Principal AI Technical Architect
Cognizant
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This role pays less than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $180,700–$261,092 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $172k versus about $221k for comparable roles.
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Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.
Cognizant currently has 397 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $100,000–$135,000 across 262 roles with salary data.
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The Principal AI Technical Architect will serve as the primary technical authority for Agentic AI, driving innovation strategy through Amazon Web Services. You will design scalable, serverless AI solutions where Foundation Models interact with enterprise data and APIs to perform complex tasks. Key responsibilities include leading workshops with senior leadership, architecting systems using Amazon Bedrock Agents and Knowledge Bases for RAG, and designing action groups via AWS Lambda functions. You will evaluate models like Anthropic Claude, Amazon Titan, and Meta Llama while managing CI/CD pipelines with Amazon CloudWatch and Bedrock Guardrails. Technical requirements include proficiency in prompt engineering, Python, Node.js, and Vector Engines like OpenSearch Serverless. You must also bridge cloud-native agents with on-premise robotic process automation using UiPath or Automation Anywhere.
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