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You will be a valued member of the Corporate Learning & Development team and work collaboratively with the in-house Frontier Educator ecosystem.\nIn this role, you will\nOwn full-cycle of technical learning programs from curriculum architecture to independent training delivery, including advanced capstone projects and enterprise-grade simulations across all proficiency levels\nMentor and coach Frontier Educators and Teaching Assistants through facilitation reviews, quality audits and feedback sessions to raise the bar across the learning ecosystem\nLead curriculum design and content quality for key technology stacks, ensuring materials are current, industry-relevant and deployment-ready\nChampion AI integration across learning programs by identifying opportunities to scale technical facilitation, assessment and personalization using AI tools\nDevelop and maintain hands-on competency across Cognizant products and platforms, partnering with product owners to design and deliver platform-specific training\nWork model\nAt 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.\nThe working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.\nWhat you need to have to be considered\nTen to 13 years of experience in technical education, engineering or advanced facilitation roles\nFull stack hands-on proficiency in at least two of the programming languages (like Java, .NET, C#, Python, Mainframe) across frontend, backend, database, cloud, DevOps and testing\n(OR)\nExpertise in at least two of the below product skill areas:\nSalesforce (SFDC) Platform & Ecosystem,\nMicroservices & Distributed Systems Architecture\nCybersecurity\nIT Infrastructure Services (ITIS) including ITSM (ITIL-based practices), infrastructure operations\nActive 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\nProven experience delivering complex technical trainings independently across all the proficiency levels (beginner, intermediate and expert) with strong executive presence\nCurriculum architecture and advanced technical program design capability with a consulting orientation\nManage challenging classroom dynamics and senior stakeholder interactions\nWillingness to travel across Cognizant locations based on training needs\nThese will help you stand out\nProficiency in AI-enabled learning tools, GenAI-assisted development and applied AI in facilitation and assessment\nHands-on proficiency in Cognizant products and platforms with the ability to design and deliver platform-specific training\nWe're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. 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