Senior AI/ML Architect - Agentic AI (Remote)

Cognizant; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior AI/ML Manager to design, build, and deploy enterprise AI solutions leveraging LLMs, Agentic AI, and RAG architectures. This remote role involves cross-functional collaboration to deliver scalable, secure, production-ready AI applications.

The role requires 12+ years of AI/ML/DS/SE experience, deep knowledge of ML algorithms, and hands-on work with major AI platforms. Expect a challenging, high-impact environment with MLOps/LLMOps practices.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of AI/ML, Data Science, or Software Engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of machine learning algorithms, evaluation metrics, and model validation techniques.
• Expertise in Agentic AI concepts, including LLMs, RAG, memory, reasoning, and prompt engineering.
• Hands-on experience building AI solutions using OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or similar platforms.
• Experience with Python and AI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, or LlamaIndex.
• Proven experience evaluating AI systems, detecting hallucinations, and measuring model performance.
• Knowledge of scalable architecture, workflow orchestration, and AI governance.
• Experience deploying production AI solutions using MLOps/LLMOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Build AI solutions using LLMs, agents, and RAG frameworks.
• Design scalable AI architectures with workflow orchestration, memory, and state management.
• Evaluate AI systems for quality, hallucinations, regression, and agent effectiveness.
• Integrate enterprise data sources and develop intelligent AI workflows.
• Deploy and manage AI applications using LLMOps/MLOps best practices.

Skills

AI/ML leadership

Agentic AI

LLM frameworks

Python programming

MLOps

Model evaluation

Prompt engineering

LangChain

LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

LlamaIndex

RAG architectures

LLMOps

Cloud platforms

Tools

OpenAI API

Azure OpenAI

Anthropic

Gemini

LangChain

LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

LlamaIndex

Python

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior AI/ML Manager to design, build, and deploy enterprise AI solutions leveraging LLMs, Agentic AI, and RAG architectures. This remote role involves cross-functional collaboration to deliver scalable, secure, production-ready AI applications.

The role requires 12+ years of AI/ML/DS/SE experience, deep knowledge of ML algorithms, and hands-on work with major AI platforms. Expect a challenging, high-impact environment with MLOps/LLMOps practices.