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Senior Agentic AI Engineer (Hybrid)

Cognizant · Charlotte, NC · 2 wk ago
HybridEngineering$55k–$130k/yrFull-time

About the role

Design, build, and maintain MCP servers that expose enterprise tools, data, and APIs to AI agents.
Develop reusable MCP connectors/adapters for internal and external systems.
Implement MCP-based access to: Databases and data platforms REST / GraphQL APIs Document repositories Workflow systems Enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure MCP servers are modular, reusable, secure, and observable.
  • Integrate MCP-enabled tools with LLM applications, copilots, and autonomous agents.
  • Implement tool invocation patterns for single-agent and multi-agent workflows.
  • Ensure AI agents can discover, invoke, and consume tools safely through MCP.
  • Build integrations between Agentic AI platforms and enterprise systems including: ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, Databricks, Snowflake, Synapse SQL / NoSQL databases, CRM, ERP, and insurance platforms.
  • Internal APIs and microservices.
  • Work with application, data, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to onboard enterprise tools into MCP-based agent ecosystems.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, API integration, data engineering, or enterprise application integration.
  • Hands-on experience with Generative AI / LLM-based applications.
  • Experience building APIs, connectors, microservices, or enterprise integration layers.
  • Exposure to Agentic AI, tool-calling, workflow automation, or AI orchestration frameworks.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.

Qualifications

Not specified.

Skills

  • Generative AI / LLM-based applications.
  • API development and integration.
  • Data engineering and management.
  • Enterprise application integration.
  • Agentic AI, tool-calling, workflow automation, or AI orchestration frameworks.

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance.
  • Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off.
  • 401(k) plan and contributions.
  • Long-term/Short-term Disability.
  • Paid Parental Leave.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Pay

The annual salary for this position is between $55K – $130K depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Schedule

Hybrid.

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