(2027 Campus Hire) Associate Application Consultant | Apply by 12/13

International Business Machines Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting seeks an Associate Application Consultant to help clients adopt future-looking technologies. You will assist in selection, implementation, and support of applications, with focus areas including Cloud, Cybersecurity, DevOps, Enterprise Applications, and AI/ML.

Graduates from 2026 or 2027 who are available to join in 2027 will collaborate in agile teams to deliver scalable technology solutions and drive business value for clients worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Foundational programming skills: Java, .NET, SQL, XML, Python, JavaScript, React/Next.js, Node.js.
• Fluent English and Mandarin communication.
• Graduates from 2026 or 2027 available to join in 2027.

Responsibilities

• Help clients select, implement, and support applications, methodologies, and tools.
• Collaborate with client personnel and IBM teams to identify requirements and design solutions.
• Participate in design activities from requirements analysis to implementation.
• Assist in cloud applications, enterprise systems, secure DevSecOps or MLSecOps pipelines, including vulnerability management and IaC scanning.
• Collaborate in Agile cross-functional teams to deliver innovative technology solutions.

Skills

Java

DotNet

SQL

XML

Python

JavaScript

React/Next.js

Node.js

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Introduction

IBM Consulting is a team of business, strategy and technology consultants that design, build, and run foundational systems and services that is the backbone of the world's economy. IBM Consulting partners with the world's leading companies in over 170 countries to build smarter businesses by reimagining and reinventing through technology, with its outcome-focused methodologies, industry-leading portfolio and world class research and operations expertise leading to results-driven innovation and enduring excellence.

Your role and responsibilities

*2026 or 2027 graduates available to join in 2027*
As an Associate Application Consultant at IBM, you will help us usher clients into a new age of future-looking technology. You'll be assisting clients in the selection, implementation, and support of applications, methodology, and tools. You'll be trained to perform as an expert on existing and/or new applications specialized around areas such as Cloud, Cybersecurity, DevOps, Enterprise Applications, and AI/ML. You will help our clients integrate enterprise-wide data for improved performance and efficiency. Leveraging a growth mindset, you're ready and willing to deliver business value, wherever needed.

In your role you may be responsible for:

• Working with project teams to advise clients on enterprise-wide data integrations.
• Work as a team member with client personnel and other IBM teams to identify functional requirements and subsequently working with or in some instances leading others in the identification, justification, and design of the client's solution.
• Participate in a wide range of design activities, from requirements analysis through systems, application and/or process design specification and implementation.
• Assisting in the design and implementation of cloud applications, enterprise systems, secure DevSecOps or (AI) MLSecOps pipelines, including vulnerability management, IaC scanning, and container security.
• Collaborating in agile, cross-functional teams to deliver innovative and scalable technology solutions.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Foundational programming skills (Java, .Net, SQL, XML, Python, Javascript, React/Next.js , Nodejs)
• Strong problem-solving capabilities, including the desire to take ambiguous problems and deliver creative and well-structured solutions; as well as applying deep analytical skills to ensure recommendations are informed by data and insights
• A high-level resilience with the ability to manage dynamic workloads in an agile environment
• Graduates from 2026 or 2027 who are available to join in 2027
• Fluent English and Mandarin communication

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Good at OOAD and programming skills (Java, Javascript, HTML, XML, SQL) is a plus
• Experienced with relational databases (RDBMS), particularly MS SQL, Oracle, Db2, and/or PostgreSQL
• Experienced in mobile APP development is a plus
• Familiarity in Agile developing environment

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.