Sr. Consulting Manager- Forward Deployed Engineer

Cognizant Consulting is a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending deep industry and technology advisory capabilities, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients.

About the role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will partner directly with clients to rapidly design, build, and deploy innovative AI, data, cloud, and digital solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes. You will work collaboratively with clients, business stakeholders, architects, product managers, data scientists, and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with client stakeholders to understand business objectives, operational challenges, and technical requirements while serving as a trusted technical advisor.
• Lead discovery workshops, technical assessments, and solution envisioning sessions to translate business needs into scalable solution architectures and implementation roadmaps.
• Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations that accelerate time-to-value.
• Build and implement Generative AI, Agentic AI, machine learning, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions, including AI copilots, intelligent workflows, and autonomous agents.
• Own technical delivery across client-facing initiatives, driving rapid iteration, production readiness, adoption, and measurable business outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, technical consulting, or customer-facing engineering roles.
• Strong programming expertise in one or more languages such as Python, Java, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Go.
• Experience developing cloud-native solutions on Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform, including APIs, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, enterprise system integration, stakeholder management, and client-facing consulting engagements.

Skills

• Experience deploying Generative AI, Agentic AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics solutions in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with LLM platforms such as Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, or Google Gemini.
• Experience with AI frameworks and orchestration platforms including LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, vector databases, and knowledge graph solutions.
• Experience building AI copilots, intelligent automation solutions, RAG architectures, and enterprise knowledge management platforms.
• Experience delivering technology solutions across industries such as Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing, or Logistics.

Schedule

This position requires travel as needed and a minimum of three days per week in a Cognizant office or client location in Atlanta/NJ. Hybrid work arrangements may change based on project, business, and client requirements.

Pay

$130,000 - $158,500. This position is eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Employee assistance program
• Paid holidays plus PTO
• Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
• Learning and development certifications and programs