Cognizant

Senior AI Architect

Cognizant
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14 hours ago
Somerset, NJ, USASenior

Base Salary

$108k - $180k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Define end-to-end agentic AI architecture frameworks using LLMs, multi-agent systems, and orchestration layers.
  • Design autonomous AI agents with planning, reasoning, memory management, and tool-use capabilities.
  • Establish secure, scalable, cloud-native reference architectures for enterprise AI applications.
  • Integrate AI agents with data platforms, ERP, CRM, APIs, and event-driven systems.
  • Partner with client stakeholders, data and platform teams, and cross-functional engineering groups to shape technical direction.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in AI/ML and GenAI, including LLMs, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, multi-agent architectures, and agent frameworks.
  • Strong Python programming skills and hands-on experience with AI libraries.
  • Experience architecting on cloud platforms, preferably Azure, including Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Studio, and Databricks, or AWS or GCP.
  • Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, Synapse, REST APIs, microservices, and event streaming technologies such as Kafka and Event Hub.
  • Strong DevOps and MLOps capabilities, including CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, monitoring, logging, and experiment tracking.
  • Familiarity with Java, Scala, or Node.js is preferred.
  • Experience delivering AI solutions in regulated or enterprise insurance environments is preferred.
  • Experience partnering directly with client stakeholders to shape and advance technical direction is preferred.

Benefits

  • Remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States, with travel as required by the client.
  • 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.
  • Eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program based on performance and applicable plan terms.
Cognizant

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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