Senior Enterprise AI Platform Architect (GenAI) – Remote

Cognizant; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays & PTO

401(k) plan

Disability coverage

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect – AI & GenAI Platforms to lead architecture strategy for enterprise-scale AI across cloud environments. This remote role requires deep governance, hands-on AI expertise, and strong client engagement to drive adoption of scalable GenAI solutions.

The role emphasizes governance, production readiness, and collaboration with executive stakeholders to deliver measurable business value. Travel is minimal; visa sponsorship is not offered.

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, 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.

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.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Technology Consulting

Executive communication

Education

TOGAF Certification

Cloud Architecture Certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

LangChain

LlamaIndex

MLflow

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect – AI & GenAI Platforms to lead architecture strategy for enterprise-scale AI across cloud environments. This remote role requires deep governance, hands-on AI expertise, and strong client engagement to drive adoption of scalable GenAI solutions.

The role emphasizes governance, production readiness, and collaboration with executive stakeholders to deliver measurable business value. Travel is minimal; visa sponsorship is not offered.