Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Cognizant; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer in Sydney to design and deploy AI-powered automation directly within customer environments. You will translate complex business processes into scalable, production-ready systems and collaborate with product, engineering, sales, and customer success teams.

You will lead design and delivery of AI-driven workflows using UiPath Maestro and Agent Builder, extend platforms via APIs and SDKs, and mentor other engineers to raise technical

Qualifications

• Strong coding skills in Python and TypeScript or similar languages.
• Experience building APIs and integrations with cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of enterprise systems and automation platforms.
• Proven ability to manage technical workstreams and customer engagements.
• Excellent customer-facing communication and solution design skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and build AI-driven workflows and automations using UiPath.
• Translate business requirements into scalable automation solutions.
• Drive customer implementations from design to production deployment.
• Debug and resolve issues across orchestration, AI inference, and data pipelines.
• Contribute reusable components and mentor engineers to raise technical standards.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

APIs & Integrations

Cloud platforms

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

PhD (preferred)

Tools

UiPath Maestro

UiPath Agent Builder

AWS

Azure

OpenAI API

Job description

About the role

As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you will make an impact by designing, building, and deploying AI-powered automation solutions directly within customer environments, translating complex business processes into scalable, production-ready systems. You will be a valued member of the Forward Deployed Engineering team and work collaboratively with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Success teams to deliver tailored automation and AI solutions for enterprise customers.

In this role, you will:

• Design and build AI-driven workflows, agents, and automations using the UiPath platform, including developing AI Agents with UiPath Maestro and Agent Builder.
• Translate business requirements into scalable automation and AI solutions, extending platform functionality using APIs, SDKs, connectors, and integrations.
• Drive customer implementations from initial design through production deployment, identifying risks and communicating blockers to ensure successful project delivery.
• Debug and resolve issues across orchestration, AI inference, integrations, and data pipelines.
• Contribute reusable components, implementation frameworks, and best practices while mentoring engineers and helping improve technical standards.

What you need to have to be considered

• Demonstrated software engineering experience with strong coding skills in Python and TypeScript or similar modern programming languages.
• Experience building APIs and integrations, with hands-on cloud platform experience.
• Working knowledge of enterprise systems and automation platforms.
• Proven ability to independently manage technical workstreams and customer engagements.
• Strong customer-facing communication skills and experience in solution design and troubleshooting complex systems.

These will help you stand out

• Applied AI and Machine Learning experience, including prompt engineering.
• Hands-on LLM experience (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini).
• Familiarity with agentic AI and multi-agent architectures.
• Background in distributed systems and orchestration frameworks.
• RPA and automation technology experience; advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science or a related field is a plus.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.