Gen AI Architect: Agentic AI & LLM Leader (Remote)

Cognizant; Little Rock (AR); Remote; USD 103,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Disability insurance

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Gen AI Architect (Agentic AI & LLM) to lead the design and delivery of next-generation AI-powered enterprise applications. You will architect scalable AI solutions leveraging LLMs, agentic frameworks, and modern web technologies.

You will mentor engineers, define technical strategy, and drive end-to-end product delivery across engineering, product, and business teams. This remote role is open to qualified applicants in the United States.

Qualifications

• 12+ years designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems, enterprise platforms, or complex software apps.
• Proven success delivering production-grade AI/LLM-powered solutions, including agentic AI systems, RAG platforms, intelligent automation, or conversational AI apps.
• Deep expertise with Generative AI technologies including OpenAI models, prompt engineering, vector databases, retrieval frameworks, and AI orchestration patterns.
• Hands-on experience with LangGraph, LangChain, AutoGen, or similar agent development frameworks.
• Strong full-stack engineering background with expertise in ReactJS, Node.js, and modern app architecture.
• Ability to define technical strategy, influence architecture decisions, and mentor engineering teams.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals: system design, scalability, testing, performance optimization, code quality.
• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design enterprise-scale Generative AI applications using LLMs, RAG, data integration, automation, and orchestration.
• Build Agentic AI solutions using LangGraph, LangChain, or similar frameworks for complex reasoning and tooling integration.
• Develop scalable workflow orchestration with Temporal or similar technologies.
• Define AI platform architectures: model routing, prompt lifecycle, observability, governance, and production deployment.
• Establish evaluation frameworks: offline testing, regression analysis, trace diagnostics, and business outcome measurement.
• Lead end-to-end product delivery from architecture to deployment and operations support.
• Promote engineering best practices: scalability, performance, security, reliability, maintainability.
• Mentor engineers and foster innovation and continuous learning.

Skills

Distributed systems

AI/LLM

OpenAI models

Prompt engineering

LangGraph

LangChain

AutoGen

ReactJS

Node.js

System design

Code quality

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS/Engineering

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Temporal

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Gen AI Architect (Agentic AI & LLM) to lead the design and delivery of next-generation AI-powered enterprise applications. You will architect scalable AI solutions leveraging LLMs, agentic frameworks, and modern web technologies.

You will mentor engineers, define technical strategy, and drive end-to-end product delivery across engineering, product, and business teams. This remote role is open to qualified applicants in the United States.