Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Cloud & Data Solutions

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Liberty Hill (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life ins.

401(k) plan and contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Employee assistance program

Paid holidays plus PTO

Paid parental leave and fertility aid

Learning and development programs

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation's Cognizant Consulting seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with clients, rapidly design, build, and deploy AI, data, cloud, and digital solutions delivering measurable business outcomes.

You will work with clients, business stakeholders, architects, product managers, data scientists and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable architectures, accelerate time to value, and drive production readiness.

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, or customer-facing engineering 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 system integration, stakeholder management, and client-facing consulting engagements.

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

Python

Java

C#

JavaScript/TypeScript

Go

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation's Cognizant Consulting seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with clients, rapidly design, build, and deploy AI, data, cloud, and digital solutions delivering measurable business outcomes.

You will work with clients, business stakeholders, architects, product managers, data scientists and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable architectures, accelerate time to value, and drive production readiness.