, successful team:

• The Options team operates in a fast paced environment with endless opportunities for innovation and forward thinking.

Competitive salary:

• In addition to a competitive salary, Options reward employees with a range of bonus incentives and benefits.

Working for us

The positions will be based around apprenticeship requirements, per your course, paid and based in Belfast initially, although there will be opportunities to gain experience from company offices such as New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Auckland and London for those who have successfully completed their apprenticeship.

We welcome applications from a broad range of disciplines including those with technical and engineering backgrounds, as well as science, business, mathematics, marketing and finance. We have a highly experienced team in our Belfast office and we want to hear from candidates that are motivated, self-driven and have a passion to learn and develop their skills in the world of financial technology.

At Options we are focused on creating a learning environment that enables you to develop and flourish in all aspects of your work. You own your career, you choose your own path, and we provide the opportunities to make it happen.

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Essential Criteria

• Strong research, writing and communication skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced and changeable working environment.

• Customer service experience (comfortable working with senior management and business owners).

• Exceptional organisational skills and strong attention to detail.

• Desire to travel and see the world.

• Ability to work independently and manage your own projects in a professional manner.

• Solid competency in the following: Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

• Candidates must successfully secure a position at the relevant apprenticeship training provider

Desirable Criteria

• Previous start-up, technology or business experience.

• A passion for start-ups, innovation and financial technology.

• Strong interpersonal skills with client facing experience.

• Project management skills and proven ability to manage own workload.

(In the case of applications for technical positions, examples of previous work are encouraged.)

All applicants MUST be willing to travel, pending availability during studies.