AI Engineer - Agentic AI & Cloud Pipelines

Cognizant; Boston (MA); 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 Business & Data Analyst to join the IOA practice, driving AI-powered automation, data-driven decisions, and scalable AI/ML solutions for client engagements.

You will design and deploy end-to-end AI applications, work across AWS, GCP, and Azure, and collaborate with business analysts to translate requirements into impactful outcomes. A strong cloud/AI background is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in computer science, data science, AI or related field.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills with ability to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Hands-on experience with at least one cloud AI platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Proficiency in Python; familiarity with LangChain/LangGraph or similar agentic frameworks is highly preferred.
• Experience with data engineering tools (Spark, Airflow, Kafka) and ML frameworks (PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
• Ability to work across cloud and on-prem environments and adapt in a fast-evolving AI landscape.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy full-stack AI apps using Python, LangChain, LangGraph, and RAG pipelines.
• Deploy agentic AI solutions across AWS, GCP, and Azure platforms.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines using ADF, Glue, Spark, Airflow, and Kafka.
• Apply ML and NLG techniques with PyTorch, Scikit-learn, and R; deploy models via cloud ML services.
• Work with large-scale data platforms (Azure Synapse, Databricks SQL) for training and analytics.
• Collaborate with business analysts to translate client needs into scalable AI/ML solutions.
• Stay current with evolving AI frameworks and cloud-native tools.

Skills

Python

LangChain

LangGraph

RAG pipelines

AI frameworks

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in computer science/data science/AI

Tools

AWS

GCP Vertex AI

Azure AI + Copilot Studio

Azure Data Factory

AWS Glue

Spark

Apache Airflow

Kafka

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

R

Azure ML

SageMaker

Vertex AI

Databricks SQL

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Business & Data Analyst to join the IOA practice, driving AI-powered automation, data-driven decisions, and scalable AI/ML solutions for client engagements.

You will design and deploy end-to-end AI applications, work across AWS, GCP, and Azure, and collaborate with business analysts to translate requirements into impactful outcomes. A strong cloud/AI background is essential.