Senior AI Platform Architect – GenAI & Cloud (Remote)

Cognizant; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a seasoned Associate Director – AI/Gen AI Platform to lead enterprise AI architecture across a portfolio of platforms and Hi-Tech clients. You will drive AI strategy, design scalable GenAI/Agentic AI solutions, govern AI practices, and promote cloud-native adoption to deliver measurable business value.

The role requires deep enterprise architecture expertise, hands-on AI experience, and strong executive engagement skills, with remote work flexibility in the US.

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

Solution Architecture

Technology Consulting

Generative AI

Agentic AI

LLMs

Cloud Platforms

Microservices

APIs

Kubernetes

Docker

Executive Communication

Client Engagement

AI Strategy

AI Governance

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

MLflow

Vector Databases

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a seasoned Associate Director – AI/Gen AI Platform to lead enterprise AI architecture across a portfolio of platforms and Hi-Tech clients. You will drive AI strategy, design scalable GenAI/Agentic AI solutions, govern AI practices, and promote cloud-native adoption to deliver measurable business value.

The role requires deep enterprise architecture expertise, hands-on AI experience, and strong executive engagement skills, with remote work flexibility in the US.