Senior AI Platform Architect - GenAI & Cloud

Cognizant; Hartford (CT); Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + Paid Time Off

401(k) plan

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect – AI & GenAI Platforms for a remote role in the United States. You will define enterprise AI strategy, architect scalable GenAI and Agentic AI solutions, and drive cloud-native AI platform adoption across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

The role requires deep enterprise architecture expertise, hands-on AI experience, and strong executive stakeholder management to deliver measurable business value.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Technology Consulting.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale AI, cloud, and digital transformation programs.
• Expertise in Generative AI, Agentic AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG, and AI Governance.
• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP cloud platforms.
• Experience designing microservices, APIs, Kubernetes, Docker, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong executive communication, consulting, and client engagement experience.
• Demonstrated success leading AI initiatives from strategy through production deployment.
• Domain expertise in SaaS Platforms, FinTech & Payments, Enterprise Software, Financial Operations, High-Tech / Semiconductor.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise AI architecture strategy, roadmaps, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Architect scalable GenAI, Agentic AI, ML, and cloud-native solutions across complex enterprise environments.
• Design AI platforms utilizing LLMs, RAG, vector databases, APIs, and modern cloud services.
• Build rapid proofs of concept and prototypes to accelerate innovation and validate business use cases.
• Establish Responsible AI practices, model governance standards, and production readiness criteria.
• Drive cloud-native architecture adoption across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise platforms including Salesforce, ServiceNow, ERP, finance, and payments systems.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to client executives, business stakeholders, and delivery leadership.
• Support pre-sales, solutioning, architecture reviews, and strategic client workshops.
• Mentor architects and engineering teams while promoting reusable AI patterns and accelerators.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

GenAI

LLMs

Goverance

AWS

Azure

GCP

APIs

Kubernetes

Executive communication

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

MLflow

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect – AI & GenAI Platforms for a remote role in the United States. You will define enterprise AI strategy, architect scalable GenAI and Agentic AI solutions, and drive cloud-native AI platform adoption across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

The role requires deep enterprise architecture expertise, hands-on AI experience, and strong executive stakeholder management to deliver measurable business value.