Agentic AI Architect
What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! This is creating a lot of opportunities for people like YOU — people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world. At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative and successful.
About Cognizant
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, helping organizations modernize technology, reimagine processes, and transform experiences so they stay ahead in a fast-changing world. With over 300,000 associates globally, Cognizant combines a passion for client satisfaction, technology innovation, deep industry and business process expertise, and a global, collaborative workforce that embodies the future of work. We are consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world and among the best companies to work for. Our culture is built on a foundation of transparency, inclusion, and collaboration — empowering our people to grow and thrive both professionally and personally. At Cognizant, you won't just be part of a company; you'll be part of a community that is shaping the future of industries across the globe.
The Role
· Azure Agentic AI Architecture: Design and implement scalable, enterprise-grade Agentic AI solutions on Microsoft Azure, leveraging Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, and Azure Machine Learning with well-defined data flows, component architecture, and resource optimization.
· LLM & RAG Engineering on Azure: Build and optimize LLM-powered applications using Azure OpenAI, implementing advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines integrated with Azure AI Search and other Azure-native services.
· Multi-Agent Orchestration: Architect and deploy multi-agent systems using Azure ecosystem tools (e.g., Semantic Kernel, orchestration layers), enabling collaborative, goal-driven agent workflows across enterprise use cases.
· Frameworks & Prompt Engineering: Apply deep expertise in frameworks such as Semantic Kernel and LangChain (Azure-integrated), along with advanced prompt engineering techniques to improve model performance, grounding, and response quality.
· Data & Vector Integration: Design integrations with Azure data platforms (Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse) and vector stores (e.g., Azure AI Search vector capabilities), ensuring scalable, efficient embedding and retrieval mechanisms.
· Responsible AI & Governance: Implement Azure-native governance, Responsible AI principles, and compliance controls—including monitoring, model evaluation, security, and risk mitigation frameworks.
· Hands-On Engineering (Python & Azure SDKs): Demonstrate strong Python expertise with Azure SDKs, delivering end-to-end AI solutions from prototyping to production with CI/CD, monitoring, and performance tuning.
· Stakeholder Engagement & Solution Design: Communicate complex AI concepts effectively to business and technical stakeholders, lead architecture discussions, and drive solution ideation aligned with enterprise transformation goals.
About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
Additional employment information
Compensation 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.
Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
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