Consulting Manager, AUTOMOTIVE sector (AI Platform Engineer)

Cognizant is seeking an experienced AIOps / AI Platform Engineer to join their Automotive Consulting team. The role involves enabling reliable deployment and operation of AI workflows in production environments while ensuring project management and strategic objectives are met.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for AI workflows
• Implement monitoring for workflow execution, model performance, and data drift
• Support environment configuration, release automation, and rollback strategies
• Enable controlled promotion of workflows across development, test, and production environments
• Provide regular updates to leadership and stakeholders through status reports and review meetings
• Ensure alignment between business goals, project delivery, and change management
• Foster collaboration between product, engineering, operations, and other departments

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information technology, or related field experience
• 4+ years of proven experience in AI, preferably in the automotive sectors or manufacturing sectors
• Strong leadership skills to guide project teams, manage stakeholders, and drive success
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future
• Fluency in AWS based platforms is a plus
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, CISSP or CSM is a plus
• MBA or master's strongly preferred