Associate Application Consultant 2027 – Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)

IBM; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM is launching its Associate Program for university hires in Durham, NC, inviting you to join a fast‑moving environment with global clients. As an Associate Application Consultant, you will help select, implement, and support enterprise applications and integration solutions across cloud and on Premise platforms.

You'll learn on a structured path with certifications, coaching, and hands‑on projects, collaborating with IBM teams and clients to deliver measurable business value while building

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS or related field.
• 1–3 years of application development, integration, or consulting experience.
• Knowledge of APIs, REST/SOAP, and data integration concepts.

Responsibilities

• Help clients select, implement, and support applications and integration tools.
• Learn and apply APIs, data mappings, and middleware concepts.
• Collaborate with clients and teams to deliver reliable integration solutions.
• Create technical documentation and assist with deployments.

Skills

Technical Consulting

Integration Design

Problem Solving

Customer Focus

Collaboration

Continuous Learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Azure Integration Services

MuleSoft

Boomi

Informatica

Job description

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Ready to think boldly, work with some of the world's most recognized brands, andkick-start your career?Welcome to the IBM's Associate Program for universityhires.

Introduction

ComeforgethefuturelikeanIBMerReady to think boldly, work with some of the world's most recognized brands, andkick-start your career?Welcome to the IBM's Associate Program for universityhires.

From day one,you'llcollaborate with global clients and contribute to projects that help organizations solve their toughest challenges across digital transformation, cloud strategy, AI adoption, and process redesign - working alongside a global cohort of diverse, ambitious peers. As an Associate,you'llhave access to industry-recognized certifications, digital badges, and a minimum of 40 hours of structured learning per year on IBM's AI-driven learning platform - supported by coaches, mentors, and thriving professional communities across practices. IBM's culture of internal mobility meansyou'llhave the freedom to explorenew technologies, industries, and career paths as your interests evolve.

Bring your curiosity. Grow your skills. Buildwhat'snext- likeanIBMer.

To give yourself the best opportunity for success, we advise applying only to roles that align with your skills and experience, rather than applying broadly across all entry-level positions. You'll receive a status update email for each application, so be sure to check your IBM Careers account regularly — it's the best way to get a centralized view of which roles you have active applications against.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As an Associate Application Consultant atIBMyou will help us usher clients into a new age of future-looking technology.You'llbeassistingclients in theselection, implementation, and support of applications,methodology, and tools.You'llbetrained upto perform as an expert on existing and/or new applications specialized around things like Cloud,Blockchain,DevOp, Enterprise Applications, and Mobile. You will help our clients integrate enterprise-wide data for improved performance and efficiency. Leveraging a growth mindset,you'reready and willing to deliver business value, wherever needed.

Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningfulchangefor your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including IBM’s Software and Red Hat.

Design, configure, implement, and support Enterprise Application Integration solutions that enable seamless data and process flow across business applications. Collaborate with technical and business teams to deliver reliable integration solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, test, deploy, and support integration solutions using EAI and middleware platforms.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into integration designs.
• Build and maintain APIs, connectors, workflows, and data mappings.
• Monitor integration performance and troubleshoot incidents.
• Participate in application upgrades, testing, and deployments.
• Create technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, vendors, and business stakeholders.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 1-3 years of application development, integration, or consulting experience.
• Knowledge of APIs, REST/SOAP services, messaging, and data integration concepts.
• Experience with Azure Integration Services, MuleSoft, Boomi, Informatica, or similar platforms is preferred.
• Understanding of SQL, cloud platforms, and software development practices.
• Core Competencies: Technical Consulting, Integration Design, Problem Solving, Customer Focus, Collaboration, Continuous Learning
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Knowledge or interested in database development, as well as a curiosity in a wide range of cloud platforms, web markup languages, deploying. applications with container technology, and generative AI.
• Exposure to web services, API, and multiple Java application frameworks highly desired.
• Knowledge or interest in best practices around design patterns, performance tuning, automated and unit testing.
• Preferred certifications:Associate Cloud EngineerCertification,Oracle Academy, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Foundations, Oracle Cloud ERP/HCM/SCM certifications.
• Exposure to SQL/PLSQL, cloud basics, integration patterns (REST/SOAP APIs), data migration tools (FBDI, HDL), reporting tools (OTBI, BI Publisher), data visualization (Tableau, Power BI).