Job description
IBM is a global cognitive and cloud company changing the way the world works. We foster a culture of creative, innovative thinkers; people who are curious about how technology can transform businesses and impact the world. Our consultants are part of IBM Consulting where we engage with clients across every industry to deliver technology-driven solutions. We cultivate a diverse, inclusive, global team of people who want to pioneer, reimagine and disrupt the future. We’re driven to stay ahead in the marketplace and enhance our relevance to be essential to our clients, and this begins with our talent.
Here’s where you come in. We’re looking for passionate, original thinkers who want to drive progress, grow their network and further their careers. If you see yourself as someone who never stops learning and is dedicated to staying ahead and being essential for clients, who believes no problem is too big to solve, and who wants to unleash your potential, IBM Consulting is for you.
Your Role and Responsibilities
** IMPORTANT *** You are only eligible to apply for this role if you are/have been part of the UK Government National Cyber Security Centre Cyber First Programme
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From day one, you’ll join a dynamic graduate community. You can explore a vast array of inclusive organizations and programs that promote the IBM values of social and corporate responsibility. Living and working in a culture built on strong ethical values and business integrity, making a difference in the world.
Our clients' technical and business needs are constantly evolving. We’re hiring inspired, talented individuals eager to apply their knowledge and perspective to challenging work that evolves industries and our world. We prioritize ongoing learning, development of technical skills, and continuous personal growth, all grounded in a culture of coaching and education.
With excellent people skills you will bridge the gap between users and technology. Designing and building creative customer experiences; using real-time analytics and cloud technologies; infusing cognition into our clients’ enterprises; building mobile and web apps... reinventing the digital world of the future!
As an Associate Technology Consultant, you will be infusing cognitive and evolving technologies into our client’s businesses and modernising them through cloud environments.
In your first two years, you’ll move between different projects, partnering with a variety of household names and making a difference to everyday life.
You will work with some of the world’s leading technology specialists in Digital, Cognitive and Cloud. Learning from their experience and working with cutting edge technologies, taking on more challenges and responsibilities as you grow your career.
You will have a dedicated Consulting Associates Manager giving you the confidence to make the very best of every opportunity and supporting your accelerated career growth. You will be empowered to become who you want to be.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
You may think Technology is all about coding but think again, it’s so much more! If you are bringing programming skills to the table when you join us, that’s fantastic, but you are not expected to have a full set of technical skills when you walk through the door. Whatever your background, our world-class training programme will support you in growing your technical and business knowledge. The most significant thing is that you possess a desire to learn and grow your skills.
You will be working with some of the world's most exciting and innovative companies across the retail, financial services, car maker, communications, utilities and government sectors, to name a few. As a Technical Consultant your day might include:
creating DevOps pipelines allowing our clients to release new versions of apps and software several times a day
running workshops with client staff to really understand how they work, and what they need to help them do their job
automating frequently used business processes to save our clients time and money
helping senior project managers run the programme of work to time and budget
running a small 'squad' of 6 or 7 people developing new features for a client's app
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Are you ...
Passionate about technology?
A logical thinker? Demonstrating data-driven decision making?
Demonstrating technical experience - Familiarity with coding/front end development?
Eager to perform development, test, DevOps and Scrum Master roles?
hungry to learn with a dream to expand your knowledge and improve your skills? Do you have a growth mindset?
passionate about technology and interested in the way technology is changing how the world works?
able to communicate complex situations clearly and simply?
keen to work with people and thrive in a collaborative culture?
able to apply logic and analyse data to solve ambiguous problems and deliver creative and well-structured solutions?
excited by new challenges and seeking responsibility?
capable of handling multiple tasks concurrently, meeting deadlines, and sharing/incorporating feedback?
adaptable and able to understand different points of view?
happy to spend time away from home, working at client offices across the UK (and possibly further afield)?
on track for a 2:1 in your degree in any discipline?
About Business Unit
Your Life @ IBM
Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
About IBM
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
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