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Application Consultant roles involve implementing software solutions for clients, requiring a combination of technical knowledge and communication skills. Many consulting firms sponsor OPT students, particularly in enterprise software and ERP sectors. Your 12-month OPT period (or 24-month STEM extension if your degree qualifies) gives you a real window into this field.
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Get Access To All JobsWe’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.
At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.
To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll be joining CIBC’s Capital Markets Technology group as a member of the Fixed Income Production Support team. As an Application Support Consultant, you’ll bring extensive technical and operational expertise to facilitate, support and provide service delivery for our applications and advise on developing processes in order to enhance them.
At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 4-5 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.
How You’ll Succeed
- Problem Resolution: Identify and resolve high to critically complex production problems for support of applications. Make decisions and think critically when solving problems.
- Collaborate: Work closely with Business Analysts and Developers on bug fixes and new product releases that will be added to our supported portfolio. Advise on and research all aspects of effective and efficient application or technical service delivery.
- Relationship Management: Establish and build healthy working relations with the line of business we support as well as other related teams; work with external vendors and various technical teams to restore service during outages and to perform application validation after regular infrastructure maintenance. Communicate effectively with others verbally, recognizing that it's more than just language but tone and style. Influence others to impact decisions and behaviors internally and with external vendors.
- Monitoring: Monitor and analyze services to identify opportunities for improvement and recommend solutions.
Who You Are
- You can demonstrate experience with: 3 - 5 years of supporting a Front Office Trading Application (Fixed Income exposure preferred) and working with Traders directly with their questions/inquiries. Strong technical troubleshooting ability including knowledge of approaches, tools and techniques for anticipating, recognizing, and resolving technical (software, application or operational) problems and interpreting server logs. You have working knowledge of the following trading systems: Bloomberg TOMS or Broadway. Expertise navigating a Unix environment and reading basic scripts (Python/Shell), writing SQL queries for day to day troubleshooting and for creating ad-hoc reports as required. Have used and/or configured ITRS real-time monitoring tool.
- You have a degree in Computer Science or a relevant field.
- You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.
- Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.
- You’re digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.
- You're driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of an inclusive team that enjoys working together to create a shared vision.
- Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.
California residents — your privacy rights regarding your actual or prospective employment
At CIBC, we offer a competitive total rewards package. This role has an expected salary range of $120,000-140,000 USD for the market based on experience, qualifications, and location of the position. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which may also include a discretionary bonus component. CIBC offers a full range of benefits and programs to meet our employees’ needs, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability, and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave and Vacation), Holidays and 401(k), in addition to other special perks reserved for our team members.
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What CIBC Offers
At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.
- We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.
- Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.
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We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.
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Subject to plan and program terms and conditions
What you need to know
- CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com
- You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.
- We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.
We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.
At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.
To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll be joining CIBC’s Capital Markets Technology group as a member of the Fixed Income Production Support team. As an Application Support Consultant, you’ll bring extensive technical and operational expertise to facilitate, support and provide service delivery for our applications and advise on developing processes in order to enhance them.
At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 4-5 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.
How You’ll Succeed
- Problem Resolution: Identify and resolve high to critically complex production problems for support of applications. Make decisions and think critically when solving problems.
- Collaborate: Work closely with Business Analysts and Developers on bug fixes and new product releases that will be added to our supported portfolio. Advise on and research all aspects of effective and efficient application or technical service delivery.
- Relationship Management: Establish and build healthy working relations with the line of business we support as well as other related teams; work with external vendors and various technical teams to restore service during outages and to perform application validation after regular infrastructure maintenance. Communicate effectively with others verbally, recognizing that it's more than just language but tone and style. Influence others to impact decisions and behaviors internally and with external vendors.
- Monitoring: Monitor and analyze services to identify opportunities for improvement and recommend solutions.
