Forward-Deployed AI Solutions Engineer

Cognizant; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 130,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan with company contributions

ESPP

EAP

Paid time off

Parental leave and fertility programs

Learning and development programs

Wellness resources

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with clients and rapidly design, build, and deploy AI, data, cloud, and digital solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

In this role you will lead technical discussions, run discovery workshops, translate business needs into scalable architectures, and own delivery across client initiatives. Remote in the United States with occasional travel, collaboration with Cognizant Consulting teams is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of software engineering, solution architecture, or similar client-facing roles.
• Strong programming experience in Python, Java, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Go.
• Experience building cloud-native solutions on Azure/AWS/GCP with APIs, microservices, Docker and Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, enterprise integrations, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions and drive delivery.

Responsibilities

• Partner with client stakeholders to understand objectives and requirements.
• Lead discovery workshops and architecture envisioning sessions.
• Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native apps, APIs, and integrations.
• Build AI/ML/RAG solutions and intelligent automation capabilities.
• Own delivery across client-facing initiatives with measurable outcomes.

Skills

Years of experience

Programming languages

Cloud architectures

Enterprise integrations

Client-facing consulting

Solution design

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with clients and rapidly design, build, and deploy AI, data, cloud, and digital solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

In this role you will lead technical discussions, run discovery workshops, translate business needs into scalable architectures, and own delivery across client initiatives. Remote in the United States with occasional travel, collaboration with Cognizant Consulting teams is expected.