Consultant Intern - AWS Cloud 2027

About the role

During your internship, you can enhance your knowledge and gain professional experience by working on client projects. This role provides an exceptional opportunity to build a compelling portfolio, acquire new skills, gain insights into diverse industries, and embrace novel challenges for your future career. At IBM, we prioritize continuous learning, skill development, and personal growth within a culture of coaching and mentorship. As an intern, you'll experience this culture and could advance to our full-time Associates program based on results and performance.

Responsibilities

Work experiences you could be exposed to:

• Market Dynamics: Immersing yourself in primary research and collaborate with dynamic teams assisting clients in navigating market trends and refining competitive strategies.
• Operational Excellence: Support operational improvement by designing models for a seamless client experience, contributing to heightened efficiency and effectiveness in operational processes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Support workshops, meetings, and interviews to understand and document requirements collaborating with diverse teams to capture and synthesize essential information.
• Project Exposure: Gain hands-on experience shadowing product teams and enterprise-wide data integrations. Contribute to data analytics assessments and actively participate in cloud migration and system implementations across major platforms.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a university degree with a track-record of academic success (Preferred majors: Business, Computer Science, MIS/IT, Computer Engineering, Data Science, SW Engineering, or related fields).
• Strong interpersonal skills that enhance collaboration and relationship building, while also managing dynamic workloads in an agile environment.
• Initiative and passion to actively seek new knowledge and improve skills while embracing a growth mindset to assimilate diverse viewpoints.
• Demonstrate leadership experience and ability to communicate effectively through active listening; while also being willing to adapt and have a readiness to take ownership of tasks and challenges.
• Interest in one or more of the following types of consulting: strategy, application, business transformation, or experience.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred Certifications: AWS Foundational (Cloud or AI Practitioner); Associate, Professional, or Specialty (Aspirational) — in-progress certifications are fine.
• Operational & consulting mindset (translate technical work to business impact).
• Communication (ability to clearly communicate technical concepts - verbal and written).
• Professional readiness (comfort in client-facing environments).
• Passionate about use of AI technology for business advancement.
• Enjoys experiential learning.