Placement Student -  Cloud Platform Services UniOps Review

Attend triage session in the morning. Review previous days tasks that are pending. Follow up on actions that are to be completed. Attend the days meetings. Connect with team members on tasks I am working on. Reach out to other staff members for assistance on projects that need external help to achieve results. Learn basics and build up on learning by achieving results from tasks given.

Creating dashboards using Power BI. Cloud Fundamentals from in house and Microsoft/Google. SharePoint development. Improved teamwork skills. Improved presentation skills. Using the Cyber Security tools to understand what happens in cloud environments.

Yes. I was given tasks that were my own work and needed me to push to completion. Some of them needed quite a lot of external support within the company and externally just to be able to get some results. The tasks given become your responsibility and you have to complete them and also look for support to close them out.

A lot of support was provided. My manager would guide in a unique way by trying to understand what I can do. My manager put me in touch with people and team members who are experts in their field. The support given is self led where you are allowed to explore you ideas with experts and no question or answer was wrong but it was to guide you to have better understanding.

The company culture is great. They work as a family. Everyone works towards a common goal while also supporting each other. They support each other without any bias. They have an open policy to reaching out to anyone with expertise in their field and you are not turned down. Everyone is happy to help and teach where possible.

I enjoyed my placement a lot. My curiosity to learn was never turned down and the inclusive culture within the organisation always made me get the chance to be part of something happening. Being able to learn from my team and the bigger team was never turned down and I was always allowed to explore within the team and teams working together with my team.

Yes

Be yourself. Have an open mind. Don't be afraid to try to apply based on location since it is an opportunity worth having if you are willing to learn and be challenged. The work life balance is good to understand as a student and this will help you in the future when you get a job.