Client-Facing AI Solutions Architect (Remote)

Cognizant; Dover (DE); Remote; USD 130,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life_ins

401(k) plan with company contributions

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid holidays and PTO

Parental leave and fertility support

Learning and development programs

Wellness resources

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with clients to rapidly design, build, and deploy AI, data, cloud, and digital solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes. You will be a valued member of the Cognizant Consulting team and work with clients, stakeholders, architects, product managers, data scientists, and engineers.

In this remote role open to qualified applicants in the United States, you will lead technical delivery, run discovery workshops, and translate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, technical consulting, customer-facing engineering, or similar roles.
• Strong programming expertise in one or more languages such as Python, Java, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Go.
• Experience developing cloud-native solutions on Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform, including APIs, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, enterprise integrations, stakeholder management, and client-facing consulting engagements.
• Experience translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions and driving projects from concept through production deployment.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with client stakeholders to understand business objectives, operational challenges, and technical requirements while serving as a trusted technical advisor.
• Lead discovery workshops, technical assessments, and solution envisioning sessions to translate business needs into scalable solution architectures and implementation roadmaps.
• Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations that accelerate time-to-value.
• Build and implement Generative AI, Agentic AI, machine learning, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions, including AI copilots, intelligent workflows, and autonomous agents.
• Own technical delivery across client-facing initiatives, driving rapid iteration, production readiness, adoption, and measurable business outcomes.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Client-facing

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with clients to rapidly design, build, and deploy AI, data, cloud, and digital solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes. You will be a valued member of the Cognizant Consulting team and work with clients, stakeholders, architects, product managers, data scientists, and engineers.

In this remote role open to qualified applicants in the United States, you will lead technical delivery, run discovery workshops, and translate