Senior AI Agent Architect - Remote

Cognizant; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 81,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

PTO

401(k)

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

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

The role emphasizes governance, security, and responsible AI, with a remote-friendly model and potential in-person interviews at client sites.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and developing AI agents, conversational AI solutions, 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.

Skills

AI agent design

Prompt engineering

NLP & RAG

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

REST API integration

Azure AI

Governance & security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Azure

Power Automate

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

SQL Server

React

Job description

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

The role emphasizes governance, security, and responsible AI, with a remote-friendly model and potential in-person interviews at client sites.