Director - Platform Deployment and Management

Role Summary :

The Director of AI Platform & MLOps is a critical, hands-on technology leader responsible for the architecture, execution, and day-to-day management of the infrastructure powering our AI Training Data Services. You will lead a world-class team of engineers to build, scale, and operate a robust, secure, and highly automated platform. This role requires a deep technical background in cloud infrastructure, MLOps, and large-scale systems, combined with proven experience in leading high-performing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

Technical Execution & Architecture :

• Translate the long-term vision into an executable technical roadmap, making key architectural decisions for the platform.
• Lead the hands-on design and implementation of our MLOps / LLMOPs framework, including CI / CD for models, data / model versioning, automated workflows, and monitoring.
• Engineer and manage a scalable, multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS / GCP / Azure) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Oversee the technical integration, scaling, and reliability of data annotation platforms and the GIG worker technology layer.
• Drive SRE best practices to ensure high availability, performance, and security of the entire platform.

Team & Operational Leadership :

Stakeholder & Client Engagement :

Skills & Qualification

The Cognizant community :

We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

About us :

Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2025) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer :

Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.