Internet of Things Intern (Jun 2024)

About Cognizant

Cognizant is a top-tier professional services firm reshaping business, operational, and tech models for the digital age. Its unique industry-focused approach assists clients in envisioning, building, and running more innovative and efficient businesses. Ranked 185 on Fortune 500. Recognized among the world's most admired companies.

Your role

Position overview:

Whether it’s building a connected vehicle platform to improve fleet uptime, creating automated processes that prevent medical devices from failing or helping insurance companies use 5G-enabled drones for faster, safer site inspections, Cognizant’s Industry+ practice is at the center of the digital transformations helping the world’s most innovative companies navigate and thrive in a connected world.

Their practice solves IoT problems - the set of enabling technologies and infrastructure that builds connected, context-aware, and adaptive systems to drive better insights, increased efficiency, and new business models. They help organizations handle the complexity of assimilation of IoT tech with existing systems, processes, and products - and hone their strategic vision.

They are focused on the industries of the future, and organized around four main offerings:

• Products+ Software for smart, connected next-gen products from cars to medical and consumer devices.
• Operations+ Building the factories with optimized remote operations.
• Mobility+ Solutions for connected, shared, and autonomous mobility, transportation, and logistics across land, air, and sea.
• Spaces+ Intelligent solutions for public and private buildings, plants, and other physical spaces.

Training & development

As an intern, you will have the opportunity to gain practical experience in solving IoT problems and developing solutions for industries of the future within Cognizant's Industry+ practice. Throughout the internship, you will learn to build connected systems, adapt infrastructure for increased efficiency, and develop innovative solutions for smart products, optimized operations, connected mobility, and intelligent spaces. This hands-on experience will allow you to contribute to digital transformations and thrive in a connected world.

Salary & benefits

The hourly rate for this position is $25 per hour, depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

If you join as a full-time employee, you will get the following benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Retirement and Savings Plans
• Work-life Balance
• Learning and Development

Career progression

They want your first job at Cognizant to be just the beginning of your journey with them. With various career paths and learning opportunities, you're empowered to explore your interests and expand your skill set.

Work-life balance

Cognizant values employee work-life balance, striving to provide a supportive environment. Through flexible arrangements, well-being programs, and initiatives, the company promotes harmony between personal and professional life, enhancing job satisfaction and overall quality of life for its employees.

Culture & vibe

Cognizant fosters a dynamic and inclusive culture, emphasizing collaboration, innovation, and diversity. Employees are empowered to thrive in a supportive environment that values creativity, continuous learning, and a commitment to delivering exceptional solutions for clients.

About you

Basic qualifications:

• Enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program, pursuing a degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated with the passion and appetite to learn innovative technologies.

Technical role requirements:

• Basic programming experience using C/C++/C#/Java
• Familiarity with Object-Oriented Programming
• Exposure to IoT / cloud platforms (Azure, Google, AWS, etc.)
• Exposure to relational databases such as SQL and MySQL
• Ability to work on IoT-specific applications in Level 3 production support solving medium to complex technical issues.
• Ability to work on IoT products using new emerging technologies to test IoT solutions for functionality, scale, and performance
• Ability to partner with business collaborators to understand their IoT needs, develop use cases and diagrams, generate processes, and develop overall solution requirements including application definition, integration, security, and system configurations
• Ability to work in the onsite-offshore model
• Familiarity with data structures and operating system concepts
• Good understanding of design patterns and mathematical concepts
• Ability to develop algorithms
• Familiarity with software development life cycle
• Work authorization: Must be fully/permanently authorized to work in the US, Cognizant cannot provide sponsorship for this role (CPT/OPT not eligible).

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• careers.cognizant.com
• careers.cognizant.com/global-en/life-at-cognizant/culture-and-values/
• careers.cognizant.com/global-en/life-at-cognizant/learning-and-development/
• careers.cognizant.com/india-en/pathways-and-programs/students-and-emerging-talent/
• youtube.com/@cognizant