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Cognizant System Engineer Hardware Reviews

Updated 28 Nov, 2024

Overall Rating

3.3/5

based on 17 reviews

Rating distribution

5

7 (41.2%)

4

4 (23.5%)

3

3 (17.6%)

2

2 (11.8%)

1

1 (5.9%)

Category Ratings

3.6

Job security

3.4

Skill development

3.1

Salary

3.0

Company culture

2.8

Promotions

2.7

Work-life balance

2.6

Work satisfaction

What employees say about Cognizant?

Insights from employee reviews on AmbitionBox

Workplace insights

Rotational Shift

54% employees reported

Flexible timing

77% employees reported

No travel

75% employees reported

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Gender based rating

4.8

Rated by Women

6 reviews

3.2

Rated by Men

11 reviews

Cognizant is rated 3.3 out of 5 stars on AmbitionBox, based on 17 company reviews.This rating reflects an average employee experience, indicating moderate satisfaction with ... Read more

Cognizant is rated 3.3 out of 5 stars on AmbitionBox, based on 17 company reviews.This rating reflects an average employee experience, indicating moderate satisfaction with the company’s work culture, benefits, and career growth opportunities. AmbitionBox gathers authentic employee reviews and ratings, making it a trusted platform for job seekers and employees in India.

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17 reviews found

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System Engineer Hardware in Chennai

Full Time

·

Service Delivery Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

2.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

4.0

Job security

2.0

Promotions

3.0

Work satisfaction

4.0

Company culture

3.0

Work-life balance

posted on 21 May 2023

Likes

Cognizant as a company has world standards but when it comes to different states or management it differs or lessens.

Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Good
Company culture - Good

Dislikes

Less hike or lower salary package even if performance was appreciable or outstanding. Bad cultured people or unprofessional were also hired unnecessarily.

Salary - Poor
Promotions - Poor

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

System Engineer Hardware in Kolkata

Full Time

·

IT Infrastructure Services Department

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

Category Ratings

2.0

Salary

2.0

Skill development

2.0

Job security

2.0

Promotions

1.0

Work satisfaction

1.0

Company culture

2.0

Work-life balance

posted on 17 Aug 2024

Likes

Nothing I hate everything here, 10 hours login in office, office politics which affects appraisal, delayed appraisal, No opportunity for growth as you can't change domain, hybrid model is useless for people from outside office city.

Dislikes

Gave me opportunity to start my career.

Salary - Poor
Skill development - Poor
Job security - Poor
Promotions - Poor
Work satisfaction - Bad
Company culture - Bad
Work-life balance - Poor

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System Engineer Hardware in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

·

IT Infrastructure Services Department

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

Category Ratings

2.0

Salary

2.0

Skill development

4.0

Job security

1.0

Promotions

1.0

Work satisfaction

2.0

Company culture

1.0

Work-life balance

posted on 28 Nov 2024

Likes

Salary on time

Job security - Good

Dislikes

Most of the things

Salary - Poor
Skill development - Poor
Promotions - Bad
Work satisfaction - Bad
Company culture - Poor
Work-life balance - Bad

Work Details

Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

System Engineer Hardware in Kolkata

Full Time

·

IT Infrastructure Services Department

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

4.0

Salary

4.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

3.0

Promotions

3.0

Work satisfaction

4.0

Company culture

3.0

Work-life balance

posted on 14 Jul 2024

Likes

Appraisal is good compared to other companies.

