1 day ago
San Diego, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$150k - $180k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead discovery, feasibility assessments, solution architecture, and technical design for AI-enabled manufacturing and MES automation.
- Design AI agents and automation workflows for master-data synchronization, validation, gap analysis, hotfix generation, bulk deployment, and facility setup.
- Develop governed automation solutions using Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, Azure DevOps, APIs, and enterprise integration patterns.
- Establish human-in-the-loop approvals, exception handling, audit trails, monitoring, and rollback controls.
- Guide prototyping, development, testing, deployment, production readiness, and stabilization.
- Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, data privacy, and responsible-AI standards.
- Mentor automation engineers and collaborate with MES, DevOps, data, and business teams.
- Prepare solution-design, operational-support, and knowledge-transfer documentation.
Requirements
- 10+ years of overall experience, including 3–5 years in AI or intelligent automation.
- Strong experience in AI-enabled automation, intelligent workflows, or enterprise automation architecture.
- Hands-on knowledge of generative AI, AI agents, prompt engineering, NLP, and retrieval-based solutions.
- Experience with Azure AI services, Azure OpenAI, and Azure DevOps pipelines.
- Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, C#, or similar technologies.
- Experience with APIs, workflow orchestration, data validation, integration, monitoring, and security controls.
- Strong stakeholder-management, analytical, communication, and technical-leadership skills.
- Experience with Critical Manufacturing MES or another enterprise MES platform is preferred.
- Knowledge of manufacturing master data, multi-environment configuration, PLM integration, and site rollouts is preferred.
- Familiarity with responsible-AI governance and model-risk controls is preferred.
- Relevant Microsoft Azure, AI, DevOps, or solution-architecture certifications are preferred.
Benefits
- Remote position.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 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 of 10%, based on performance and applicable plan terms.
- Applications accepted through 12/7/2026.
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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.