AI Engineer — Agentic AI & Cloud Applications

Cognizant; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a highly skilled Business & Data Analyst to join our IOA practice in the United States. You will design and deploy AI applications, build data pipelines, and translate client needs into scalable AI/ML solutions across AWS, GCP, and Azure.

This role involves collaboration with analysts and consultants, strong communication, and staying current with AI frameworks. Start dates target Oct/Nov 2026 or Jan/Feb 2027, with relocation to Dallas, TX as needed.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, or a related discipline.
• Hands-on experience with at least one cloud AI platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Proficiency in Python; experience with LangChain, LangGraph, or similar agentic frameworks strongly preferred.
• Experience with data engineering tools (Spark, Airflow, Kafka) and/or ML frameworks (PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work across cloud and on-prem environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy full-stack AI applications using Python, LangChain, LangGraph, RAG pipelines, AutoGen, CrewAI, and Semantic Kernel.
• Build and deploy agentic AI solutions across cloud platforms, including AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex AI, and Azure AI + Copilot Studio.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, Spark, Airflow, and Kafka.
• Apply ML and NLG techniques using PyTorch, Scikit-learn, and R, deploying models via Azure ML, AWS SageMaker, or Vertex AI.
• Work with large-scale data platforms including Azure Synapse and Databricks SQL to support model training and analytics.
• Collaborate with business analysts and consultants to translate client requirements into scalable AI/ML solutions.
• Stay current with evolving AI frameworks, cloud-native tools, and agentic AI architectures.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Articulating technical concepts

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Data Science/AI

Tools

Python

LangChain

LangGraph

Apache Spark

Apache Airflow

Kafka

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a highly skilled Business & Data Analyst to join our IOA practice in the United States. You will design and deploy AI applications, build data pipelines, and translate client needs into scalable AI/ML solutions across AWS, GCP, and Azure.

This role involves collaboration with analysts and consultants, strong communication, and staying current with AI frameworks. Start dates target Oct/Nov 2026 or Jan/Feb 2027, with relocation to Dallas, TX as needed.