Senior AI Agent Engineer – Remote Automation & Workflows

Cognizant; Cheyenne (WY); 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 and contributions

Disability insurance

Paid 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 leverage Microsoft Copilot Studio, Claude, Azure OpenAI, and enterprise knowledge sources to build secure, scalable conversational AI solutions.

Responsibilities include building conversational experiences, integrating with enterprise systems, and creating workflow automations with Power Automate while ensuring governance,

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.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify automation opportunities and translate business needs into AI use cases.

Skills

AI agent design

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

REST APIs integration

Azure OpenAI

NLP / Prompt engineering

Tools

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Claude

Power Automate

React

Angular

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 leverage Microsoft Copilot Studio, Claude, Azure OpenAI, and enterprise knowledge sources to build secure, scalable conversational AI solutions.

Responsibilities include building conversational experiences, integrating with enterprise systems, and creating workflow automations with Power Automate while ensuring governance,