WORKING AT

SOFTWERX

The Microsoft Cloud Security Specialists

Cambridge | London

Marketing Apprenticeship

Director’s Statement

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Softwerx is fast becoming the UK’s leading Microsoft Cloud security company.

Softwerx is a well established and quick growing cloud security

company. We’re an award winning and highly professionally

accredited team with 20 years’ experience and multiple

Microsoft Gold Partner competencies.

DAVID SMARTManaging Director

Softwerx Ltd

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Softwerx has built 20 years experience as a sucessful IT and cyber security specialist. Based in

the ‘Silicon Fen’ near Cambridge, we’re proud to be part of the Cambridge technology scene.

About Softwerx

Headquartered in Cambridge, we have an office in

London an a total of approximately 25 employees. The

company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Clearsprings

Management Group (circa £50m business). Company

growing at approximately 20% per annum across past

three years. Our vision is to grow the business to £10m

within five years.

Our culture is dynamic, supportive, challenging, friendly

and rewarding. We’re very familiar with Apprenticeship

model. We have employed a number of Apprentices

over the past 5 to 10 years- some now holding senior

positions within the company.

Company Culture Credentials

Company Profile

ISO AccreditedMultiple Microsoft Gold Partner CompetenciesHM Government G-Cloud SupplierInvestors In People AccreditedCloud Industry Forum (CIF) Founding Member

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WorkingAt Softwerx

By using marketing data, we’re able to track performance.

Branding is leveraged to build recognition and trust.

Performance Marketing

Branding

Research & Lead Generation

The marketing department in Softwerx is a dynamic hub which is an engine for groth within the business.

The company’s aim with marketing is to reach new

audiences and engage existing ones using cutting

edge approaches. dynamic hub whicthe business.

ABOUT THE ROLES AT SOFTWERX

HOW WE WORKIdentifying new opportunities to share our

expertise is important and we call this process ‘lead

generation’.

We use specialist marketing software to streamline

our activities and integrate the workflows..

We create & curate webinars, emails, blogs, social media and more.

We build our position as a thought leader with expert insights to share.

We build relationship with external parters to boost our activities.

Multi-Channel Marketing

Thought Leadership

Building Partnerships

WHAT WE DO

We identify new market sectors and potential contacts within them.

CASE STUDY:Being An ApprenticeQ&A with Softwerx Graduate Apprentice Harley Butcher

Time with Softwerx: 3.5+ years

Date apprenticeship started: March 2016

Current role: Second Line Engineer

Q- What interested you about the Softwerx Apprenticeship initially?

Q- How has your role and responsibilities grown and changed over the years?

I already had an interest in the IT

sector from school. After touching on

IT whilst studying Business Studies

at West Suffolk college and working

part time at Currys PC World, I felt

myself gravitating towards this sector.

Softwerx was within the perfect

commuting distance, and is easy

to get to (much easier than other

Cambridge business parks).

I have gone from solely being

responsible for logging support

tickets, to managing other

apprentices, to- depending on staff

presence in the office- being the first

responder to new support tickets all

within 3.5 years.

Q- What is your current role now?

I am a Second Line Engineer which

means I deal with more advanced

support and networking issues.

Q- What do like most about working at Softwerx?

The fact that Helpdesk management

respects us and trusts us enough

to manage our own jobs and tickets

is empowering. Also, the flexibility

to be able to get stuck into a wide

varieties of IT Issues is enriching and

rewarding.

Q- How does the apprenticeship compare to alternative options (e.g. university, casual job, etc.)?

It gave me direct experience in the

job which no university degree could

have taught me and so helped me

fast track my career growth.

Q- Looking back, what advice would you give future apprenticees?

Keep a diary of notable information

and for assignments related all

answers back to your workplace

experiences.

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Get In Touchinfo@softwerx.com 01223 834 333 softwerx.com

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