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GenAI - Principal Architect

Cognizant

Bengaluru / Chennai / Hyderabad

15+ years

Today

$79.5K–80.7K/yr

Full-time

Onsite

Skills Required

Gen AI

Agentic AI

AI/ML

Enterprise Architecture

TOGAF

Zachman

AWS

SageMaker

Bedrock

Azure AI

Foundry

Google Vertex AI

AI Governance

Compliance Frameworks

Hybrid Cloud

Description

Senior Architect role focused on Generative AI and Agentic AI at enterprise scale. The position involves defining architectures, driving innovation, and working closely with business and engineering teams.

Company: Cognizant

Role: GenAI - Principal Architect

Location: Bangalore / India

Experience

- 15+ years of IT experience
- 5+ years in AI/ML
- Hands-on experience in Generative AI / Agentic AI
- Proven experience in enterprise architecture
- Solid stakeholder management skills
- Experience working with senior leadership

Responsibilities

- Define and own enterprise-wide architecture for Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions aligned with business goals
- Design end-to-end AI systems from model selection and context engineering to application integration and deployment
- Lead development of reusable frameworks, accelerators, and multi-agent architectures for enterprise use cases
- Drive prototyping, PoCs, and MVP initiatives to validate AI solutions across industries
- Establish governance, standards, and best practices for AI lifecycle, ethics, security, and performance
- Design scalable architectures integrating AI platforms across enterprise ecosystems
- Work closely with business leaders, AI strategists, and engineering teams

Additional Responsibilities

- Onsite position requiring 5 days a week in a Cognizant office in Chennai, Bangalore, or Hyderabad




- Working arrangements may evolve based on project and client requirements
- Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference
- Candidates may be required to present current state or government issued ID during each interview
- Compensation information may be modified at any time, subject to applicable law
- Equal opportunity employer consideration

Nice To Have

- Exposure to enterprise GenAI solutions such as Salesforce Einstein GPT, ServiceNow Now Assist, SAP Joule, Workday AI, or Oracle AI Services
- Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud AI deployment models
- Knowledge of AI observability, agent lifecycle management, and interoperability standards
- Experience mentoring architects and leading high-performing AI engineering teams
- Active participation in AI communities, industry forums, or thought leadership initiatives

More Skills AWS SageMaker, AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Studio, Azure AI Foundry, enterprise AI strategies, cloud AI platforms, multi-agent systems, multi-cloud, AI observability, agent lifecycle management, interoperability standards

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