Associate Software Consultant - IBM SOA

10Pearls is a global, purpose-driven AI-native digital engineering partner that helps businesses re-imagine, digitalize, and accelerate their operations. As an end-to-end digital technology partner, 10Pearls specializes in creating future-proof, transformative digital products by leveraging emerging technologies. Serving a diverse client base that includes Global 2000 enterprises, high-growth mid-size companies, and innovative startups across industries such as healthcare, fintech, energy, education, real estate, retail, and hi-tech, 10Pearls operates from its headquarters in the Washington DC metro area with product engineering and software development centers across North America, Latin America, Europe, and South Asia.

We are seeking a motivated Junior IBM SOA Developer to join our engineering team. This role is ideal for candidates with a foundational understanding of software development, web services, and enterprise integration concepts who are eager to grow their expertise in IBM integration technologies. The successful candidate will work closely with senior engineers, gaining hands-on experience and contributing to the development, implementation, and support of integration solutions.

Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise integration solutions under senior engineers’ guidance.
- Support the creation and consumption of SOAP and REST-based web services.
- Help build and maintain integrations using IBM Integration Bus (IIB) / App Connect Enterprise (ACE).
- Work with XML, XSLT, WSDL, and other integration-related technologies.
- Gain exposure to messaging and queuing systems such as IBM MQ and similar platforms.
- Assist in troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving integration-related issues.
- Collaborate with senior developers and cross-functional teams to understand technical requirements and deliver integration solutions.
- Follow development best practices, coding standards, and documentation guidelines.

Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Fresh graduates or candidates with up to 1 year of relevant software development or integration experience; relevant academic projects or internships will also be considered.
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP), data structures, and HTTP fundamentals.
- Basic knowledge of system integration concepts, including SOA, synchronous vs. asynchronous communication, and message queues.
- Familiarity with SOAP, REST APIs, and web services.
- Basic understanding of XML; exposure to XSLT and WSDL is a plus.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Willingness to learn new technologies and work under the mentorship of senior engineers.

Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with IBM ACE/IIB, IBM MQ, or similar integration platforms.
- Experience with tools such as SoapUI, Postman, and Git.
- Some exposure to Java or ESQL.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop a career in enterprise integration within a supportive and innovative environment. The selected candidate will benefit from mentorship by experienced engineers and gain valuable exposure to cutting-edge IBM integration technologies.