Cognizant

GenAI Architect

Cognizant
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3 days ago
Brooklyn, OH, USASenior
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$130k - $155k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and own end-to-end architecture for Generative AI products and platforms.
  • Lead implementation of scalable AI solutions using LLMs, multimodal models, RAG frameworks, and agent-based architectures.
  • Establish standards and best practices for prompt engineering, model orchestration, inference optimization, AI governance, security, compliance, privacy, and responsible AI.
  • Translate business requirements into AI-enabled capabilities and technical solutions with product and engineering teams.
  • Design and deploy RAG architectures, vector databases, and AI orchestration frameworks.
  • Support model deployment, monitoring, versioning, performance optimization, workflow automation, and intelligent orchestration.
  • Integrate GenAI capabilities into customer-facing digital products and support enterprise AI product lifecycle management.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in software architecture, platform engineering, machine learning engineering, or a related technical leadership role.
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing Generative AI solutions in enterprise environments.
  • Strong expertise with large language models, foundation models, embeddings, prompt engineering, and AI agent frameworks.
  • Experience with GCP, cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, MLOps, and distributed systems.
  • Strong programming experience with Python, Java, or similar enterprise development languages.
  • Experience implementing AI security controls, governance frameworks, responsible AI principles, and privacy standards.
  • Preferred experience includes multi-agent architectures, knowledge graphs, metadata-driven architectures, unstructured data processing, regulated industries, open-source AI ecosystems, model customization, A/B testing, feature experimentation, cost optimization, and low-latency inference.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work requiring 3–4 days per week at a client or Cognizant office in Brooklyn, Ohio, subject to project and business 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.
  • Eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, subject to applicable plan terms.
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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value. We build full-stack AI solutions powered by deep industry, process and engineering expertise — embedding an organization's unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential and drive tangible outcomes. From strategy to deployment, we help global enterprises move from AI ambition to AI impact and stay ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai | Follow us @cognizant

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