Remote Gen AI Architect - Enterprise LLM & Agentic AI

Cognizant; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 103,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Gen AI Architect (Agentic AI & LLM) to design and deliver AI-powered enterprise applications. You will lead the architecture and development of scalable Generative AI solutions, leveraging LLMs, agentic frameworks, modern web technologies, and distributed systems.

Collaborate across engineering, product, and business teams to define strategy, establish standards, mentor engineers, and deliver innovative AI solutions with measurable business value.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience designing and delivering large‑scale distributed systems.
• Proven success delivering production‑grade AI and LLM‑powered solutions.
• Deep expertise with Generative AI technologies including OpenAI models, prompt engineering, vector databases, retrieval frameworks, and AI orchestration.
• Hands‑on experience with LangGraph, LangChain, AutoGen, or similar agent development frameworks.
• Strong full‑stack engineering background with ReactJS and Node.js.
• 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 enterprise‑scale Generative AI applications utilizing LLMs, RAG, structured data, workflow automation, and intelligent orchestration.
• Design and implement Agentic AI solutions using LangGraph, LangChain, or similar frameworks.
• Build scalable workflow orchestration solutions using Temporal or similar technologies.
• Define AI platform architectures covering model routing, prompt lifecycle management, observability, experimentation, governance, and production deployment.
• Establish evaluation frameworks for AI solutions, including offline testing, regression analysis, trace diagnostics, and business outcome measurement.
• Lead end‑to‑end product delivery, from architecture and development through deployment and operational support.
• Drive engineering best practices focused on scalability, performance, reliability, security, and maintainability.
• Mentor engineering teams and foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning.

Skills

Distributed systems

Generative AI

LLMs

LangGraph

LangChain

ReactJS

Node.js

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s / Master’s / PhD in CS or Engineering or related field

Tools

LangGraph

LangChain

AutoGen

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Gen AI Architect (Agentic AI & LLM) to design and deliver AI-powered enterprise applications. You will lead the architecture and development of scalable Generative AI solutions, leveraging LLMs, agentic frameworks, modern web technologies, and distributed systems.

Collaborate across engineering, product, and business teams to define strategy, establish standards, mentor engineers, and deliver innovative AI solutions with measurable business value.