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Cognizant Engineering - Hardware & Networks Department Salaries in India

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Designation Avg Annual Salary Open Jobs

Technical Lead

2 - 15 years exp. (2.6k salaries)
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₹5.7 L/yr - ₹19.7 L/yr

3 job openings

Senior Systems Engineer

0 - 7 years exp. (1.7k salaries)
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₹1.5 L/yr - ₹10.1 L/yr

Senior Associate

3 - 15 years exp. (1.1k salaries)
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₹8.5 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr

50 job openings

Infra Technology Specialist

5 - 16 years exp. (505 salaries)
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₹9.5 L/yr - ₹25.2 L/yr

12 job openings
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System Engineer

0 - 5 years exp. (289 salaries)
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₹1.1 L/yr - ₹7.9 L/yr

Network Engineer

1 - 7 years exp. (195 salaries)
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₹2.9 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr

2 job openings

Infrastructure Specialist

5 - 15 years exp. (192 salaries)
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₹9 L/yr - ₹27 L/yr

1 job opening

Senior System Executive

0 - 4 years exp. (157 salaries)
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₹3.2 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr

Devops Engineer

1 - 8 years exp. (153 salaries)
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₹3.9 L/yr - ₹16.5 L/yr

1 job opening

Infrastructure Technology Specialist

6 - 13 years exp. (145 salaries)
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₹10 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr

Technology Specialist

6 - 15 years exp. (136 salaries)
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₹7.3 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr

3 job openings

Technical Specialist

7 - 14 years exp. (127 salaries)
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₹7.9 L/yr - ₹29 L/yr

System Administrator

2 - 6 years exp. (109 salaries)
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₹1.5 L/yr - ₹11.5 L/yr

Infrastructure Architect

10 - 19 years exp. (104 salaries)
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₹14.5 L/yr - ₹37.5 L/yr

Desktop Support Engineer

0 - 4 years exp. (103 salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹4 L/yr

Technical Support Engineer

0 - 6 years exp. (88 salaries)
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₹1.5 L/yr - ₹7.8 L/yr

Network Security Engineer

1 - 10 years exp. (84 salaries)
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₹4.4 L/yr - ₹17.4 L/yr

Linux System Administrator

1 - 6 years exp. (80 salaries)
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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr

Linux Administrator

2 - 7 years exp. (78 salaries)
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₹2.7 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr

Programmer

0 - 3 years exp. (77 salaries)
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₹1.5 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr

1 job opening

Last Updated: 31 Jan, 2025

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...ognizant in January 2020, So I cant comment how they support in this lockdown. they pay well.

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leave policy like half day sick leave in a month. Who can guarantee that they person will be having health issue only for half day. what if it happens in the first month of joining. Should he/she get cured with in 4 hours and continue to work?

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SysOps Engineer in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

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Here work life balance and work exposure in learning new things also good , Salary also good for me .

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Cognizant Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ₹0.2 Lakh to ₹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 12.9k Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.6/5 stars.
What is the highest salary in Cognizant?
The highest-paying job at Cognizant is a Senior Director Finance with a salary of ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹18.30 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.24 lakhs per year.
What is the minimum salary in Cognizant?
Minimum salary at Cognizant depends on the role you are applying for. For Processing Executive the minimum salary is ₹1 Lakh to ₹5 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ₹1 Lakh to ₹4.6 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ₹0.7 Lakh to ₹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ₹10 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Analyst.
What is the notice period at Cognizant in Engineering - Hardware & Networks Department?
According to AmbitionBox, 35% of the Cognizant employees in Engineering - Hardware & Networks Department reported a notice period of 2 Months, 33% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 5.9k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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