Remote Senior AI Agent Engineer

Cognizant; Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 81,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is looking for a Senior AI Agent Developer to design, develop, and deploy intelligent AI agents that automate business processes and improve user experiences. You will work with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Claude, Azure OpenAI, and enterprise knowledge sources to build secure, scalable conversational AI solutions.

The role emphasizes governance, security, and responsible AI practices, with opportunities to integrate workflows via Power Automate and orchestrate with REST APIs, databases,

Qualifications

• Experience designing and developing AI agents or Generative AI applications.
• Knowledge of Large Language Models, prompt engineering, NLP, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation architecture.
• Development experience using Python and JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Experience integrating applications with REST APIs, JSON, enterprise systems, and databases.
• Experience working with Microsoft Azure, Azure OpenAI, or Azure AI Services.
• Understanding of AI agent design, orchestration, security, governance, and responsible AI practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Claude, and related Generative AI technologies.
• Build conversational experiences that answer user questions, automate tasks, and execute business workflows.
• Integrate AI agents with enterprise systems, REST APIs, databases, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and third-party platforms.
• Develop and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation solutions using enterprise knowledge sources.
• Configure agent topics, actions, plugins, connectors, and orchestration logic.
• Create AI-driven business processes and workflow automations using Power Automate.
• Implement governance, security, compliance, and responsible AI practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Monitor agent performance and usage metrics, troubleshoot production issues, and continuously improve response quality.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify automation opportunities and translate business needs into AI use cases.

Skills

AI agent design

Conversational AI

Prompt engineering

NLP & RAG

Python development

Tools

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Azure OpenAI

Power Automate

REST APIs

SharePoint

React

SQL Server

Job description

Cognizant is looking for a Senior AI Agent Developer to design, develop, and deploy intelligent AI agents that automate business processes and improve user experiences. You will work with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Claude, Azure OpenAI, and enterprise knowledge sources to build secure, scalable conversational AI solutions.

The role emphasizes governance, security, and responsible AI practices, with opportunities to integrate workflows via Power Automate and orchestrate with REST APIs, databases,