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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