Enterprise AI Architect & Responsible AI Engineer

Cognizant

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 175,000 - 205,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer to architect, build, and operationalize enterprise-scale AI systems for complex client transformation programs. You will blend hands-on engineering with enterprise AI architecture, governance, and executive-level technical advisory.

You will work with client and delivery teams to design human-agent operating models and regulated AI decisioning solutions.

Qualifications

12–20 years of experience in enterprise technology leadership in AI architecture, solution architecture, or digital transformation.
Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale Generative AI, RAG, LLM, and agentic AI in production.
Strong hands-on software engineering with Java, .NET, Python, or equivalent technologies.
Deep understanding of multi-agent architectures, context engineering, and knowledge orchestration.

Responsibilities

Design and deliver AI-native enterprise architectures across applications, data platforms, and cloud environments.
Build production-grade Generative AI, RAG, and agentic AI solutions from prototype to deployment and operation.
Define human-agent capability matrices, operating models, and guardrails for enterprise workflows.