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Cognizant · 7 hours ago

Agentic AI Architect

Richardson, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Cognizant is seeking an Agentic AI Architect to design, build, and scale agentic AI systems for complex enterprise workflows. The role involves owning the reference architecture and leading cross-functional delivery to achieve measurable business outcomes.

ConsultingIndustrial AutomationInformation TechnologySoftwareSoftware Engineering

No H1B

Responsibilities

Define end-to-end agentic AI reference architecture (planning, tools, memory, orchestration, evaluation, observability, security)

Lead discovery → design → production for high-impact workflows (service ops, field ops, finance, claims)

Implement single/multi-agent patterns with tool use (APIs, RPA), long/short-term memory, and human-in-the-loop

Stand up retrieval layers (Azure AI Search/Vector Search, Fabric, pgvector/Pinecone) and optimize grounding

Operationalize policies for PHI/PII, prompt-injection/jailbreak defense, content filtering, red-teaming, and approvals

Establish eval harnesses, CI/CD, online/offline metrics, rollout strategies, cost/latency/error budgets, drift monitoring

Integrate with Power Platform (Power Automate/Apps/Copilot Studio), ServiceNow, SAP, queues/events/APIs

Convert legacy RPA (e.g., UiPath) to agents or durable cloud workflows where appropriate

Publish patterns, accelerators, templates; mentor squads; run design reviews and ensure Definition of Done

Partner with Security, Legal, Compliance, Data, and business owners; present architecture and results to execs

Qualification

Agentic StackRetrieval & DataSecurity & GovernanceSafety & GuardrailsAgent EvaluationsEvaluation & ObservabilityCost Estimation & FinOpsDeliveryLLMs/agent systemsAgile leadershipChange managementVendor selection