Application Development Specialist

IBM is a global technology and innovation company headquartered in Armonk, NY. It is the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 400,000 employees serving clients in 170 countries.

The IBM Client Innovation Center in Baton Rouge has immediate opportunities for entry level and early professional, forward thinking Application Development Specialists with a passion for growth and innovation. The IBM Client Innovation Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana has immediate opportunities for forward thinking Application Development Specialists with a passion for growth and innovation. IBM Client Innovation Center: Baton Rouge is currently growing its Application Development team. Join our team and utilize leading-edge technology to configure, develop, deliver and support applications for our clients in areas such as mobile, Big Data, Cloud Computing or Smarter Commerce. The candidate will be able to gain valuable on the job training while building in-demand technical skills. Our clients are some of the world’s leading companies and the candidate will be part of challenging projects to build and support technical solutions for their needs.

As an Application Development Specialist the candidate will be expected to take on challenging project work designing, building, testing and supporting technical solutions. Depending upon the project, the candidate could find yourself developing advanced skills in technologies such as Java, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), SAP, C#, and Oracle, among others. The IBM Client Innovation Center is an in-bound delivery model where we support our clients from our Baton Rouge, LA center. However, some travel is expected and all candidates must be willing and able to travel to meet our client needs across the US. Travel is typically related to knowledge transfer and training at the client site (Monday through Friday). The candidate is expected to travel approximately 50% of the time.

**Basic Qualifications:** * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Math, Engineering, ISDS, CIS, MIS * At least 1 year experience (both intern and work experience considered) in programming languages, methodologies and Object Oriented programming (Eg. Java, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Python,C++ etc) * At least 1 year experience in development tools (both intern and work experience considered) (eg. Integrated Development Environment (IDE's), debuggers, code repositories) * U.S. citizenship required * Readiness to travel up to 50% annually * 8 or higher GPA **Preferred Qualifications:** * Mobile experience (both intern and work experience considered) * At least 2 years experience in programming languages, methodologies and Object Oriented programming (Eg. Java, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), C++ etc) * At least 2 years experience in development tools (eg. Integrated Development Environment (IDE's), debuggers, code repositories)