Remote AI Solutions Architect for Enterprise Deployments

Cognizant; Charleston (WV); Remote; USD 130,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

ESPP

PTO

Parental leave

Learning & development

Wellness resources

Career growth

Job summary

Cognizant seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with clients, rapidly designing and deploying AI, data, cloud, and digital solutions that deliver measurable outcomes. You will work with stakeholders, architects, and engineers to translate business needs into scalable architectures and roadmaps.

Key focus areas include cloud-native design, enterprise integrations, and AI copilots, with production-ready delivery and a strong emphasis on stakeholder management in a remote United States

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years in software engineering, solution architecture, or technical consulting.
• Strong programming expertise in Python, Java, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Go.
• Experience building cloud-native solutions on Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform, including APIs, microservices, CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, enterprise integrations, stakeholder management, and client-facing engagements.
• Experience translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions and driving projects to production.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with client stakeholders to understand business objectives, operational challenges, and technical requirements.
• 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 in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

APIs

LangChain

LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

Vector databases

Knowledge graph solutions

Azure OpenAI

OpenAI

Anthropic Claude

Google Gemini

Job description

Cognizant seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with clients, rapidly designing and deploying AI, data, cloud, and digital solutions that deliver measurable outcomes. You will work with stakeholders, architects, and engineers to translate business needs into scalable architectures and roadmaps.

Key focus areas include cloud-native design, enterprise integrations, and AI copilots, with production-ready delivery and a strong emphasis on stakeholder management in a remote United States