AI Engineer (Senior)

Imizizi

Reference: JHB001593-NS-1

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

  • Strong experience with AWS services for data engineering, including S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and CloudWatch.
  • Proven proficiency in Python (Python 3.x) and PySpark for building ETL and data-processing pipelines.[2]
  • Hands-on experience with data-store technologies relevant for data engineers, such as DynamoDB or other
  • NoSQL and relational databases.
  • Solid understanding of data engineering concepts: ETL/ELT, data modelling, schema design, and analytical
  • processing.
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated testing (GitHub Actions or similar) for data
  • and ML workflows.
  • Proven use of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Terragrunt) to provision and manage cloud infrastructure.
  • Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration patterns (ECS, Step Functions, or similar) for production data
  • workloads.
  • Strong skills in monitoring, logging, and alerting for data pipelines and ML platform components (CloudWatch,
  • metrics, logs).
  • Practical experience integrating data workflows with MLOps pipelines and model lifecycle tooling (SageMaker,
  • SageMaker Pipelines or equivalent).
  • Strong problem solving, analytical skills, and ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS

  • Experience with AI engineering workflows, including model serving, feature stores, and model observability.
  • Understanding of agentic systems and multi-agent architectures relevant to Agent Fabric-style platforms.
  • Familiarity with Amazon Athena, AWS Glue, and streaming technologies (Kinesis, Kafka) for real-time/near-realtime
  • pipelines.
  • Experience with feature engineering at scale and data preparation for ML teams.
  • Familiarity with Databricks or managed Spark environments and optimisation of Spark jobs.
  • Exposure to low-code/no-code tooling that assists business teams in data access and insights.
  • Familiarity with data modelling and SQL tuning for analytical workloads (Oracle SQL or equivalent).
  • Knowledge of security hardening and networking best practices in AWS for data platforms.
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers and leading cross-functional data integration efforts.
  • Familiarity with monitoring model behaviour and evaluating LLM outputs as part of quality assurance

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Design, build, and operate scalable, secure data pipelines to support MLOps and Agent Fabric workloads.
  • Integrate diverse data sources and ensure robust data ingestion, transformation, and availability for ML teams.
  • Collaborate with ML Engineers and AI teams to productionise models and embed data requirements into
  • MLOps pipelines.
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Terragrunt) to provision and manage platform components.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated testing for data and ML deliveries.
  • Ensure operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, and logging of data workflows and models.
  • Participate in data modelling, schema design, and optimisation for efficient feature storage and retrieval.
  • Improve data security and networking posture across the data platform in collaboration with DevOps and
  • security teams.
  • Enable business users and analysts by supporting data access patterns, low-code solutions, and documentation.
  • Mentor and coach junior data engineers, sharing best practices in data engineering and MLOps.
  • Work in an Agile delivery model, contributing to planning, estimation, and delivery of features.
  • Evaluate and recommend tools and patterns for supporting agentic systems and AI-driven integrations within the Agent Fabric.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

  • Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience
  • Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in data science, AI applications, or related fields with demonstrated
  • stakeholder management experience
  • Proven track record of designing or enabling AI/ML/Data Engineering solutions and working with cross functional delivery teams to deploy them into production.

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