Data Engineer - Entry Level; Baton Rouge, LA

Position: Data Engineer - Entry Level (Baton Rouge, LA)

Data Engineer - Entry Level (Baton Rouge, LA) Introduction

In this role, you will join IBM Consulting via our world‑class Associates Program for university hires. As an Associate Consultant, you will work with a diverse range of clients worldwide, delivering solutions that accelerate impact and enable meaningful change. Our focus on professional development, continuous learning, and mentorship allows you to grow technical and business skills in a culture of coaching and career advancement.

Your role and responsibilities

• Harvest data to uncover patterns and insights, contributing to data gathering, storage, and both batch and real‑time processing.
• Collaborate closely with teams to select appropriate data management systems and identify data needed for analysis.
• Tackle integration challenges and untangle complex, unstructured data sets.
• Implement and validate predictive models using statistical and machine learning techniques.
• Design and implement enterprise search applications such as Elasticsearch and Splunk for client requirements.
• Work in an Agile, collaborative environment alongside scientists, engineers, consultants, and database administrators.
• Build reusable data cleansing and integration pipelines, develop predictive or prescriptive models, and evaluate modeling results.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Incorporate a variety of statistical and machine learning techniques.
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.).
• Proficiency in Java, Python, Scala, and related languages to build data pipelines.
• Experience with ETL tools and data integration or federation tools.
• Knowledge of Linux, SQL, Spark, Hadoop, and Java.

Required work location

• Must be local to or willing to relocate to the Baton Rouge Client Innovation Center.
• Average onsite work requirement of 3 days per week.
• Willingness to travel up to 100% as needed for project assignments.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience with predictive or prescriptive modeling skills.
• Teamwork with excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Ability to communicate business needs and provide analytical solutions to internal and external clients.
• Skill in asking industry questions to identify appropriate modeling techniques.
• Capability to present results to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

About Business Unit

IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, offering strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative companies worldwide.

Your Life @ IBM

As an IBMer, you’ll learn, develop, and thrive in an environment that values curiosity, feedback, and collaboration, helping us drive exceptional outcomes for clients.

About IBM

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Other Relevant Job Details

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full‑time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on job‑related skills, experience, and location. Pay increments and frequencies will comply with employment classification and applicable laws. For part‑time roles, compensation will reflect hours worked.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Software Development

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