NextGen Academy: Perth Graduate Training Program

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NextGen

Ignite your career with our NextGen Academy in Perth

Start your next big adventure with Rocket Software’s NextGen Academy — a training and career development program designed for early-career technologists.

The mainframe underpins the world-economy and its footprint is growing exponentially. This is an amazing opportunity to learn Rocket’s approach to success by working alongside a collaborative cohort of some of our industry experts. You’ll also gain hands-on experience with enterprise software used by some of the world’s biggest companies.

Successful applicants will join our NextGen Academy for a six-month training program. This is a niche opportunity for mainframe training — and to get paid while learning! Throughout the six-month program, you’ll receive structured technical training, work on real-world projects, and be mentored by expert-level engineers. Upon successful completion, you may be offered a full-time role with one of our engineering teams.

Open positions

Currently, all applications for the 2026 Perth are closed.

However, we are always looking for new talent to join our team. Check out our careers page to learn more.

 

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About NextGen Academy

Hear from our recent graduates

Joining Rocket Software’s NextGen Academy was a big step in changing my career path. The program opened my eyes to the unfamiliar world of mainframe, which I had never worked with before. The technical training was strong, and we got hands-on experience from day one. Now, I feel much more confident in my skills and excited to grow my career at Rocket Software."
 

Egle Juraityte NextGen Academy graduate

What I enjoy most so far about working here is the people and the complexity of Rocket Software’s offerings, which I like working on.
I’ve met a wide range of brilliant people, and understanding their culture, environment, and work-life balance really mirrors the company’s core values, which is great to see."

Ryan Skelton NextGen Academy graduate

The first month of in-person induction for the COBOL allowed me to meet and build strong bonds with the rest of the grads, friendships that are still maintained today. Working in small teams on different assignments gave us the chance to share knowledge and learn from one another, creating a highly collaborative and supportive environment."

Marta Miret Badia NextGen Academy graduate

NextGen Academy gave me a unique opportunity to start my career in tech while providing a collaborative and supportive environment to grow my technical and professional skills. You can see the core values—humanity, empathy, trust, and love—applied in all interactions across the company. What I really like here is working every day on interesting and challenging tasks, which reflects real-world problems. I recommend anyone who is aspiring to start or change directions of their career to join NextGen Academy."

Rustam Habibov NextGen Academy graduate