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Cognizant Lead Quality Engineer salaries in Chennai

Annual salary range
8 - 12 years exp.
₹9 Lakhs - ₹12 Lakhs
Salary of majority employees
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19% less than the average Lead Quality Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 8 - 12 years of experience

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Last Updated: 17 Mar 2024

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Lead Quality Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹9 Lakhs to ₹12 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 12 years. Salary estimates are based on 5 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Lead Quality Engineer salaries in Chennai

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8 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹9 L/yr - ₹18.8 L/yr
9 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹4.3 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr
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₹10.1 L/yr - ₹12.9 L/yr
11 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹9.4 L/yr - ₹20.9 L/yr
12 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)

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₹11 L/yr - ₹21.6 L/yr

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Project Development Test Strategy Test scripts Test Management Test Planning Defect Management Test Lead SCOPE Project Life Cycle

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  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025

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Cognizant has strong capebilities in delivering technology services with a robust support. People are satisfied working here but since past couple of years company has not given ample opportunitiesto employees in terms of growth and compensastion

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  • Work satisfaction - Good
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Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

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  •  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.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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  •  posted on 24 Dec 2024

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Good I like that there are good projects available. If you get that great you will get experience and knowledge.

  • Skill development - Good
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1. Salary and hikes are low. 2. Poor employee welfare activities, once a year they take you out for team lunch. If you missed then nothing, no gifts, abs nothing, saving so much money but gives back nothing.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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  •  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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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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Dislikes

Every time you have search for the projects once your current project ramp down

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Cognizant Lead Quality Engineer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant Chennai?
Lead Quality Engineer salary at Cognizant in Chennai ranges between ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs for experience between 8 years to 12 years. According to our estimates it is 19% less than the average Lead Quality Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 5 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Chennai.
How does the salary of a Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant Chennai compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant is 19% less than the average salary of a Lead Quality Engineer in Chennai. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What are the top skills required to work as a Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant?
Project Development, Test Strategy, Test scripts, Test Management and Test Planning are some of the popular skills required to work as a Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant Chennai.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Lead Quality Engineer in Chennai?
  • UPS Supply Chain Solutions Lead Quality Engineer Salary - ₹29.0 Lakhs to ₹50.5 Lakhs per year
  • BNY Lead Quality Engineer Salary - ₹15.5 Lakhs to ₹26.5 Lakhs per year
  • Persistent Systems Lead Quality Engineer Salary - ₹8.5 Lakhs to ₹20.4 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Lead Quality Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in Chennai?
  • HCLTech Lead Quality Engineer Salary - ₹5.3 Lakhs to ₹7.9 Lakhs per year
  • HCL Group Lead Quality Engineer Salary - ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹8.5 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant in Chennai?
The estimated take-home salary of a Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹80,183 per month to ₹82,271 per month in Chennai. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Lead Quality Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹9.0 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 12 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Lead Quality Engineer at Cognizant in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 50% of the Cognizant Lead Quality Engineers in Chennai reported a notice period of 1 Month, 50% reported a notice period of 2 Months.This is based on 2 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Lead Quality Engineer salary in Chennai ranges between ₹9 Lakhs to ₹12 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 5 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.