Job description
The Client Innovation Centre (CIC) is an innovative and exciting part of IBM. A fast-paced and dynamic business built to deliver high-value technical services to world renowned clients. Our employees work in a consultancy environment on a variety of exciting projects across a range of sectors. Every project has its own unique working environment – enabling you to build your experience, skillset, and network. Are you ready to work in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems?
We understand that re-joining employment after a career break can be nerve-racking and difficult. That is why we have introduced the tech re-entry programme to enable talented individuals like you the opportunity to re-start your career. In your first six-months with the CIC the tech re-entry programme will provide opportunities to update your skills, access to the latest tools and technologies and work alongside multi-disciplinary teams to hone expertise and deliver on client-critical solutions. Over the six-month programme, your expertise will be updated, skills developed, and new relationships forged.
So why join the programme?
- The program offers flexibility and ease of transition from your career break to getting back to the workforce
- A community of like-minded re-joiners will support you as you restart your journey together
- You will have the opportunity to update your skills and expertise as you work on real projects with real impact
- A dedicated mentor will help you get up to speed with the environment and new technology.
Your Role and Responsibilities
Working with multi-disciplinary teams will enable you to deliver client-critical solutions.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
The role is suitable for someone who has previously worked within the IT sector and is looking to return after a career break of at least a year.
We are ideally looking for people that have previous experience in one of the following areas: Project Management, Business Analysis, Front-end or Back-end Development, Testing, or Technical Support.
You should also have the following skills and personal attributes:
- Growth mindset – commitment to learning and development
- Problem solving – ability to remain calm and positive to resolve problems
- Innovation – ability to think outside of the box
- Responsibility to others - ability to work closely with others, to offer support and share knowledge
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
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