Remote Senior AI & GenAI Platform Architect

Cognizant; Helena (MT); Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan and contributions

Disability (Long-term/Short-term)

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect – AI & GenAI Platforms to serve as the senior AI architecture authority across a portfolio of strategic Platforms & Services and Hi-Tech clients.

This role will define enterprise AI strategy, architect scalable GenAI and Agentic AI solutions, establish governance standards, and drive the adoption of cloud-native AI platforms that deliver measurable business value.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in enterprise or solution architecture.
• Experience delivering enterprise 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.
• Proven success leading AI initiatives from strategy through production deployment.
• Domain expertise in SaaS Platforms, FinTech & Payments, Enterprise Software, Financial Operations, High-Tech / Semiconductor.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise AI architecture strategy, roadmaps, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Architect scalable GenAI, Agentic AI, ML, and cloud-native solutions across 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 environments.
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise platforms including Salesforce, ServiceNow, ERP, finance, and payments systems.
• Serve as a 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

Executive communication

Client engagement

Leadership

Architectural design

Strategy

Education

TOGAF Certification

AWS/Azure/GCP Architecture Certifications

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

LangChain

LlamaIndex

MLflow

Vector Databases

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect – AI & GenAI Platforms to serve as the senior AI architecture authority across a portfolio of strategic Platforms & Services and Hi-Tech clients.

This role will define enterprise AI strategy, architect scalable GenAI and Agentic AI solutions, establish governance standards, and drive the adoption of cloud-native AI platforms that deliver measurable business value.