Principal AI Platform Architect and GenAI (Remote)

Cognizant; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Associate Director to lead AI/GenAI platforms with a remote-first setup. You will architect enterprise AI strategies, govern scalable GenAI solutions, and drive adoption of cloud-native platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP while engaging executive stakeholders.

The role requires deep enterprise architecture expertise, hands-on AI experience, and a track record of delivering AI initiatives from strategy to production, collaborating with sales, engineering, and delivery

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Technology Consulting.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale AI, cloud, and digital transformation programs.
• Expertise in Generative AI, Agentic AI, LLMs, RAG, and AI Governance.
• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP cloud platforms.
• Experience designing microservices, APIs, Kubernetes, Docker, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong executive communication, consulting, and client engagement experience.
• Demonstrated success leading AI initiatives from strategy through production deployment.
• Domain expertise in SaaS Platforms, FinTech & Payments, Enterprise Software, Financial Operations, or High-Tech / Semiconductor.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise AI architecture strategy, roadmaps, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Architect scalable GenAI, Agentic AI, ML, and cloud-native solutions for complex enterprise environments.
• Design AI platforms utilizing LLMs, RAG, vector databases, APIs, and modern cloud services.
• Build rapid proofs of concept and prototypes to accelerate innovation and validate business use cases.
• Establish Responsible AI practices, model governance standards, and production readiness criteria.
• Drive cloud-native architecture adoption across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise platforms like Salesforce, ServiceNow, ERP, finance, and payments systems.
• Serve as trusted advisor to client executives, business stakeholders, and delivery leadership.
• Support pre-sales, solutioning, architecture reviews, and strategic client workshops.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams while promoting reusable AI patterns and accelerators.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Executive communication

Cloud-native design

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

MLflow

Vector DB

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an Associate Director to lead AI/GenAI platforms with a remote-first setup. You will architect enterprise AI strategies, govern scalable GenAI solutions, and drive adoption of cloud-native platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP while engaging executive stakeholders.

The role requires deep enterprise architecture expertise, hands-on AI experience, and a track record of delivering AI initiatives from strategy to production, collaborating with sales, engineering, and delivery