Technology Consulting Academy in Leeds

Answer Digital is a proudly Employee‑Owned digital transformation consultancy headquartered in Leeds. We’ve delivered large‑scale, cutting‑edge and life‑saving digital solutions in both the private and healthcare sectors. After a period of huge growth, we’re looking to invest in our people with our first hybrid Technology Consulting Academy. We’re passionate about investing in our people, so much so that “Nurturation” is one of our core values (our way of nurturing growth through collaboration!).

We’re looking for motivated and ambitious people to join our Technology Consulting Academy. You’ll be employed with us from Day 1 and the programme has been designed by our talented consultants to accelerate the professional development of great people. The Academy will cover all our technical capabilities to a high level, specialising more as the academy progresses. By the time the Academy is complete, you’ll have all the skills and knowledge to play a pivotal role on one of our projects, helping build solutions for our clients across Software and DevOps Engineering, Data Engineering and Quality Assurance.

Academy Structure: What to expect

• The fundamentals of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Proficient application of Agile methodologies within a professional environment (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Lean)
• Training in core technologies used across our technical capabilities including Database and Data technology (SQL, Pyspark, ETL, Snowflake, Data Architecture, warehouses and lakehouses)
• DevOps and Cloud Technologies (Azure and AWS, CI/CD, Terraform and Docker)
• Test Frameworks (Cypress, Accessibility and Performance testing)
• Upskilling in emerging AI technologies and their application in software, data and quality assurance engineering
• Strategies for fostering personal development and navigating career progression

You will also be integrated into the broader Answer Digital community, engaging with professionals across various disciplines and industry sectors, with plenty of opportunity to learn. As the Academy approaches its conclusion, you will complete a series of analytical tasks and presentations for your Academy Coach. The Academy culminates in a 2‑3 week assignment undertaken alongside an experienced consultant on a live project, followed by a formal presentation of your work to the wider Answer Digital community. After completing the Academy, you will join one of our technical capabilities supporting our clients to deliver great outcomes.

What you’ll bring to Answer

For us, this isn’t about the jobs you’ve had but the experience you’ve gained along the way though in order to succeed you’ll need:

• Either hands-on experience or a qualification in a Technology field (such as a tech bootcamp, a computer science degree, a tech apprenticeship etc.) or a Data field (a role involving processing/manipulating large data sets or a mathematics degree etc.)
• Demonstrated interest and experience within the Information Technology sector
• Someone who constantly challenges assumptions, solves problems and focuses on the details to get things right
• A great communicator, being able to articulate problems to our clients and how we can solve them

This could come from working in tech already, a career changer with lots of transferable skills or someone from academia, who’s had plenty of experience with the above – either way, we’d love to hear from you! It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we’ll help you with them:

• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams to build something great

About you

This isn’t just about your experience, we’re investing in you as a person and you’ll be set up for success if you have:

• A genuine commitment to developing a career in technology and digital transformation
• A passion for continuous learning and professional development
• Great communication skills, encompassing the ability to interact confidently with diverse individuals and groups at all organisational levels, and to adapt how you communicate to suit your audience
• A strong focus on achieving positive outcomes for both end‑users and clients
• A collaborative and team‑oriented approach to work
• Commercial experience or an understanding of commercial impacts to project work
• Effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise

The perks of being at Answer

• Competitive salary, starting at £27,500 and increasing to £30,000 after the Academy
• Flexible annual leave (buy/sell and carry forward)
• Twice a year income‑tax free bonus if company‑wide performance targets are met
• Continuous training and development – if you want to learn, we’ll provide all the support you need
• Flexible Pension – we match your own contributions up to 5%
• A flexible Healthcare cash plan so you can fund the care you value most
• A packed social calendar including end‑of‑year party and Summer away days, monthly and quarterly company team socials
• Free parking at Head Offices in central Leeds, plus Cycle2Work & Green Car Lease schemes
• The chance to give back – get involved nationally and regionally with partnerships to get people from different backgrounds into tech, as well as lots of charity and community events
• Hybrid and flexible working – you can vary your working when and where you work

Diversity and Inclusion

At Answer we proudly embrace diversity and inclusion – we want to create a safe environment for everyone to bring their true selves to work. We will do everything we can to support your application. If you require any adjustments to be made to your application, then please speak to Jonny Hiles, TA Lead (jonny.hiles@answerdigital.com).

Our Interview Process

• Application Process: Depending on the volume of applications, our process may involve a couple of assessments. We focus on your inherent ability rather than your CV.
• Recruiter call: This will be with a member of the recruitment team, and normally lasts 15‑30 minutes.
• Skills based interview: This interview will be with 2 people, normally from the team you’re applying to work with and roughly lasts an hour.
• Cultural/Value interview: The final interview stage is an hour‑long discussion with two members of our Leadership team.

Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Information Technology
Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting