Technical Frontier Educator

Cognizant; Chennai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Technical Frontier Educator in Chennai to own the design, delivery and continuous improvement of full stack skilling for entry-level talent and Cognizant associates. You will work with the Corporate Learning & Development team and collaborate with the Frontier Educator ecosystem.

You will design end-to-end learning journeys, deliver hands-on labs and capstones, mentor learners, and track outcomes to drive learning effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Three to six years of expertise in technical facilitation and adult learning principles.
• Proficiency in at least one full stack language (e.g., Java, .NET, C#, Python, Mainframe) across frontend, backend, database, cloud, DevOps and testing.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end technical full stack learning journeys covering frontend, backend, APIs, databases, cloud, testing and DevOps.
• Deliver high-impact classroom, virtual and blended trainings with live coding, debugging deep dives and architecture walkthroughs.
• Design and execute technical coding challenges, assessments and real-world projects with actionable feedback and mentoring plans.
• Coach associates from learning to client readiness, reinforcing enterprise coding standards and partnering with business units.
• Track skill readiness and assessment outcomes to improve learning effectiveness and dashboards.

Skills

Full stack programming

Adult learning principles

Job description

About the role

As a Technical Frontier Educator, you will make an impact by owning the design, delivery and continuous improvement of full stack technology skilling across entry-level talent and Cognizant associates. You will be a valued member of the Corporate Learning & Development team and work collaboratively with the in-house Frontier Educator ecosystem.

In this role, you will

• Design end-to-end technical full stack learning journeys covering frontend, backend, APIs, databases, cloud, testing and DevOps (OR) product specific skills including hands-on labs, capstones and enterprise-grade simulations

• Deliver high-impact classroom, virtual and blended technical trainings through live coding, debugging deep dives and architecture walkthroughs

• Design and execute technical coding challenges, assessments and real-world projects while providing actionable feedback and mentoring plans

• Coach associates from learning to client readiness, reinforcing enterprise coding standards and partnering with business units to ensure learner success

• Track skill readiness and assessment outcomes to improve learning effectiveness and contribute to leadership dashboards

Work model

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role's business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring five days a week in a Cognizant office in Chennai, Siruseri, Tamil Nadu.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• Three to six years of expertise in technical facilitation and adult learning principles

• Full stack hands-on proficiency in at least one of the programming languages (like Java, .NET, C#, Python, Mainframe) across frontend, backend, database, cloud, DevOps and testing

(OR)

• Expertise in at least one of the below product skill areas:

• Salesforce (SFDC) Platform & Ecosystem,

• Microservices & Distributed Systems Architecture

• Cybersecurity

• IT Infrastructure Services (ITIS) including ITSM (ITIL-based practices), infrastructure operations

• Active proficiency in GenAI tools, AI-assisted coding, LLMs & prompt engineering, RAG, AI Agent Development & Agent creation, Agentic AI, LLM Orchestration Frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph/ CrewAI/ AutoGen), AI Automation & Workflow Orchestration

• Strong technical facilitation, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills

• Willingness to travel across Cognizant locations based on training needs

These will help you stand out

• Experience building AI-enabled learning solutions, apps or agents

• Demonstrated proficiency in AI literacy, responsible AI usage and applied GenAI tools in workplace learning

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.