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Cognizant Engineering - Software & QA Department Salaries in Kolkata

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer

2 - 4 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (8 salaries)
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ā‚¹4 L/yr - ā‚¹7.5 L/yr

Salesforce Technical Lead

5 - 10 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (8 salaries)
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ā‚¹13 L/yr - ā‚¹35.2 L/yr

Associate Project Lead

4 - 9 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (8 salaries)
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ā‚¹6 L/yr - ā‚¹17.1 L/yr

Senior .NET Developer

4 - 10 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (8 salaries)
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ā‚¹5.2 L/yr - ā‚¹12.9 L/yr

1 job opening

Test Automation Architect

11 - 16 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹20.5 L/yr - ā‚¹27.5 L/yr

Salesforce Administrator

1 - 4 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹3.8 L/yr - ā‚¹7.8 L/yr

Manual Automation Test Engineer

3 - 8 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.8 L/yr - ā‚¹7.5 L/yr

Duck Creek Developer

1 - 3 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹3.9 L/yr - ā‚¹8.1 L/yr

Senior Solution Architect

13 - 18 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹14.1 L/yr - ā‚¹42 L/yr

Lead Architect

12 - 15 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹13.5 L/yr - ā‚¹22 L/yr

Associate Technical Leader

3 - 9 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹5.1 L/yr - ā‚¹8.7 L/yr

Quality Manager

13 - 18 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹10.5 L/yr - ā‚¹25 L/yr

Senior QA Lead

10 - 15 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹8 L/yr - ā‚¹16 L/yr

QA Automation Engineer

2 - 6 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹3 L/yr - ā‚¹8.1 L/yr

Team Leader (Technical)

9 - 14 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹9.5 L/yr - ā‚¹19.6 L/yr

Engineering Manager

11 - 18 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹16 L/yr - ā‚¹26.5 L/yr

SAP MDG Consultant

3 - 11 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹5.3 L/yr - ā‚¹22.6 L/yr

1 job opening

Application Security Engineer

2 - 4 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.7 L/yr - ā‚¹8.9 L/yr

Sdet Automation Test Engineer

1 - 5 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹3 L/yr - ā‚¹7.5 L/yr

1 job opening

Senior Associate Project Lead

8 - 11 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (7 salaries)
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ā‚¹17.9 L/yr - ā‚¹27 L/yr

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I have been learning new technologies since day one, so learning is never stopped for me after joining cognizant

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Ā Ā ā€¢Ā Ā posted on 10 Jan 2025
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If you swith to Cognizant, they will provide good salary compared to other service based company. They also push their associate for skill development with regular certification drive.

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The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

  • Promotions - Poor

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
Ā Ā ā€¢Ā Ā posted on 28 Nov 2024
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Stability is good. Though in the ongoing global recession, many of my co-workers had to leave projects because of project ramp down and did not get any other projects. Instead of recruiting employees from bench in other projects they are hiring more from people outside.

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  • Skill development - Good
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Appraisal is bad. So joining with low salary does not help much in the long run, better to switch.

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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
Ā Ā ā€¢Ā Ā posted on 10 Nov 2024
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Long term projects but mainly support projects. Flexible work timings On time salary and some increment every year Scope to show case your skills

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  • Skill development - Good
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Every time you have search for the projects once your current project ramp down

  • Job security - Poor

Front End Developer in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0
Ā Ā ā€¢Ā Ā posted on 23 Oct 2024
4.0
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Salary & benefits

  • Salary - Good

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...what they promises after passing a certain number of exams. You are on your own. Salary is good no doubt. This is where freshers get trapped. Skills are important at the beginning. Please understand if any fresher is seeing this.

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Cognizant Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ā‚¹0.2 Lakh to ā‚¹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ā‚¹94 Lakhs to ā‚¹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 21.9k Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.2/5 stars.
What is the highest salary in Cognizant?
The highest-paying job at Cognizant is a Senior Director Finance with a salary of ā‚¹94 Lakhs to ā‚¹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ā‚¹18.25 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ā‚¹32.11 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 ā‚¹1 Lakh to ā‚¹5.1 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ā‚¹1 Lakh to ā‚¹4.6 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ā‚¹0.7 Lakh to ā‚¹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ā‚¹13 Lakhs to ā‚¹15 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Development Analyst.
What is the notice period at Cognizant in Engineering - Software & QA Department in Kolkata?
According to AmbitionBox, 42% of the Cognizant employees in Engineering - Software & QA Department in Kolkata reported a notice period of 2 Months, 39% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 7.9k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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