International business services firm Cognizant says it plans to hire more than 1,000 employees as it sets up a new technology and service delivery center in Irving.

The Irving City Council voted Thursday night to provide an economic grant to the company of as much as $545,000 for the new operation.

Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corp.'s regional office will be in a building near Interstate 635.

"To meet our business needs and house our delivery center, we have leased an approximately 40,000-square-foot office complex located at 5001 Statesman Drive in the northwest corridor of Irving, with a right of first refusal on additional space as client demand continues to grow," a spokesman for Cognizant said in an email. "This new center will serve as a hub for our more than 600 employees already in the Irving area who work from client sites or from our offices on Las Colinas Boulevard, as well as providing the necessary facilities to accommodate our growth."

The company said it plans to hire 1,090 workers over the next five years.

The new center will service Cognizant's clients in the region and expand its operations in Texas.

"Cognizant has found Texas to be a great place to do business, and it is home to many of the Fortune 500 and 1000 clients we serve," said Cognizant's Jodi Sorensen. "We are particularly excited about expanding our presence in the broader Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, with the access it provides to a strong pool of talent and an excellent system of colleges and universities with whom we hope to partner on jobs programs and training initiatives to further expand employment opportunities for Texas residents.

"Our longer-term plans for the area include partnership in training programs designed to equip individuals with the necessary skills for in-demand jobs in the digital economy."

Cognizant is based in New Jersey. In 2016 it employed more than 260,000 people — the bulk in India — and had total revenue of nearly $13.5 billion.

The company has more than 3,600 employees in Texas.

Irving's council voted unanimously to provide Cognizant with the grant of $500 per each new job it creates. The company's new operation is expected to add more than $10 million to Irving's tax rolls.

Cognizant's decision to expand in Irving is the latest in a series of recent business gains for the northwest Dallas County suburb.

Health care giant McKesson earlier this year opened its new regional campus on State Highway 114 where it plans to bring nearly 1,000 jobs.

San Francisco-based McKesson already has about 900 workers in North Texas and has moved the headquarters of its U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group to Las Colinas.

Several other high-profile companies, including restaurant chain Pei Wei Asian Diner and tech firm Gartner Inc., are looking to put operations in Las Colinas and bring in employees.