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Careers @ Cognito iQ

Take a look at our current vacancies

There’s never been a better time to join Cognito iQ

We have passion, ambition and a daring vision. Our market-leading product set helps global service organisations realise their boldest objectives.

Clearly this demands innovation - this is where you come in. Operating in a diverse and fast-paced environment; we develop our exceptional products through collaboration with the best and brightest minds.

We don’t treat our people as a small cog in a big wheel. With our open and inclusive culture you’ll have ample opportunity to make a real difference. So if you want to contribute to something ground-breaking and have a great time doing it, then look no further.

We like to think we take good care of our people. During your career with us you’ll be able to take advantage of our comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • 27 days paid annual leave
  • Non-contributory pension scheme of 8% of basic salary
  • Private Medical Insurance for you and your family
  • Permanent Health Insurance
  • Life assurance 5 x basic salary

Mobile Applications Team Lead

We are looking for a passionate, proactive and motivated Technical Team Leader to join a highly-skilled development & consultancy team working on the delivery of mobile application products that are a key part of the company’s mobile workforce solution.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivery of mobile workflows using Cognito iQ’s cross-platform application development framework, using a mix of JavaScript, HTML, CSS & XML technologies. The role involves leading a team of software developers and QA staff, as well as supporting a number of consultancy and sales-based activities.

The ideal candidate would be a keen mobile technologist with a proven track record of delivering high-quality applications preferably on mobile devices. Excellent communication and team leading skills are paramount, as is the ability to commit and deliver to demanding business deadlines.

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Student Placement Programme

So, do you want to make the tea round? 

Or are you looking to develop your skills in an exciting and challenging role where you’ll get real work experience?

We’ve been running placement schemes for years and believe that your placement should be the foundation on which you build your professional career. We offer a wide range of opportunities, hands-on learning and practical experience that our current and former placement students have found invaluable.

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Our placement students always make a vital contribution to the success of our business during their time with us and you’ll be encouraged to get stuck in as soon as you start.

Whichever placement you choose you can be sure you’ll be learning from, and working alongside, the best and the brightest minds. You’ll learn about our products and solutions and develop knowledge of the latest technologies, coding languages and methodologies that are an integral part of our state-of-the-art and innovative proposition.

If you want to contribute to something ground-breaking and have a great time doing it, then look no further. Take a look around our website to find out more about our products, our people and our placement opportunities.

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Applications for 2018-19 placements are now open

Please note, these are undergraduate positions. Applicants should currently be studying a relevant university degree and looking for a sandwich year placement. No other applications will be considered

 

Software Developer - 13-month Placement

Working on customer and internal projects in an agile development environment, during your Software Developer placement you’ll be involved in the design and development of high quality, commercially focused business applications, systems, and system extensions; experiencing the full product lifecycle.

Depending on what team you will join you’ll be working with the following technologies; it would be an advantage for you to have some knowledge of:

  • OO Principles
  • Java/JEE or C#/C++ or Python
  • Javascript and popular JS Frameworks
  • An understanding of Public Cloud Technologies
  • Agile development

It's a bonus if you have some work experience from a year out, holiday or part-time work, but in all cases, we’ll be looking for people with a passion for our technology and the hunger to learn. Of equal importance to your technical knowledge are your communication and problem-solving skills and your focus on achieving results. 

Please ensure you include on your CV all of your academic achievements to date, your first-year modules and the results you achieved.

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Network/Operations Engineer - 13-month Placement

You can be sure that your placement year will be spent working alongside our highly-skilled Engineers working on, and maintaining, critical customer networks.  You’ll develop scripts and use network monitoring tools in order to maintain and enhance our network management systems, as well as investigating and resolving issues raised by our alarm systems.

You’ll work to maximise service levels for the Cognito network by regularly measuring and reporting progress and activity. You’ll also be involved, hands-on, in the delivery of business-critical internal and customer projects as required.  Excellent team-working skills will be vital as you will be required to work closely with support teams in order to successfully set-up customer connections and fix customer issues.

For our network engineer placements knowledge of networking fundamentals and some of the following technologies is ideal:

  • Linux/Unix
  • Cisco
  • VMware
  • MYSQL & MS SQL Databases
  • JEE (JBoss)

It’s a bonus if you have some work experience from a year out, holiday or part-time work, but in all cases, we’ll be looking for people with a passion for our technology and the hunger to learn. Of equal importance to your technical knowledge are your communication and problem-solving skills and your focus on achieving results. 

Please ensure you include on your CV all of your academic achievements to date, your first-year modules and the results you achieved.

Apply now

Case Studies
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Stuart first worked for Cognito iQ in 1998 on the IP programme, returning in 2000 as a Software Engineer. He is now a Senior Project Manager in our Consultancy division.

“Throughout my time here, the company has listened to my career intentions and continued to develop me. This, combined with a lot of hard work from my side, has got me into the position I am in today. I became an accredited Prince2 practitioner which is crucial to my project management role. It also reassures the customer that I follow a recognised methodology when implementing what can be multi-million pound investments.”