Cognizant Advanced Cloud Native Developer Program
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Cognizant Cloud Native Program
Apply to participate within the program in Dallas.
Additional locations will be added in the near future.

Cognizant is sponsoring a Train and Hire program for experienced software engineers.  Cognizant is offering FREE part-time training during evenings and weekends in Cloud Native development so you can move into a senior cloud native role. Apply for upcoming future programs to be announced.

This opportunity will give you a turnkey starting point to join a digital engineering pod, delivering greenfield product solutions, collaborate in guilds to connect with a global 10,000+ colleague network and earn a competitive compensation and benefits while advancing your career in one of the most admired companies in the world.

Cognizant is investing in your success. Upon successful graduation, you will fast-track your career to a Senior Cloud Native Developer role with Cognizant. Click on the button above to apply for the program.
Who Should Apply?
Applicants seeking a job in Cloud Technology.
You might be an ideal applicant for a full scholarship!

You will need...
A bachelor’s degree
Ideal applicants have a bachelor’s degree or are completing one shortly (any major is eligible).
Work experience
Ideal applicants have at least 3 years of Software Engineering experience and preferably 1 year of Java Programming experience.
Skills and abilities
Ideal applicants have a desire to lead, have a great attitude, willingness to collaborate and openness to learn and grow.
Authorized to work in the U.S.
Ideal applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Background check
Ideal applicants must be able to pass a background check

Program Benefits

Cognizant Cloud Native Program

What this means for you

A free training program (12-weeks, virtual and in-person sessions, part time), teaching you the most in-demand technical competencies of today’s marketplace.

A coveted career as a Senior Full Stack Cloud Native Engineer, contingent upon graduation from the program.

In your new role, you will contribute to exciting projects while earning a competitive six-figure salary and benefits.

Launch Your Career in Digital Engineering

What you may already identify as Lean Startup methodologies, Extreme Programming (XP), DevOps, etc., we take a step further in order to hyper-focus on velocity and high-performance engineering. The competitive advantage this capability provides is enormous—enabling faster feature time to market, increased customer satisfaction and exponential employee productivity, all while allowing the organization to win in the marketplace by keeping our clients, their customers, and all users omnipresent in everything we do.  To deliver on our market commitments, we care a great deal about code quality:
-  Our development tram follow the principles of Extreme Programming (XP), including Pair Programming, Test Driven Development (TDD), Refactoring, and Continuous Integration.
-  We leverage DevOps tools and practices to unify different functions into one; QA, IT, Dev, Operations, etc.  We expect our developers to possess working knowledge of     
   corresponding scripting languages and be as comfortable at the command line as they are in the IDE. 
-  The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of software engineering experience and preferably 1 year of java programming experience. 

Why Cognizant?


Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients'​ business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 193 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most in demand career track. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital. Through sponsoring programs like this, Cognizant is investing in new engineering talent to fill many open technology roles across North America.
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