Indian IT services company HCL Technologies has opened a new global delivery centre in Redmond, Washington. The initial investment of $4 million will create more than 400 jobs in the Seattle area over the next two years, an HCL statement said.
With a 350-seat capacity, the ‘Collaborative Engineering Hub' will be a focal point for HCL's near-shore engineering programs and will provide both engineering and product development services in the areas of internationalisation and mobility.
The centre was inaugurated by the Washington State Director of the Department of Commerce, Mr Rogers Weed, in the presence of officials from HCL and Microsoft.
HCL also announced Microsoft as its first official enterprise customer, and Mr Weed pledged $200,000 from the Workforce Investment Act Fund to HCL to assist with the training of future employees from the Seattle area.
In addition, HCL will work closely with several local universities to recruit graduates, including the University of Washington, University of Washington-Bothell Campus, University of Washington-Tacoma, Seattle University, and Seattle Pacific University.