20 hours ago
Base Salary
$165k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement enterprise-grade LLM solutions involving context architectures, memory models, and prompt engineering.
- Design and optimize RAG pipelines using retrieval, embeddings, re-ranking, and evaluation frameworks.
- Lead development of agentic workflows and AI-powered applications integrating APIs, tools, and enterprise systems with guardrails.
- Connect AI solutions to ERP, CRM, data platforms, identity systems, and secure enterprise environments.
- Provide technical leadership through solution guidance, team mentoring, client collaboration, and delivery of scalable, reliable, cost-effective outcomes.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, AI/ML, or consulting, including strong expertise in Python-based production systems.
- Hands-on experience with RAG architectures, vector databases, and LLM frameworks such as LangChain or LlamaIndex.
- Strong expertise in prompt engineering, context design, structured output patterns, and prompt-injection risk mitigation.
- Experience designing and deploying agentic systems and AI integrations across enterprise environments.
- Demonstrated consulting or client-facing leadership experience, including delivery leadership, team mentoring, and business alignment.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with enterprise platforms, SSO/IAM, secure data environments, evaluation and observability tools, distributed systems, scalable cloud architectures, and enterprise SDLC practices.
- An advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, plus AI/NLP research or thought leadership, is preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model with travel as needed and time in a client or Cognizant office in the United States.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- 401(k) plan and contributions.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Employee assistance program.
- 10 paid holidays plus PTO.
- Paid parental leave and fertility assistance.
- Learning and development certifications and programs.
- Eligibility for a discretionary annual incentive program based on performance.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Cognizant
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.