Whilst working at Morgan Stanley, we will support you to achieve your degree at one of our industry renowned partner universities. You will benefit from theory-based learning as well as the opportunity to develop practical software development skills, which you will apply as you gain a valuable insight into the financial industry. During the apprenticeship, you will rotate into different areas of the Technology division, to fulfil both your degree requirements and to ensure you have a well-rounded experience.

Requirements

• A passion for technology & an interest in programming
• A keenness to forge a career in technology, particularly within the financial sector
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Good attention to detail

Morgan Stanley Technology consists of both Software Development and Non-development Technology teams. Our degree programmes will help you to develop the skills required for all aspects of software development:

• Software development & testing
• Agile development practices
• Requirements capture
• Deployment automation
• Production management
• Collaborating with our distinguished engineers across diverse technologies

The Technology mission is to ensure the Firm manages its global businesses and serves clients on a market-leading technology platform that is resilient, safe, efficient, smart, fast, and flexible, and the team rotations will provide you with insight to how this mission is achieved.

Universities

Morgan Stanley works with following top local universities to deliver our Technology Graduate Apprenticeship Programme:

• BSc (Hons) IT: Software Development – University of Strathclyde
• BSc (Hons) Software Engineering – University of Glasgow

You will need a minimum of 4-Scottish Higher Grades at BBBB including either Mathematics, Computing Science, or Physics, and preferably National 5 English at grade C or above. (Will consider HNC/D).

Please note that the apprenticeship programme is open to Scottish Students, in their 5th or 6th year of High School. If you are interested in applying to more than one of the Glasgow Technology Apprenticeship programmes, you can express interest when submitting the application form on the next page.

Early Applications are encouraged, as recruitment is ongoing. Graduate Apprenticeships are for those based in Scotland. These opportunities, funded by the Scottish Government through Scottish Funding Council and SAAS.