Senior AI/ML Manager - Agentic AI & LLM Architect (Remote)

Cognizant; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid holidays

Paid Time Off

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior AI/ML Manager to lead enterprise AI initiatives, leveraging LLMs, Agentic AI, and RAG architectures. This remote role collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, production-ready AI solutions.

You will design, build, and deploy AI systems, ensure governance and security, and drive MLOps/LLMOps practices across projects. Eligible applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in AI/ML, Data Science, or Software Engineering.
• 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 experience

LLM/Agentic AI

Python

Prompt engineering

RAG architectures

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

LlamaIndex

OpenAI

Azure OpenAI

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior AI/ML Manager to lead enterprise AI initiatives, leveraging LLMs, Agentic AI, and RAG architectures. This remote role collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, production-ready AI solutions.

You will design, build, and deploy AI systems, ensure governance and security, and drive MLOps/LLMOps practices across projects. Eligible applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.