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Cognizant Senior Systems Engineer salaries in India

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0 - 7 years exp.
₹1.5 Lakh - ₹10.4 Lakhs
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14% less than the average Senior Systems Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 0 - 7 years of experience

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₹2.2 L/yr - ₹10.4 L/yr

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0 - 7 years exp. (1.6k salaries)
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₹1.5 L/yr - ₹10.1 L/yr

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0 - 7 years exp. (1.4k salaries)
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₹2.2 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr

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0 - 7 years exp. (833 salaries)
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₹2.1 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr

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Senior Systems Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹1.5 Lakh to ₹10.4 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 7 years. Salary estimates are based on 7.5k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

3.3

Rated by 616 employees for salary & benefits

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IT & Information Security Department

4.0
  •  posted on 30 Jan 2025

4.0
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Likes

...fications. Also 50% reimbursement for other certifications related to your role. Salary is average, but not much competitive. Culture Depends on the project based on my 3 projects 1. Good 2. Great 3. Worst

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  • Salary - Good
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Job security depends on situations. Few of my friends were in bench for more than 6 months, happily receiving salary without joining any project. While one of my friend was dismissed from cognizant because of not reporting to office during bench time. It all depends on the lead., my last project lead is a good man but a bad lead, he is new to cognizant as well. He doesn't even hear your suggestions and made me lose 3 months of night shift allowances worth 18,000

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IT & Information Security Department

1.0
  •  posted on 29 Jul 2023

3.0
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Likes

1. Free cabs but that too you have to reach the nodal point. But your nodal point will be atleast 1.5 KMS in radius around you house. Nothing apart from this.

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Dislikes

... working under them. 3. The leads are dominating agents reporting under them. 4. Shift allowance will not credit properly along with your salary. 5. If any leads friend or family members are in bench they will hire them to their project and do nothing beneficial for the project and after very few months, leads will send those relatives to better projects. 6. Too much of favouritism and partiality. 7. People around the leads are get glorified every moment. 8. Most of the people either old or new employee, none knows the major company policies atleast. 9. Even if you reach out to HR team, they will redirect again to your project manager who do not know the complete policies and this circle keeps circling without any resolution. 10. One of the poi are at work culture every seen or heard in life.

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  • Job security - Poor
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IT & Information Security Department

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  •  posted on 15 Aug 2023

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Salary and benefits are good.

  • Salary - Good

Dislikes

If you've switched your job from a big and organized company like TCS or Accenture the first thing you'll notice is no proper training is available, hr or admin connect is zero, learning and development opportunities are terrible, you'll notice micromanagement like a call center, employee feedbacks are not accepted, no location preferences, managers act like your juniors and puppets of senior management, no appreciation.

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IT & Information Security Department

5.0
  •  posted on 17 Sep 2023

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Overall company culture is good. Job security is there. If you are able to complete your work on time then you can manage work life balance as well.

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  • Salary - Good
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Dislikes

Yearly hike and promotion should be more logical and ethical. More eligible person needs to get promoted and get hike in there compensation. If company can a bit more employee centric then its gonna be a fabulous organisation to work with.

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IT & Information Security Department

5.0
  •  posted on 06 Nov 2023

5.0
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Excellent payment package in comparison, upskilling options, safety and security regarding cab and transport,

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  • Salary - Excellent
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Manager biasness with HR, HR policies are not clear and HR is not accessible rather HR team themselves are not aware amongst their team and policies.

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Cognizant Senior Systems Engineer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Senior Systems Engineer at Cognizant?
Senior Systems Engineer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹1.5 Lakhs to ₹10.4 Lakhs for less than 1 year of experience to 7 years. According to our estimates it is 14% less than the average Senior Systems Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 7.5k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Senior Systems Engineer at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Senior Systems Engineer at Cognizant is 14% less than the average salary of a Senior Systems Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Senior Systems Engineer in India?
  • NielsenIQ Senior Systems Engineer Salary - ₹13.0 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
  • Dell EMC Senior Systems Engineer Salary - ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹23.0 Lakhs per year
  • Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Senior Systems Engineer Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
  • Tata Group Senior Systems Engineer Salary - ₹7.0 Lakhs to ₹20.8 Lakhs per year
  • IBM Senior Systems Engineer Salary - ₹5.6 Lakhs to ₹20.5 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Senior Systems Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • HCLTech Senior Systems Engineer Salary - ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹22.7 Lakhs per year
  • Accenture Senior Systems Engineer Salary - ₹5.0 Lakhs to ₹21.3 Lakhs per year
  • DXC Technology Senior Systems Engineer Salary - ₹7.1 Lakhs to ₹21.0 Lakhs per year
  • LTIMindtree Senior Systems Engineer Salary - ₹4.7 Lakhs to ₹17.0 Lakhs per year
  • NTT Data Senior Systems Engineer Salary - ₹4.6 Lakhs to ₹17.8 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Senior Systems Engineer at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Systems Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹42,387 per month to ₹43,516 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior Systems Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹1.5 Lakhs to ₹10.4 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 7 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Senior Systems Engineer at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 38% of the Cognizant Senior Systems Engineers reported a notice period of 3 Months, 28% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 3.3k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Senior Systems Engineer salary in India ranges between ₹1.5 Lakh to ₹10.4 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 7.5k Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.