Cognizant

GenAi - Senior Architect

Cognizant
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4 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Define and own enterprise-wide Generative AI and Agentic AI architecture aligned with business goals.
  • Design end-to-end AI systems covering model selection, context engineering, application integration, and deployment.
  • Lead reusable frameworks, accelerators, and multi-agent architectures for enterprise use cases.
  • Drive AI prototyping, proofs of concept, and MVP initiatives across industries.
  • Establish AI governance, standards, compliance, ethics, security, lifecycle, and performance practices.
  • Design scalable integrations across enterprise AI platforms and ecosystems.
  • Collaborate with business leaders, AI strategists, engineering teams, and senior stakeholders.
  • Mentor architects and support high-performing AI engineering teams.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years in AI/ML and hands-on Generative AI or Agentic AI experience.
  • Strong expertise designing and implementing enterprise-scale Generative AI and multi-agent systems.
  • Proven enterprise architecture experience with frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS SageMaker, AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Studio or Foundry, or Google Vertex AI.
  • Experience defining AI governance models, compliance frameworks, and enterprise AI strategies.
  • Ability to design scalable architectures integrating AI platforms across enterprise ecosystems.
  • Strong stakeholder management experience with senior leadership.
  • Exposure to Salesforce Einstein GPT, ServiceNow Now Assist, SAP Joule, Workday AI, or Oracle AI Services is helpful.
  • Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud AI deployments, AI observability, agent lifecycle management, and interoperability standards is helpful.
  • Active participation in AI communities, industry forums, or thought leadership initiatives is helpful.

Benefits

  • Onsite work five days per week in a Cognizant office in Chennai, Bangalore, or Hyderabad.
  • Cognizant offers flexibility where possible and wellbeing programs supporting work-life balance.

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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.

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