Cognizant

Associate Director - GenAI Solution Architect

Cognizant
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Charlotte, NC, USAStaff+

Base Salary

$140k - $160k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Drive AI-first engineering strategy and lead the architecture and delivery of enterprise Generative AI solutions.
  • Design scalable, cloud-native architectures using LLMs, AI agents, orchestration frameworks, APIs, and microservices.
  • Build and deploy GenAI-powered applications using GPT-4/4o, Claude, Gemini, Llama, prompt engineering, and context engineering.
  • Use GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted development tools to accelerate software delivery and improve developer productivity.
  • Define and promote engineering standards across CI/CD, DevOps, API integration, and cloud-native application development.
  • Design AI solutions using AWS and Amazon Bedrock and support scalable AI platforms and services.
  • Translate complex business requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable AI solutions while influencing architecture and engineering decisions.

Requirements

  • Strong experience designing and delivering Generative AI solution architectures, including LLM-powered applications and AI agents.
  • Hands-on experience with LLMs, AI agents, prompt engineering, and context engineering.
  • Experience developing GenAI solutions with GPT-4/4o, Claude, Gemini, and Llama.
  • Strong experience with AWS, Amazon Bedrock, cloud-native architecture, APIs, and microservices.
  • Experience using GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted development tools in enterprise software engineering environments.
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps, and modern software engineering practices.
  • Experience with AI platform engineering and integrating AI capabilities into enterprise applications.
  • Strong stakeholder leadership and ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
  • Preferred qualifications include Palantir experience, insurance-domain knowledge, leadership of AI-first engineering or enterprise GenAI transformation initiatives, and experience designing reusable AI platforms, orchestration frameworks, or agent-based solutions.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement in Charlotte, NC, with flexibility subject to business, project, and client requirements.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Paid holidays and paid time off.
  • 401(k) plan and contributions.
  • Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Eligibility for a discretionary annual incentive program based on performance.

Tech Stack

Categories

AI ApplicationsSolutions Engineering
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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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