Senior Solution Architect: Agentic AI Platform

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Providence (RI); Remote; USD 116,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an experienced Solution Architect – Agentic AI to define enterprise architecture for next-generation AI agent capabilities. You will shape reference architectures, platform standards, reusable frameworks, and governance models to scale Agentic AI across the software lifecycle and business domains.

You will lead architecture reviews, establish standards, and drive the technical strategy for enterprise AI adoption, including memory services,

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture.
• 7+ years of cloud-native architecture and platform engineering.
• 5+ years of experience building AI/ML, Generative AI, or Agentic AI solutions.
• Strong experience defining enterprise architecture, reusable frameworks, design patterns, and technical standards.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale platform initiatives.
• Experience establishing architecture governance and implementation guardrails for complex technology initiatives.
• Strong understanding of enterprise AI platforms, cloud-native architecture, and modern platform engineering concepts.
• Demonstrated success influencing and collaborating with senior technical and business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise reference architectures for AI Agents and related platforms.
• Establish architecture standards, design patterns, reusable frameworks, and guardrails.
• Lead the technical strategy for Agentic AI adoption across the lifecycle.
• Drive architecture reviews and governance for enterprise AI initiatives.
• Architect reusable agent capabilities and tool registries.
• Define MCP integration patterns and agent-to-agent communication frameworks.
• Accelerate delivery through reusable assets and shared services.

Skills

Software engineering

Architecture

Cloud-native architecture

Platform engineering

AI/ML

Generative AI

Agentic AI

Enterprise architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an experienced Solution Architect – Agentic AI to define enterprise architecture for next-generation AI agent capabilities. You will shape reference architectures, platform standards, reusable frameworks, and governance models to scale Agentic AI across the software lifecycle and business domains.

You will lead architecture reviews, establish standards, and drive the technical strategy for enterprise AI adoption, including memory services,