YOUR PASSION.YOUR FUTURE.

Contents› Welcome to QA Consulting

› Why Work For QA Consulting?

› Our Training Pathway

› Our Technologies

› Career Progression

› Our Partners & Customers

› Our Culture

› Our Offer

› QAConf

› How to apply

› Entry Criteria

› Our Offices

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About usWe operate a set of unique customer enablement programmes

in which we provide industry leading capability in prominent

DevOps, Big Data, Enterprise Middleware, App and Web

Development, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security and Digital

technologies.

We excel in recruiting, training and supplying our own specialist

consultants within high demand by low supply specialist

technologies.

We provide our clients with the resources to help them be at the

forefront of their industries.

The QA Academy is designed to give our consultants the

technical education with industry-standard certifications and

professional expertise. This allows us to deliver exceptional

service from day one to our clients. Our consultants are the key

to our business therefore we ensure that the training they receive

sets them up for a career at one of our prominent clients.

About us

WELCOME TO QA CONSULTING.

QA Consulting is a leading provider of Consulting Services to commercial and financial organisations and Government departments.

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Why work for QA Consulting?

Our Consultants receive world class training in a number

of areas including Enterprise Architecture, Business

Architecture and Java, the most recognised programming

language and at the core of most world leading technology

products. Our Consultants will then specialise in one of the

‘hot silicon valley’ technologies within; DevOps, Big Data,

Enterprise Middleware, App and Web Development, Cloud

Computing, Cyber Security and Digital.

Our unique training pathway enables our consultants to

rapidly become recognised experts in their field. The QA

Academy will give our consultants a distinctive skill set which

enables them to build their career within the technology

industry. Once they have gained real project experience

they will be in high demand within QA Consulting, along with

the wider software industry.

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QA Consulting has been the platform that has enabled me to achieve an exciting career in IT, around amazing people with continuous opportunities for learning.

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– Angelica Charry

Consultant

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Training Pathway

The QA Consulting’s Graduate Programme is

designed to give our Consultants technical and

professional expertise, and industry experience

on site with one of our clients.

Our Consultants will be trained in The QA

Academy where they will be taught market-

leading technologies on their own individual

learning pathway. They will receive up to 12

weeks of training before being deployed onto

one of our client sites.

› Enterprise Architecture

› Agile Engineering & Delivery Practices

› Business Analysis & Modelling

› Core Java

› Enterprise Java

SPECIALISATIONSCORE SKILLS

Big Data› Cloudera

› Hortonworks

Middleware

› Pega

› Oracle Fusion Middleware

› WSO2

› Adobe LiveCycle

› Mulesoft

Governance

› Scrum

› Prince2

DevOps

› Linux

› Puppet

› Ansible

› Docker

› Go

› Jenkins

› Maven

› SonarCube

› Elastic Logstash Kibana

› Hubot

Testing

› Soap UI PRO

› Load UI PRO

› TestComplete

› Selenium

› ServiceV PRO

› AlertSite

› Ready! API

Databases

› MongoDB

› Oracle Databases

› MySQL

› Microsoft SQL

ServiceManagement

› ServiceNow

Analytics & Monitoring

› Splunk

Digital

› Adobe Experience Manager

› Adobe Campaign

› Thunderhead

› Sitecore

› Oracle WebCenter

› Drupal

Application Development

› Java

› .NET

› Scala

› Xamarin

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Big Data

In the world we live in today information is being generated on a scale that has

never been seen before. The need to analyse this into data that can better support

organisations and serve customers has never been more important. Big Data platforms

provide a way of adding structure to this often unstructured data; enabling people to

find useful correlations and patterns unlocking the data’s potential.

DevOps

DevOps aims to break the silos that isolate people in different roles and create

barriers within the software delivery process. This further creates visibility across both

Development and operations teams on the status of the application, the state of the

builds, the status of the tests, state of the environments where the application will be

deployed or is running. The result is faster and more reliable software releases.

Middleware & Integration

Middleware and Integration helps you break the silos that exist in your organisations

application systems and provide seamless access to Legacy systems. This could be

across department’s geographic locations or multiple organisational units across the

same or different businesses.

Application Development

The QA Consulting Application Development service enables organisations to source

capability with skills in technologies where UK resource is in low supply and high

demand. Our Application Developers are skilled in Java based technologies and will

work on the build, release and on-going support of cloud based development projects.

Examples of Our Technologies

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QA Consulting prides itself on having a fun working

environment with hardworking motivated individuals. We

also host a number of out of hour social events creating

a dynamic team environment as we believe it is not all

about work.

Our offices have great social areas to help you unwind

after a hard days training and get to know your new

colleagues. We have regular pool competitions, after work

drinks on a Friday and the office is based ten minutes’

walk away from Media City.

The beautiful urban utopia surrounded by canals really

does offer something for everybody; sports, theatre,

television, shopping as well as hosting a fantastic mix of

new bars and restaurants.

Our Culture

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The fast paced world of IT is ever changing

and with that comes the need to find the next

generation of talent. At the academy we strive

to provide not only the technical knowledge to

our consultants, but also a sense of strength

and confidence in themselves. We aim to instil

consultants with best practice knowledge,

allowing them to deploy to a client with the

right skill set, the right attitude, and the ability

to contribute from the beginning

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– Gareth Davis

Academy Director

At QA Consulting we continuously evaluate your

performance and growth. We believe that this is

the first step in laying the foundation to develop

clarity in your career roadmap. We invest in

your progression and have infinite possibilities

to help you train, get certified and demonstrate

mastery in your specialist field. Our mentorship

programme and Technology based communities

provide a vibrant connection to a wealth of

technical and business experience.