Who You Are
- You can demonstrate experience with: 3 - 5 years of supporting a Front Office Trading Application (Fixed Income exposure preferred) and working with Traders directly with their questions/inquiries. Strong technical troubleshooting ability including knowledge of approaches, tools and techniques for anticipating, recognizing, and resolving technical (software, application or operational) problems and interpreting server logs. You have working knowledge of the following trading systems: Bloomberg TOMS or Broadway. Expertise navigating a Unix environment and reading basic scripts (Python/Shell), writing SQL queries for day to day troubleshooting and for creating ad-hoc reports as required. Have used and/or configured ITRS real-time monitoring tool.
- You have a degree in Computer Science or a relevant field.
- You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.
- Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.
- You’re digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.
- You're driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of an inclusive team that enjoys working together to create a shared vision.
- Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.
California residents — your privacy rights regarding your actual or prospective employment
At CIBC, we offer a competitive total rewards package. This role has an expected salary range of $120,000-140,000 USD for the market based on experience, qualifications, and location of the position. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which may also include a discretionary bonus component. CIBC offers a full range of benefits and programs to meet our employees’ needs, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability, and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave and Vacation), Holidays and 401(k), in addition to other special perks reserved for our team members.
LI-TA
What CIBC Offers
At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.
- We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.
- Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.
-
We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.
-
Subject to plan and program terms and conditions
What you need to know
- CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com
- You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.
- We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as an Application Consultant
Lead with your technical stack
Application Consultant roles are won on specificity. List every enterprise platform, ERP system, or software tool you've worked with. Consulting firms screen for platform familiarity before anything else, so bury nothing relevant in your resume.
Target firms with active implementation practices
Large consulting firms and software vendors with dedicated implementation divisions sponsor OPT students most consistently. Focus on organizations with enterprise software practices rather than general staffing or boutique IT shops with no sponsorship history.
Frame your degree as client-facing preparation
Hiring managers want consultants who can translate technical concepts for non-technical clients. Highlight coursework or projects where you communicated complex systems to non-specialists. This directly addresses the core concern about OPT candidates needing extra onboarding.
Clarify your OPT timeline upfront
Consulting firms plan project staffing months ahead. Being clear about your OPT end date and STEM extension eligibility early lets them assess fit before investing in interviews. Ambiguity about work authorization slows the process and can cost you offers.
Get certified on a major platform before applying
Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, and ServiceNow all offer entry-level certifications. Holding even one before your first interview signals genuine commitment to the field and gives hiring managers a concrete reason to sponsor your work authorization.
Apply through OPT-focused channels
General job boards surface thousands of roles where OPT sponsorship is unlikely. Searching through Migrate Mate surfaces Application Consultant positions at employers who have actively sponsored OPT students, which significantly improves your conversion rate on applications.
Application Consultant OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Application Consultant roles typically sponsor OPT students?
Yes, many do. Consulting firms and enterprise software vendors regularly hire OPT students, particularly for roles requiring technical skills in ERP, CRM, or cloud platforms. Sponsorship is most common at larger firms with structured onboarding programs. Migrate Mate lists Application Consultant roles specifically at employers with OPT sponsorship history, so you can filter out the noise.
Does an Application Consultant role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree. If your undergraduate or graduate degree is in a STEM-designated field, such as computer science, information systems, or engineering, and the job involves applying that technical knowledge, the role can qualify for the 24-month STEM extension. The job itself must also be directly related to your degree field for DSO approval.
What academic backgrounds do Application Consultant employers look for in OPT candidates?
Most firms hire from computer science, information systems, business analytics, and management information systems programs. Some enterprise software vendors also consider engineering and data science graduates. The key requirement is that your degree relates to the technical domain the consulting role covers, whether that's finance systems, supply chain software, or cloud infrastructure.
How soon should I start applying as an OPT student for Application Consultant roles?
Start applying at least three months before your OPT start date. Consulting firms often run multi-round interview processes, and onboarding timelines can add several weeks. If you're entering a new OPT period after graduation, earlier is better. Firms with active implementation projects prefer candidates who can start within a predictable window.
Can I work for a consulting firm as a contractor on OPT?
OPT requires that you work for an employer directly related to your degree field, but it does not require traditional W-2 employment in all cases. However, self-employment and independent contracting on OPT carries significant compliance risk and is generally not recommended without guidance from your DSO. A direct hire arrangement with a consulting firm is the safer and more common path.