Generative AI and Agentic AI Architect

About the role

Technology & Engineering team at Cognizant builds enterprise AI solutions that drive business transformation. The Generative AI and Agentic AI Architect leads design, development, and deployment of scalable AI systems on Azure and AWS, overseeing containerized applications, MLOps pipelines, and multi‑agent architectures. Chennai, India, on-site role focusing on advanced AI frameworks and cloud-native services.

What you’ll do

• Architect and develop Generative AI solutions on cloud platforms
• Build and manage containerized AI applications with Kubernetes
• Establish observability frameworks for LLM performance
• Develop and deploy ML models using Python/R frameworks
• Create and maintain MLOps pipelines for model lifecycle
• Design multi‑agent and Retrieval‑Augmented Generation architectures
• Define standards for prompt engineering and vector search
• Mentor AI engineering teams on emerging technologies

What you’ll bring

• 6-15 years experience in technical architecture
• Expertise in Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms
• Hands‑on Docker and Kubernetes
• Proficiency in Python or R with TensorFlow/PyTorch
• MLOps experience with SageMaker, Azure AI or Vertex AI
• Experience designing multi‑agent and RAG systems
• Knowledge of prompt engineering and LLM observability
• Understanding of enterprise AI security and governance

Skills