Lead AI/ML Architect for Agentic AI (Remote)

Cognizant; Helena (MT); Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus 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 AI/ML Manager to lead enterprise AI initiatives from a remote location. The role focuses on designing, building, and deploying AI solutions that leverage LLMs, agentic AI, and RAG architectures in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

You will drive scalable AI architectures, governance, and production readiness while evaluating model performance and minimizing hallucinations. Strong Python and LangChain-based tooling are essential.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in AI/ML, Data Science, or Software Engineering.
• Strong understanding of machine learning algorithms, evaluation metrics, and model validation techniques.
• Expertise in Agentic AI concepts, including LLMs, RAG, memory, reasoning, and prompt engineering.
• Hands-on experience building AI solutions using OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or similar platforms.
• Experience with Python and AI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, or LlamaIndex.
• Proven experience evaluating AI systems, detecting hallucinations, and measuring model performance.
• Knowledge of scalable architecture, workflow orchestration, and AI governance.
• Experience deploying production AI solutions using MLOps/LLMOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Build AI solutions using LLMs, agents, and RAG frameworks.
• Design scalable AI architectures with workflow orchestration, memory, and state management.
• Evaluate AI systems for quality, hallucinations, regression, and agent effectiveness.
• Integrate enterprise data sources and develop intelligent AI workflows.
• Deploy and manage AI applications using LLMOps/MLOps best practices.

Skills

Python

LangChain

LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

LlamaIndex

OpenAI platforms

Azure OpenAI

Anthropic

Gemini

LLMOps

Tools

OpenAI

Azure OpenAI

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior AI/ML Manager to lead enterprise AI initiatives from a remote location. The role focuses on designing, building, and deploying AI solutions that leverage LLMs, agentic AI, and RAG architectures in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

You will drive scalable AI architectures, governance, and production readiness while evaluating model performance and minimizing hallucinations. Strong Python and LangChain-based tooling are essential.