Digital transformation consulting firm Synechron on Monday announced plans to hire up to 2,000 professionals to boost its India operations in Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai. Additionally, the company said it will also look at fulfilling open positions across the US, Europe, Middle East and the APAC regions. “We are witnessing huge growth in India this year specifically in digital transformation initiatives across various BFSI clients. Although our focus is to hire people with strong domain knowledge, we will still be looking at dedicated professionals in the range of 4 to 10 years of relevant experience,” informed Hareesha Pattaje, Managing Director and Delivery Head India, Synechron.

The key skills the company is currently looking at include Java full stack, angular/react, Cloud and DevOps, data engineers, UI/UX specialists, automation engineers, agile coaches and business analysts. “We are also leveraging our internal talent, who are frequently cross-skilling and upskilling themselves, to be placed in appropriate roles,” Pattaje added.