Associate Application Developer AWS - 2027

About the role

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting FutureNow Centers, delivering deep technical and industry expertise to public and private sector clients worldwide. As an Associate at IBM, you'll collaborate with clients to solve real-world business challenges through technology, innovation, and consulting. From day one, you'll gain hands-on experience on client projects while receiving professional mentorship, career coaching, and access to certification opportunities.

At IBM, AI is integral to how we deliver solutions, accelerate development, analyze data, automate processes, and help clients tackle complex business challenges. You'll develop consulting, communication, and collaboration skills to work effectively with clients and multidisciplinary teams.

As an Associate Application Developer, you'll help organizations transform customer service, operations, and digital innovation through modern applications and cloud technologies. Projects span healthcare, financial services, public sector, federal, automotive, energy, retail, industrial, and manufacturing industries. You'll gain hands-on experience, mentorship, certifications, and exposure to emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and automation.

Your career path is unique. You'll be aligned to a technology practice matching business needs, your academic background, skills, and interests. Many associates join with a broad foundation in computer science or software engineering, not specialized experience. Through structured learning, mentorship, certifications, and client projects, you'll build expertise while developing consulting and technical skills.

Within our AWS practice, you'll support scalable application and cloud solution development using Amazon Web Services technologies. You'll collaborate on projects transforming businesses through cloud computing, automation, data, and AI-enabled solutions. Work alongside experienced consultants, developers, cloud architects, and AI specialists while building skills through mentorship, certifications, and real-world client experiences.

We hire for potential, curiosity, and passion for learning—whether you've built software in class, participated in hackathons, completed internships, or worked on personal projects. In your first year, you'll build technical expertise, earn certifications, contribute to client projects, strengthen consulting and communication skills, and establish a foundation for long-term career growth at IBM.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of scalable applications and cloud solutions using Amazon Web Services technologies.
• Collaborate on projects helping clients transform businesses through cloud computing, automation, data, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Work alongside experienced consultants, developers, cloud architects, and AI specialists.
• Build technical expertise through mentorship, certifications, and real-world client experiences.
• Contribute to client projects across various industries, including healthcare, financial services, public sector, federal, automotive, energy, retail, industrial, and manufacturing.
• Develop consulting, communication, and collaboration skills to solve complex business challenges.

Requirements

• Currently completing or recently completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Foundational knowledge of programming languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or similar technologies.
• Understanding of software development, APIs, databases, cloud computing, and application architectures.
• Exposure to web applications, cloud concepts, or application development through coursework, projects, internships, or personal learning.
• Familiarity with Git or similar version control tools.
• Curiosity about cloud technologies, Artificial Intelligence, automation, and digital transformation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to AWS, cloud-native development, serverless computing, or microservices concepts.
• Familiarity with containers, APIs, cloud platforms, or DevOps concepts.
• Interest in cloud engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and continuous learning.

Schedule

Hybrid: 4 days a week in office based on project requirements.