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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