Gen AI Architect

Digital technologies, including analytics and AI, give companies a once-in-a-generation opportunity to perform orders of magnitude better than ever before. However, clients need new business models built from analyzing customers and business operations at every angle to really understand them.

With the power to apply artificial intelligence and data science to business decisions via enterprise data management solutions, we help leading companies prototype, refine, validate and scale the most desirable products and delivery models to enterprise scale within weeks

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Partner with account and sales teams to understand client requirements and develop customized AIML & GenAI/Agentic AI solutions that address their business objectives

• Engage with existing and prospective clients to present AIML based technical solutions and platform/product demonstrations
• Own the technical response to AIML and GenAI/Agentic AI related RFPs/RFIs and present the technical solution in customer orals (both In-Person/Virtual)
• Architect and design sophisticated analytical applications such as Forecasting, Prediction, Segmentation, Optimization, Computer Vision, Speech, and Text Analytics using appropriate AIML and GenAI/Agentic AI tools & technologies across major cloud platform (Azure/AWS/GCP)
• Design GenAI/Agentic AI based solution to augment existing AIML applications and build new capabilities to address customer problems (First Party, Third Party and Open Source LLMs)
• Act as the primary technical PoC for customers to implement "Responsible AI" practices across the organization
• Stay up to date with latest industry trends/emerging technologies in AI and provide thought leadership to senior management and CxO teams
• Provide technical advisory & guidance to customer, pre-sales, and delivery teams on AIML and GenAI/Agentic AI platforms and solutions

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to present complex AIML concepts to technical and executive audience (using PPTs, Demos and Whiteboard)
• Deep expertise in designing AIML and GenAI/Agentic AI solutions on at least 1 major cloud platform (Azure, AWS and GCP)
• Strong expertise in handling large and sophisticated RFPs/RFIs and collaborating with multiple service lines & platform vendors in a fast-paced environment
• Strong relationship building skills and ability to provide technical advisory and guidance
• Proven ability as Solution Architect designing and developing AIML applications
• Minimum 1-year hands-on experience in building GenAI/Agentic AI applications demonstrating Large Language models
• Demonstrated ability as Solution Architect in pre-sales team driving the sales process from a technical solution standpoint
• Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, engineering, information systems or a related field.

The annual salary for this position is ($141,500- 166,500) depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.