The Challenge

 

NatWest faced critical capability gaps in their cloud transformation programme, specifically needing Data and Full Stack Engineers to migrate legacy systems. Traditional recruitment was taking 5-6 months per role in a tight London market. Simultaneously, they had a strategic mandate to improve gender and ethnic representation within their tech teams.

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The Solution

 

CodeVerse created a bespoke 8-week "Cloud-First" academy tailored to NatWest’s architecture (Java, Spring Boot, Python, AWS). Recruitment was conducted through partners like Coding Black Females and Black in Data, using skills-based assessments rather than CV screening.

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Results & Business Outcomes
 

• Delivery Speed: The cloud migration workstream was accelerated by 3 months due to the rapid deployment of the squad.

• Productivity: All consultants were driving architectural decisions within 3 months and achieved full productivity within 6 weeks.

• Diversity Impact: The squad was 100% women (vs 19% industry average) and 75% ethnic minorities.

• Retention: 100% retention rate after 12 months.

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Client Testimonial

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"CodeVerse delivered exactly what we needed when traditional recruitment was failing us... What impressed us most was how quickly they moved from learning to leading—within three months they were driving architectural decisions on our cloud migration." — Business Manager, NatWest