Ignite Analyst Development Program

Who We Are!

At Maven Wave, we are relentless in hiring the industry’s top talent. Each employee is hand-picked not only for their skills, but for their personality and broad expertise. We are looking for this rare combination of talent that sets us apart in the industry. Maven Wave helps leading companies make the shift to digital and shorten the fuse to innovation. We combine the expertise of top-tier consulting with the agility of a cutting-edge technology firm. This multidisciplinary blend of skills allows us to create unique digital advantages for our clients. Maven Wave’s digital solutions are agile, mobile, rooted in analytics, and built in the cloud.

Are you looking to ignite your career in technology? We will waste no time accelerating your skillset to become a cloud professional in our OneCloud practice. Using groundbreaking technologies, embracing agile principles, and furthering our new cloud practice. We will empower the most dynamic brands in the world with digital disruption of their industries and digital advancement of their companies.

Each year we support new grads across the globe to start their digital journey and we’re with you all the way – nurturing your talent, developing your potential, and helping you achieve your ambitions! 

The Ignite Development Program is designed in three phases with a mixture of formats:

• In phase one, you will focus on Maven Wave core training enabling you to better understand technology consulting and our business. 
• In phase two, you will rotate through training focused on Engagement Leadership (the project managers within our horizontals), Collaboration, Cloud Platform, Data Analytics, and Application Development. Throughout this rotation, you will build a cloud-based, client deliverable while gaining on-the-job training and working towards certifications.
• In phase three, you’ll execute a presentation and do a live demonstration of your team’s deliverable before being fully deployed to client projects, equipped with cloud expertise and almost ready to test for your selected Google/AWS/Azure certification!

Throughout this program, we will invite our strategic partners to come in and educate you on their products which are a key part of our solutions today. Are you ready to become the next AWS, Google, and Microsoft Cloud Engineering expert?

Your Life at Maven Wave After Ignite: 

Once you wrap up your Ignite rotations, you will be aligned to one of the horizontals within Maven Wave listed below.. Based on your background and previous experiences is how you will be aligned, also what interests you the most! 

Cloud Platform Practice

Data Analytics Practice

Collaboration Practice

Application Development Practice

Engagement Leadership Practice

Your Qualifications: 

• University degree relating to information systems or computer science (Bachelor or Master) 
• Minimum GPA: 3.0.
• Professional curiosity and the ability to enable yourself in new technologies
• Willingness to travel

Your X-Factor: 

• Aptitude - You have an innate capacity to transition from project to project without skipping a beat.
• Communication - You have strong communication skills for coordination across projects and teams.
• Impact - You are a critical problem solver with an emphasis on creativity and innovation.
• Passion - You have the drive to succeed paired with a continuous hunger to learn.
• Leadership - You are trusted, empathetic, accountable, and empower others around you.

Why We’re Proud To Be Mavens! 

• 4x Google Cloud Partner of the Year
• 11 Google Cloud Specializations
• Best Midsize Companies to work for in Chicago (Built In Chicago)
• Top 50 Most Sustainable Companies in the World (SEAL 2021)
• Times Top 50 Employer for Women
• Finalist in Microsoft’s Inclusion Changemaker Award
• #14 on Great Place to Work Best Workplaces in Chicago 2021
• #21 Best Workplaces in Chicago, FORTUNE
• 5x Great Place To Work Certification, Great Place to Work
• #22 on Fast Fifty, Crain's Chicago Business
• #118 on Inc 5000 Series: MidWest

Ready to Learn More? 

• Check out a former Ignite interview here
• See what Glassdoor has to say
• Real Customer Stories