AI Engineer (Entry)

Imizizi

Reference: JHB001600-KF-1

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

  • Foundational knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs) and how they are used in production
  • Experience with prompt engineering and designing prompt workflows and guardrails
  • Familiarity with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) concepts and connecting LLMs to documents/ databases
  • Basic software development skills (Python preferred) and version control (Git)
  • Ability to design and execute test plans for AI systems, including quality and latency measurements
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills for working with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Knowledge of data handling best practices, security awareness, and privacy considerations

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS

  • Hands-on experience with agent frameworks such as Copilot, LangGraph, or Semantic Kernel
  • Experience implementing RAG pipelines and vector search (e.g., FAISS, Pinecone, Milvus)
  • Familiarity with evaluation metrics for LLMs (hallucination measurement, relevance, answer quality)
  • Exposure to cloud platforms and deployment tooling (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
  • Understanding of MLOps/MLOps-lite practices for model deployment and monitoring
  • Experience integrating AI with enterprise applications (SAP, ServiceNow, SharePoint, Teams)
  • Experience with data engineering basics: ETL, data preprocessing and feature extraction
  • Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD for AI components

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assist internal teams and business units to integrate AI solutions and tools into their systems
  • Support the development of AI agents using frameworks like Copilot, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel and relevant SDKs
  • Help design and implement RAG solutions to connect LLMs with enterprise documents and databases
  • Integrate AI components with enterprise systems such as SAP, ServiceNow, Teams, SharePoint and internal systems
  • Participate in customer discovery to understand real business processes, pain points and success criteria
  • Develop and run evaluation tests to measure hallucinations, output quality, latency and business value
  • Assist in building monitoring and alerting for AI system performance and data drift
  • Collaborate with AI engineers, solution architects and business stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

  • Postgraduate degree (Master’s or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics or a closely related field
  • Demonstrable coursework, projects, or internships involving LLMs, NLP or applied ML
  • Strong foundational programming skills (Python) and familiarity with AI/ML toolchains and SDKs

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