Cognizant

GenAI Automation Architect – AI-Driven Quality Engineering Transformation

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21 hours ago
Charlotte, NC, USAStaff+
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Responsibilities

  • Lead adoption of GenAI-powered automation, agentic workflows, and AI-assisted testing across the Quality Engineering lifecycle.
  • Design and implement intelligent AI agents for test case generation, automation development, defect analysis, self-healing frameworks, and legacy automation modernization.
  • Architect enterprise-scale GenAI and Agentic AI solutions using AI platforms, orchestration frameworks, and automation technologies.
  • Define and execute the AI-driven Quality Engineering roadmap, governance strategy, responsible AI practices, and value realization metrics.
  • Mentor engineering and QA teams and foster an AI-first culture focused on innovation, learning, and delivery excellence.
  • Lead globally distributed engineering teams and deliver measurable business outcomes through quality transformation programs.

Requirements

  • 16+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Test Architecture, Test Automation, and enterprise-scale quality transformation programs.
  • Hands-on expertise with Generative AI and Agentic AI, including prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI-powered test automation, intelligent test design, defect prediction, and root cause analysis.
  • Strong proficiency in Python, Java, Selenium, Playwright, API automation, and scalable reusable test automation frameworks.
  • Deep knowledge of Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, LangChain, LangGraph, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude, and AI orchestration frameworks.
  • Experience defining Quality Engineering strategies, automation roadmaps, and governance frameworks.
  • Preferred experience with Semantic Kernel, MCP, AI Skills, multi-agent architectures, autonomous workflow frameworks, AI-assisted software development and testing, and emerging AI technologies.
  • Preferred knowledge of AI governance, security, compliance, model lifecycle management, responsible AI principles, PoCs, and AI transformation programs.

Benefits

  • Hybrid position requiring four days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Charlotte, NC, subject to project and business requirements.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, subject to eligibility.
  • 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.

Tech Stack

JavaPythonSelenium
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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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