Senior AI Agent Architect - Remote Automation

Cognizant; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 81,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior AI Agent Developer in the United States. The role focuses on designing, developing, and deploying intelligent AI agents to automate business processes and enhance user experiences using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Claude, and Azure OpenAI.

You will integrate agents with enterprise systems, REST APIs, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365, and build Retrieval-Augmented Generation solutions with governance and security best practices.

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/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

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Azure OpenAI

Prompt engineering

REST APIs

Tools

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Claude

Power Automate

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior AI Agent Developer in the United States. The role focuses on designing, developing, and deploying intelligent AI agents to automate business processes and enhance user experiences using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Claude, and Azure OpenAI.

You will integrate agents with enterprise systems, REST APIs, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365, and build Retrieval-Augmented Generation solutions with governance and security best practices.