**Introduction** In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology. In this role you will join IBM Consulting via our world class Associate Program for university hires. As an Associate 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 by 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 to 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 resulting 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 entry level Application Developer at IBM, you'll work with clients to co-create solutions to major real-world challenges by using best practice technologies, tools, techniques, and products to translate system requirements into the design and development of customized systems. In your role, you may be responsible for: Working across the entire system architecture to design, develop, and support high quality, scalable products and interfaces for our clients Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and define technical specifications for generative AI projects Employing IBM's Design Thinking to create products that provide a great user experience along with high performance, security, quality, and stability Working 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) Creating everything from mockups and UI components to algorithms and data structures as you deliver a viable product **Required technical and professional expertise** • Services Integration Exposure: Exposure to implementing integration components using services integration, WebSphere Integration Developer (WWI), IDD, and BPEL, adhering to industry best practices and standards. • Process Modeling Knowledge: Experience working with process models (BPMN), service models, and business object models to streamline development and testing of Automated Process projects. • Workflow Orchestration Understanding: Exposure to creating applications that integrate various systems, demonstrating a solid understanding of process workflow and orchestration. • Customization Experience: Experience working with customization of models and processes during solution outline, development, testing, and operation phases. • Industry Capability Models Familiarity: Exposure to industry-specific capability models, applying this knowledge to inform development and testing of Automated Process projects. **Preferred technical and professional experience** • Industry Capability Models Familiarity: Exposure to industry-specific capability models, applying this knowledge to inform development and testing of Automated Process projects, is beneficial for this role. Understanding industry-specific capability models can help streamline development and testing processes. • Advanced Process Modeling: Experience working with advanced process modeling techniques, such as BPMN, is advantageous for creating efficient and effective automated processes. Knowledge of service models and business object models is also valuable. • Customization Expertise: Exposure to customization of models and processes during various project phases can enhance the ability to address technical aspects of automating re-imagined processes and workflows. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.