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Software Engineer Trainee

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Job Summary

We are looking for enthusiastic fresh graduates or early career professionals who are eager to start their journey in application development and maintenance. You will work closely with senior team members to develop maintain test and enhance enterprise applications while building strong technical and domain skills.


Responsibilities

Participate in daily team SyncUPs and status meetings to understand ongoing work.

Learn and understand business requirements and application workflows.

Assist in application support activities under guidance including issue analysis and resolution in test environments.

Support basic SQL activities such as querying data understanding tables views and stored procedures.

Assist in application development and support using C# .NET MVC Web APIs and basic JavaScript.

Help execute test cases for functional regression and end-to-end testing.

Support automation test execution and learn to debug simple test scripts.

Assist in environment health checks and basic troubleshooting activities.

Document incidents fixes and learnings in the Knowledge Management portal.

Support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) activities with guidance from senior team members.

Collaborate with cross functional teams and learn standard software development and support practices.

Actively participate in training learning sessions and upskilling initiatives.

Follow established coding testing and documentation standards.

4-year bachelor s degree in computer science or IT or related field.

Basic understanding of programming concepts and problem solving.

Foundational knowledge of SQL (queries tables basic joins).

Awareness of C# / .NET concepts or willingness to learn them.

Ability to read and write basic technical documentation in English.

Strong learning mindset and interest in application support and development roles.

Nice to have

Internship experience or academic exposure to C# .NET SQL Oracle skills.

Basic familiarity with Agile/Scrum concepts.


Certifications Required

bachelor s degree in computer science desirable


About Cognizant: 
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

Additional employment information
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.