IoT Engineer: Build Connected, Intelligent Systems

Cognizant; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision/life Insurance

Paid holidays plus paid time off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/short-term disability

Paid parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Cognizant IoT Specialists are deployed across multiple U.S. locations to deliver connected, context-aware IoT solutions.

The role focuses on building and supporting IoT platforms, with emphasis on performance testing, data handling, and scalable architectures. You will collaborate with business stakeholders to translate needs into use cases, specifications, and system designs, while leveraging AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated with the passion to learn innovative technologies.
• Exposure to AI tools such as CoPilot, Claude, Codex, etc.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support IoT solutions across platforms, focusing on functionality, scale, and performance.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders to capture needs, create use cases and diagrams, and define system requirements.
• Provide Level 3 production support for IoT products and resolve complex technical issues.
• Collaborate in an onsite-offshore model to deliver technology solutions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Self-motivated

AI tools exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

Tools

Programming languages (C/C++/Java/Python)

IoT / Cloud platforms

SQL / MySQL databases

Design patterns

Job description

Cognizant IoT Specialists are deployed across multiple U.S. locations to deliver connected, context-aware IoT solutions.

The role focuses on building and supporting IoT platforms, with emphasis on performance testing, data handling, and scalable architectures. You will collaborate with business stakeholders to translate needs into use cases, specifications, and system designs, while leveraging AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery.