Infosys to Create 1200 Jobs in Australia

NYSE-listed Infosys on Wednesday launched an initiative to accelerate digital leadership for its clients in Australia and shrink the digital skills gap in the region with the creation of 1200 jobs and the opening of three Innovation Hubs by 2020.

Senior Vice President for Australia and New Zealand at Infosys, Andrew Groth was joined by Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, the Hon. Karen Andrews, at Infosys’ North Sydney office, to announce a broad range of initiatives to meet the nation’s ever-growing demand for digital expertise.

The initiatives will form an education ecosystem through which Infosys would enable continuous learning opportunities. They include:

The creation of 1200 IT jobs in Australia by 2020, of which around 40 percent will be Australian university graduates from a range of fields including Computer Science and Design

The development of three Innovation Hubs across Australia

Strengthening Infosys’ academic partnerships to attract top graduate talent and accelerate digital skill building in Australia

The new Innovation Hubs will serve as a platform to enable Infosys to co-create and co-innovate alongside clients, academia and government to accelerate innovation and upskilling of talent in emerging technologies and solutions.

This approach provides Infosys with a strong foundation to meet rising demand for expertise in areas like machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), user experience, cybersecurity, digital platforms, big data and cloud - now and in the future as technology and business needs evolve.

Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, said that the Infosys move is a great vote of confidence in our economy and the Coalition Government’s commitment to jobs of the future, that a company of Infosys’ global standing would make this kind of investment here.

Pravin Rao, Chief Operating Officer, Infosys, said that this marks an important milestone for the company in its 20-year journey in Australia. As a key technology partner of Australian business, the company is proud to announce its commitment to accelerating digital skills in the region through the creation of 1200 skilled jobs, the development of its new Innovation Hubs and our deepening partnerships with academia.

Andrew Groth, Senior Vice President for Australia and New Zealand, Infosys, said that the expansion of its Australian team, together with its planned Innovation Hubs are very important as it helps navigate its clients in their digital journey by simultaneously renewing their core business systems and building new solutions to realize growth.

Continuous education is a collective effort and the company is proud to work with the government, academia and local communities to help build and shape its next-generation of entrepreneurs and innovators.