Remote Gen AI Architect — Enterprise LLM & Agentic AI

Cognizant; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Remote; USD 103,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) contributions

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Gen AI Architect (Remote) to design and deliver enterprise-scale AI-powered applications using LLMs, Agentic AI, and orchestration. You will guide architecture, establish standards, and mentor teams across disciplines.

You will lead end-to-end delivery, from concept to deployment, with a focus on scalability, security, and business impact. This remote role is open to qualified US applicants and offers strong growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems, enterprise platforms, or complex software applications.
• Proven success delivering production-grade AI and LLM-powered solutions, including agentic AI systems, RAG platforms, intelligent automation, or conversational AI applications.
• 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 application architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to define technical strategy, influence architecture decisions, and mentor engineering teams.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, scalability, testing, performance optimization, and code quality practices.
• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver enterprise-scale Generative AI applications leveraging LLMs, RAG, data, automation, and orchestration.
• Design and implement Agentic AI solutions using LangGraph/LangChain to support complex reasoning, memory, tool integration, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
• Build scalable workflow orchestration using Temporal or similar technologies.
• Define AI platform architectures covering model routing, prompt lifecycle, observability, governance, and production deployment.
• Establish evaluation frameworks including offline testing, regression analysis, and trace diagnostics.
• Lead end-to-end product delivery from architecture to deployment and support.
• Drive engineering best practices around scalability, performance, reliability, security, and maintainability.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning.

Skills

Generative AI design

LLMs

Agentic AI

LangGraph

LangChain

Temporal

Full-stack engineering

ReactJS

Node.js

System design

Performance optimization

Code quality

Prompt engineering

AI governance

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

LangGraph

LangChain

AutoGen

Temporal

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Gen AI Architect (Remote) to design and deliver enterprise-scale AI-powered applications using LLMs, Agentic AI, and orchestration. You will guide architecture, establish standards, and mentor teams across disciplines.

You will lead end-to-end delivery, from concept to deployment, with a focus on scalability, security, and business impact. This remote role is open to qualified US applicants and offers strong growth opportunities.