Year in Industry (Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent degree students one year work placement) 32 views

The Year in Industry Graduate Placement is a role within multiple Information Technology Services (ITS) Technical Areas. The role will be an entry level into Software Engineering and is aligned to the Trainee Engineer role which undertakes the development and support of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA’s) applications both internal and public/customer facing and infrastructure both on premise and cloud.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

• Working on technical implementation of applications and infrastructure. On larger projects, working within a technical framework of the project to meet customer requirements.
• Using both recognised and/or specialist programming languages and technologies.
• Developing, testing, and supporting of developed systems.
• System support for all environments including production.
• Continuous Improvement and defect resolution.
• Supporting the creation of standardised documentation. Developing skills and understanding of the DVLA tech estate.
• We will place students into different technical areas.

Would you like to find out more about the role, the digital team and what it’s like to work at DVLA? If so, we are organising a familiarisation session where you can virtually ‘meet the team’ on Wednesday 5th March 2025 at 12:00pm.

Please click here to book on.

Additional Information 

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills set out in the Civil Service Line Management Standards. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

You will be studying a Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent degree with a one-year industrial placement to start in September 2025.

We are looking for enthusiastic, organised, technically minded individuals, who can work well as part of a team, manage and prioritise tasks effectively under pressure and organise their work.

You must be able to start on Wednesday 3rd September 2025.