NextGen Academy – Perth Graduate Training Program Engineering

Its fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what theyre doing!

Job Description Summary:

What Youll Do:

• Participate in a paid immersive training program that covers software engineering operating systems quality assurance and enterprise technologies

• Learn core programming languages and tools used in large-scale software systems

• Build your understanding of the IBM zOS enterprise operating system

• Complete individual and team assignments to solve real-world business problems

• Learn professional software practices including Agile methodology DevOps principles and secure development

• Collaborate with teammates across departments and geographies

• Receive ongoing mentoring feedback and learning opportunities throughout the 6-month Academy

Who You Are:

• Permanent resident or citizen of Australia

• Computer Science degree or equivalent

  • Recent graduate or writing your final exams at the end of 2025

• Proficient in at least one programming language (e.g. Java C/C Python JavaScript)

• Passionate about coding and/testing as evident by previous participation in internships bootcamps academic work or personal projects (e.g. coding at home building apps contributing to GitHub)

• Curious self-motivated and eager to learn about systems networks and software engineering

• A keen interest in low-level programming

• A collaborative team player with good communication and interpersonal skills

Nice to Have (but not required):

• System Programming familiarity gained through either experience or study

• Mainframe-related knowledge evident by IBM training badges obtained (for example IBM z Xplore available free of charge)

• Passionate about AI with exposure gained through formal (e.g. study) or informal (e.g. personal interest) pathways

• Assembler programming knowledge

• Familiarity with relational databases (SQL Db2 Oracle PostgreSQL)

• Awareness of enterprise systems cybersecurity or networking basics

• Familiarity with writing automated tests especially using Python

• Participation in coding competitions tech meetups or open-source contributions

What We Offer:

• Academy experience and full-time training (38 hours a week) for 6 months

• Competitive compensation for the full duration of the Academy training program

• In-person cohort-based learning and mentoring from industry experts

• A mission-driven inclusive culture that values growth curiosity and collaboration

• Opportunity for full-time employment at the conclusion of the Academy at our fantastic Perth location working for an organization named one of the Best Companies to Work For in the U.S. News & World Report!

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment and in some circumstances ongoing background checks which includes a criminal history and global sanctions check.

Rocket Software Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Rocket is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment please call: or send an email to We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

If you like wild growth and working with happy enthusiastic over-achievers youll enjoy your career with us!