Ottawa, Canada Role overview
About this role
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 groundbreaking 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. About Business Unit: IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet. IBM Canada is seeking an enthusiastic and driven intern to join our Federal, Defence team. This role is ideal for students interested in applying their technical and analytical skills to meaningful projects that support Canada’s federal and defence sectors. As an intern, you will work alongside experienced IBM professionals across software delivery, systems modernization, business analysis, and digital transformation initiatives. Depending on your background and interests, you may contribute as a Business Analyst Intern, Software Engineering Intern, or in a hybrid role supporting both technical and functional workstreams. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a professional environment focused on secure, mission-critical, and client-centered solutions. Business Analyst-Focused Responsibilities: Support the gathering, documentation, and analysis of business and system requirements for federal and defence-related projects. Assist with process mapping, workflow analysis, use case development, and functional documentation. Help prepare presentations, reports, meeting notes, and stakeholder communications. Participate in workshops, interviews, and discovery sessions with internal teams and client stakeholders. Support project tracking, testing coordination, and change management activities where required. General Responsibilities: Conduct research and analysis on client needs, emerging technologies, and industry trends relevant to defence and government services. Maintain a high standard of professionalism, confidentiality, and attention to detail in secure and regulated environments. Work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams to support project milestones and deliverables. Adhere to IBM and client-specific security, compliance, and governance requirements. What You Will Gain Practical experience supporting impactful projects in Canada’s federal and defence sector. Exposure to IBM’s consulting, technology, and delivery practices. Mentorship from experienced professionals in software engineering, business analysis, and public sector transformation. Opportunities to build technical, analytical, and professional skills in a collaborative environment. Insight into secure, large-scale, and mission-focused project delivery. This position resides in Ottawa and is a 4-month work term commencing in January 2027. All applicants must be eligible to work full-time in Canada and enrolled full-time in an eligible post-secondary program. It is mandatory that applicants return to full-time studies upon completion of the work term. Candidates pursuing Bachelor's or Master's degrees are eligible. MBA and PhD candidates are not eligible for this opportunity. Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in Business Technology Management, Commerce, Information Systems, or a related field. Familiarity with requirements gathering, business process analysis, documentation, and stakeholder engagement. Exposure to Agile, Scrum, or project delivery methodologies is an asset. Experience using tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms is a plus. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment. Interest in public sector, federal government, and defence-related work. Eligibility to work in Canada. For Business Analyst Profiles Familiarity with requirements gathering, business process analysis, documentation, and stakeholder engagement. Exposure to Agile, Scrum, or project delivery methodologies is an asset. Experience using tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms is a plus. Additional Assets Interest in digital transformation, cybersecurity, enterprise systems, or mission-critical technology environments. Understanding of government or defence environments is considered an asset. Ability to obtain and maintain required reliability status or security clearance may be required depending on the assignment. Key Attributes Curious and eager to learn Professional and dependable Strong attention to detail Adaptable and proactive Comfortable working in structured, security-conscious environments Strong sense of integrity and accountability