What are the responsibilities and job description for the IS Applications Associate position at ABB?
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This position reports to:
Manager, North Ameri
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Your role and responsibilities:
As an IS Applications Associate, you will have a unique 24-month rotational program within the Americas Information Systems Applications team, based at ABB’s IS headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. This role, designed for recent graduates, provides hands-on experience across multiple IS functions, including Finance, Human Resources, Applications Run Support, and Integration support and project work. You will develop technical and leadership skills while gaining broad exposure to ABB’s business and IT operations.
This is a hybrid position based out of our Cary, NC office.
This role is contributing to the IS Division in the United States
You will be mainly accountable for:
You will join a dynamic, high-performing team, where you will be able to thrive.
Qualifications for the role:
We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.
ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.
For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.
Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.
ABB Benefit Summary For Eligible US Employees
[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
Go to myBenefitsABB.com and click on “Candidate/Guest” to learn more
Health, Life & Disability
We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.
Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.
Ready to make an impact?
Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.
This position reports to:
Manager, North Ameri
__
Your role and responsibilities:
As an IS Applications Associate, you will have a unique 24-month rotational program within the Americas Information Systems Applications team, based at ABB’s IS headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. This role, designed for recent graduates, provides hands-on experience across multiple IS functions, including Finance, Human Resources, Applications Run Support, and Integration support and project work. You will develop technical and leadership skills while gaining broad exposure to ABB’s business and IT operations.
This is a hybrid position based out of our Cary, NC office.
This role is contributing to the IS Division in the United States
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Gain on-the-job training within Information Systems in a variety of roles at ABB
- Investigate, analyze, and recommend improvements to address or prevent business issues along with communicating effectively to the business
- Analyze data from various sources, using critical thinking to recommend technical and business decisions
- Participate in gathering, analyzing, creating documentation, and impact analysis for IS solution delivery
- Plan and organize tasks, report progress, and coordinate with other team members, locally and globally
- Assist multiple global teams with projects as necessary to contribute to overall goals of Information Systems teams
- Design and develop integration solutions for various business areas and workstreams
You will join a dynamic, high-performing team, where you will be able to thrive.
Qualifications for the role:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Systems Management or a similar field.
- Technical skills include system development, data analytics, process improvement & optimization, cloud deployments, requirements gathering, solution design, overall IT operations, support processes.
- Working knowledge of ServiceNow, application integrations, Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps and Power Automate), Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Azure cloud services is a plus.
- Desire to learn and grow from a diverse set of experiences and people.
- A growth mindset focused on continual learning and improvement.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.
ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.
For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.
Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.
ABB Benefit Summary For Eligible US Employees
[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
Go to myBenefitsABB.com and click on “Candidate/Guest” to learn more
Health, Life & Disability
- Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
- Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
- Vision benefit
- Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
- Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
- Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
- Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
- Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
- Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
- Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
- Employee discount program
- 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
- Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
- ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions.
- Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.
Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.
Ready to make an impact?
Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.