Salary - Good
Skill development - Good
Job security - Excellent
Company culture - Good

Dislikes

Work environment is not good

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

System Engineer Hardware in Kolkata

Full Time

·

IT Support Department

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

4.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

3.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

4.0

Work satisfaction

4.0

Company culture

3.0

Work-life balance

posted on 20 Mar 2024

Likes

Salary hikes , skillup , great place to work , wonderful projects to work on

Salary - Good
Skill development - Excellent
Promotions - Good
Work satisfaction - Good
Company culture - Good

Dislikes

Internal job moves are very tough even if you are skilled up

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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2.9

Bangalore / Bengaluru

(5)

2.2

Coimbatore

(4)

3.3

Kolkata

(4)

System Engineer Hardware in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

·

Service Delivery Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

4.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

4.0

Job security

5.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 12 Mar 2023

Likes

Till now it fine to go with CTS

Salary - Good
Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Good
Promotions - Excellent
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Excellent

Dislikes

Nothing i observed because I just joined 8 months ago

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

System Engineer Hardware in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

·

IT Support Department

5.0

posted on 29 Dec 2023

Overall Rating

Excellent

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System Engineer Hardware in Coimbatore

Full Time

·

Non Voice Department

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

4.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

3.0

Promotions

3.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 04 Mar 2019

Likes

Really a nice environment to work where we can learn much.. Awesome infrastructure.. Pleasant atmosphere..

Skill development - Good
Job security - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Excellent

Dislikes

Salary, incentive

Work Details

It's the biggest platform to learn and execute our own ideas.

Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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System Engineer Hardware in Chennai

Full Time

·

IT Infrastructure Services Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

4.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

5.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 31 May 2019

Likes

Learning,work environment was pretty good with the wonderful teammates working together.

Skill development - Good
Job security - Excellent
Promotions - Excellent
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Good

Dislikes

Internal politics and appraisal methodology.

Work Details

Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

System Engineer Hardware in Bangalore / Bengaluru

It Infrastructure Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

5.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

5.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 14 Apr 2022

Likes

All good,..,..,.........

Salary - Excellent
Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Excellent
Promotions - Excellent
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Excellent

Dislikes

nothing..........

System Engineer Hardware in Coimbatore

DevOps Department

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

Category Ratings

1.0

Salary

2.0

Skill development

2.0

Job security

1.0

Promotions

2.0

Work satisfaction

2.0

Company culture

3.0

Work-life balance

posted on 09 May 2021

Likes

Nothing

Dislikes

I've been here for 4 years, If you expect zero recognition, then this is the right choice. And also dont expect any decent hike or promotion.

Salary - Bad
Skill development - Poor
Job security - Poor
Promotions - Bad
Work satisfaction - Poor
Company culture - Poor

System Engineer Hardware in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Software Development Department

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

4.0

Salary

3.0

Skill development

4.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

4.0

Work satisfaction

3.0

Company culture

3.0

Work-life balance

posted on 02 Jul 2019

Likes

Good hike. But less SAP projects

Salary - Good
Job security - Good
Promotions - Good
Work satisfaction - Good

Dislikes

Less SAP projects. Time sheet

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

System Engineer Hardware

Full Time

·

IT Network Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

4.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

5.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 31 Dec 2018

Likes

Good environment to work on

Salary - Good
Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Excellent
Promotions - Excellent
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Excellent

Dislikes

Nil

Work Details

Based on networking

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

System Engineer Hardware in Bangalore / Bengaluru

IT Infrastructure Services Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

5.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

5.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 29 Aug 2018

Likes

It's an amazing company

Salary - Excellent
Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Excellent
Promotions - Excellent
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Excellent

Dislikes

Not really

Work Details

Very exciting

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

System Engineer Hardware in Kolkata

ITES Department

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

4.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

3.0

Work satisfaction

4.0

Company culture

2.0

Work-life balance

posted on 08 Mar 2018

Likes

Team was good. The Organization helps you grow.

Skill development - Good
Job security - Excellent
Promotions - Good
Company culture - Good

Dislikes

No work-life balance. Some Team Leaders and Managers are horrible

Work-life balance - Poor

Work Details

Hectic

Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)

System Engineer Hardware in Coimbatore

Software Development Department

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

Category Ratings

1.0

Salary

3.0

Skill development

2.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

2.0

Work-life balance

posted on 25 Mar 2018

Likes

Good working condition

Promotions - Good
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent

Dislikes

Same as above

Salary - Bad
Job security - Poor
Work-life balance - Poor

Work Details

Somewhat OK

Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)

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