Federal Associate Developer 2027

About the Program

Come forge the future like an IBMer through IBM's Associate Program for university hires. From day one, you'll collaborate 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'll have 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 means you'll have the freedom to explore new technologies, industries, and career paths as your interests evolve.

About the Team

In this role, you will join IBM's US Federal team to deliver secure, mission-critical technology solutions for government agencies. You'll work with federal, state, and local clients while developing specialized expertise in government compliance and security standards. This role offers unique career growth in a high-demand sector where your contributions directly impact public services and government missions.

Responsibilities

• Work across the entire system architecture to design, develop, and support high-quality, scalable products and interfaces for clients.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and define technical specifications for generative AI projects.
• Employ IBM's Design Thinking to create products that provide a great user experience along with high performance, security, quality, and stability.
• Work with a variety of relational databases (SQL, Postgres, DB2, MongoDB), operating systems (Linux, Windows, iOS, Android), and modern UI frameworks (Backbone.js, AngularJS, React, Ember.js, Bootstrap, and JQuery).
• Create everything from mockups and UI components to algorithms and data structures as you deliver a viable product.

These positions are anticipated to start between March and August of 2027. Candidates must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Federal security clearance while in IBM Consulting-Federal.

Requirements

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Demonstrated programming proficiency in at least one 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 coursework.
• Exposure to web services, API, and Java application frameworks such as Spring Boot.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Familiarity with generative AI modeling, ethics, and methodologies.
• Familiarity with Microservices architecture, infrastructure concepts, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, and Google Cloud).
• Willingness to travel up to 100%.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Proficiency in working with Git repositories for version control and collaborative development.