”

– David Njogu

Technology Director

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Angelica CharryConsultant

Career Progression

QA Consulting has many different avenues that our Consultants can go down as they progress through their career with us. Our Consultants gain valuable hands on industry experience in specialised technologies by working with a number of our high-profile clients, whilst gaining industry accredited certifications.

I finished at the QA Graduate Programme in

September 2011 where I completed a fast track course

on MVC3, .NET and Object Orientated Programming.

I was deployed straight onto client site where I joined

a blended team of developers at VOA and had the

opportunity to work with the latest development tools.

Once this project ended I worked as part of a team

on an internal project called NBFinance delivering the

design of new screens according to mock-ups using

EXTJS version 4.0 JavaScript and JQuery.

I now work as a .NET Consultant at Linklater’s. I

have been involved in three different projects all of

them based on ASP, .NET, C# and BV.NET. I am also

pleased to be supporting junior .NET Consultants in

helping them improve their skills.

“QA Consulting has been the

platform that has enabled

me to achieve an exciting

career in IT, around amazing

people with continuous

opportunities for learning”

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Cedric MugandaConsultant

Anna BuchananConsultant

My training began in Enterprise Architecture and Java,

then progressed onto BPM and SOA. This enabled

me to train further in PEGA PRPC and at the end of

my training I passed an external exam to become

certified as a PEGA CSA. I found myself capable of

delivering high quality problem solving solutions in

Object Orientated Programming concepts.

Since leaving the Academy I joined Capgemini

working onsite at Telford on PEGA projects for a large

government department and a world class airport. I

have some time working as a PEGA tester and then as

a PEGA Developer.

I started at The QA Academy about a month after I

had my assessment day. We covered Consultancy

Skills then moved onto programming, specifically

Java, then finally onto a high demand technology for

our placement.

I got placed straight away at HMRC developing

countries Tax Systems. The technology I was trained

in is called PEGA, a Business Process Management

tool using OOP concepts and built on Java. The

consultancy part of the curriculum has been vital in

understanding the structure of such huge projects,

along with Java preparing me for the more nitty gritty

coding parts.

One of the things I love about my placement is

the fact I get to work on such prestigious projects,

surrounded by professionals who I can learn from

every day.

“QA Consulting has given

me the opportunity to

enhance and apply my

skills, opening paths to a

promising and bright future

ahead in my career”

“My experience at

QA Consulting has been

a rewarding one, and I

am looking forward to a

promising future in the PEGA

Technology”

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Our Strategic Partners Our Customers

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Our Offer

Whilst in training we provide

luxury accommodation in

the areas surrounding the

office including MediaCityUK

and close to Manchester

City Centre.

The Manchester apartments benefit from one of

the fastest residential broadband connection in the

country.

Manchester itself is the fastest growing city outside

of London and MediaCityUK Salford Quays is at the

heart of Manchester’s iconic waterfront. It has an

electric and exciting mix of over 200 businesses from

global celebrated brands including the BBC, ITV, and

BUPA, all complemented by the retail and leisure

activities offered by the Lowry Outlet Shopping Centre

and is a short distance from The Trafford Centre.

There are a host of cultural and sporting attractions,

cinemas, world class events, shopping, and

an abundance of bars and restaurants in both

MediaCityUK and Manchester City Centre.

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QAConf

QA Consulting hold an annual conference abroad, this brings

together the consultants whose day to day work is at one of

our client sites.

The conference gives everyone a chance to get to know

our senior leadership team and be inspired by their

presentations. The event takes places over a long weekend

and will include a Key Note speech from Managing Director

followed by Breakout Sessions on our technologies and

business.

On the Saturday night everyone will go for dinner, drinks and

entertainment. Sunday will be a free day for you to explore

the local attractions before flying home.

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Entry Criteria

Apart from having a keen interest in computer

programming and software development all candidates

must meet the following criteria:

A 2:1 degree in a

STEM subject

Flexibility to commit

to QA Consulting for a

minimum of two years

Eligibility to work

in the UK

Excellent

interpersonal,

verbal and written

communication skills

Geographical flexibility

to work across client

sites in the UK

Experience of at

least one programme

language, preferably

Java

The Application Form

To apply, send your CV to applications@qa.com. The QA Consulting

recruitment team will be in touch to carefully assess your skillset.

The Telephone Interview

Our recruitment team will contact candidates that meet our criteria to

conduct a telephone interview. The interview will consist of competency-

based questions about your interests and a future career with QA

Consulting.

Assessment Day

Successful candidates will be invited to attend an Assessment Day at

our Academy. The day is designed to measure the skills and behaviours

required of you in order to be successful as a QA Consulting employee.

The day will consist of a number of interactive group tasks, presentations

and interviews.

The Day will also give you the opportunity to visit our training facilities

and have a better understanding of our working environment and what

we do as a company.

Successful candidates at the Assessment Day stage will be offered a

position with QA Consulting.

Contact applications@qa.com if you have any further questions.

How to apply

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Contact us

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