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You will be a valued member of the Cognizant Consulting team and work collaboratively with clients, business stakeholders, architects, product managers, data scientists, and engineering teams.\nIn this role, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor, helping organizations accelerate digital transformation initiatives through modern cloud architectures, enterprise integrations, and next-generation AI solutions.\nIn This Role, You Will\nPartner directly with client stakeholders to understand business objectives, operational challenges, and technical requirements while serving as a trusted technical advisor.\nLead discovery workshops, technical assessments, and solution envisioning sessions to translate business needs into scalable solution architectures and implementation roadmaps.\nDesign, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations that accelerate time-to-value.\nBuild and implement Generative AI, Agentic AI, machine learning, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions, including AI copilots, intelligent workflows, and autonomous agents.\nOwn technical delivery across client-facing initiatives, driving rapid iteration, production readiness, adoption, and measurable business outcomes.\nWork Model\nWe strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. Occasional travel may be required to client sites, Cognizant offices, workshops, solution design sessions, and project-related meetings.\nRegardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.\nThe working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.\nWhat You Need to Have to Be Considered\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.\n5+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, technical consulting, customer-facing engineering, or similar roles.\nStrong programming expertise in one or more languages such as Python, Java, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Go.\nExperience developing cloud-native solutions on Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform, including APIs, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes.\nStrong understanding of software architecture, enterprise integrations, stakeholder management, and client-facing consulting engagements.\nExperience translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions and driving projects from concept through production deployment.\nThese Will Help You Stand Out\nExperience deploying Generative AI, Agentic AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics solutions in enterprise environments.\nHands-on experience with LLM platforms such as Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, or Google Gemini.\nExperience with AI frameworks and orchestration platforms including LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, vector databases, and knowledge graph solutions.\nExperience building AI copilots, intelligent automation solutions, RAG architectures, and enterprise knowledge management platforms.\nExperience working directly with clients in consulting, solution engineering, customer engineering, or forward deployed engineering capacities.\nExperience delivering technology solutions across industries such as Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing, or Logistics.\nStrong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.\nWe're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.\nSalary and Other Compensation\nThe annual salary for this position is anticipated to be between $130,000 and $158,500, depending on experience, qualifications, geographic location, skills, and other job-related factors.\nThis position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.\nBenefits\nCognizant offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support the health, wellbeing, and financial security of our associates and their families, including:\nMedical, dental, vision, and life insurance\n401(k) plan and company contributions\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)\nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)\nPaid holidays and paid time off (PTO)\nPaid parental leave and fertility assistance programs\nLearning and development programs, certifications, and career advancement opportunities\nWellness and mental health resources\nCareer growth and internal mobility opportunities\nBenefits may vary by location and employment status and are subject to change.\nApplication Deadline\nApplications will be accepted until November 30, 2026.\nCognizant reserves the right to close this posting earlier based on application volume, business needs, or hiring timelines.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5505,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Life insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Science & Engineering","IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams","Engineering Services","Cloud Consulting & Migration"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-09T00:57:46Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":61,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.612,"p_room":1,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":14,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-10T05:45:15Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":158500,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/cognizant-ai-forward-deployed-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/cognizant-ai-forward-deployed-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-12T06:14:58Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10031,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":85},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=85"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcognizant-ai-forward-deployed-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcognizant-ai-forward-deployed-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcognizant-ai-forward-deployed-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/cognizant-ai-forward-deployed-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcognizant-ai-forward-deployed-engineer"}]}