Introduction

In this role, you will join IBM Consulting via our world-class Associate Program for university hires. As an Associate Consultant at IBM Consulting, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients worldwide. Our clients' technical and business needs are constantly evolving. We're hiring inspired, talented individuals who believe no problem is too big to solve.

We focus on your professional development through ongoing learning, mentorship, development of technical skills, and continuous personal growth, all grounded in a culture of coaching and career advancement. If you see yourself as someone who never stops learning and who wants to unleash your potential, the IBM Consulting Associates Program is for you.

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted in long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.

You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red?Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation for success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions that result in ground-breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As an Associate Consultant at IBM, you will help IBM clients solve some of their most challenging business problems, capitalize on market opportunities, and understand leading technologies and the impact they can have on traditional business processes.

If you see yourself as an original thinker who wants to drive progress, grow your network, and further your career, an Associate Consultant role is for you.

In This Role, You May Be Responsible For

• Learning and adopting consulting skills and business knowledge to effectively integrate packaged technology into the client's business environment.
• Translating client's business needs into business requirements and participating in the production of solutions to drive business value.
• Working with clients to refine or design their business strategy while working in an agile collaborative environment.

These positions are anticipated to start in 2026. We have positions open in these locations:

• Atlanta, GA
• Austin, TX
• Chicago, IL
• Dallas, TX
• Houston, TX
• NYC, NY
• San?Francisco, CA

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Demonstrated programming proficiency and experience with 1 of the following (Java, C+, Python, Scala, R, SAS, SQL, Hadoop, HTML, SPSS, VBA, Tableau, Spark, Angular, ReactJS), as well as systems design/development, and information technology course work
• Exposure to web services, API and Java application frameworks such as Springboot
• Hands-on experience working in collaborative development environments, including use of Git-based source control, branching strategies, pull requests, and basic code review practices
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solution
• Practical understanding of API-first development, including consuming REST APIs, authentication patterns, and integrating across systems
• Exposure to web application development concepts and frameworks, including Front End and/or Back End development
• Familiarity with cloud-native development concepts, such as environments (dev/test/prod), deployment pipelines, and running applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, or GCP)
• Foundational understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems concepts
• Familiarity with generative AI Modeling, ethics and methodologies
• Familiarity with Microservices architecture, infrastructure concepts and cloud platforms AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, and Google Cloud
• Ability to work across the software development lifecycle, contributing to code quality, testing, and maintainability
• Willingness to travel up to 100%, based on project requirements

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Have flexibility to work across architecture - building both Front End and backend
• Help maintain and improve code quality, organization, and automatization
• Communicate with stakeholders on technical issues Design and code servers, services, applications and databases on platforms such as PostgreSQL, MySQL and Oracle that are reusable, scalable and meet critical architecture goals.