SENIOR ML ENGINEER / AI - GenAI - Databricks - Azure

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Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
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Senior level
Agency • Information Technology • Professional Services
The Role
Build, deploy, and scale production machine learning, AI, and GenAI solutions using Databricks and Azure. Develop AI agents, RAG systems, MLOps and CI/CD pipelines, model-serving platforms, APIs, microservices, and containerized applications. Deploy and optimize open-source LLMs on AKS, monitor model performance and drift, troubleshoot production platforms, and improve cost and reliability. Partner with data scientists, mentor junior engineers, and establish AI/ML engineering best practices.
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Ready to take AI and Machine Learning from prototype to production? Join a forward-thinking technology team where you’ll build, deploy and scale ML, AI and GenAI solutions that deliver real business value.

WHAT YOU’LL DO
  • Productionise and deploy ML models & data science pipelines on Databricks
  • Build and support AI Agents, GenAI & RAG solutions
  • Develop robust MLOps / CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, monitoring and governance
  • Deploy and optimise Open Source LLMs & AI models on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Build scalable APIs & microservices to expose AI capabilities
  • Develop containerised solutions using Docker & Kubernetes
  • Monitor model performance, drift, reliability and production health
  • Partner with Data Scientists to turn prototypes into business-ready solutions
  • Troubleshoot, optimise and scale AI/ML platforms for performance, cost and reliability
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to AI/ML engineering best practices


RequirementsMUST-HAVE TECHNICAL SKILLS
  • Databricks
  • MLflow
  • Mosaic AI
  • Model Serving
  • AKS
  • Python
  • SQL
  • REST APIs
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD
  • MLOps
  • Machine Learning
  • GenAI
  • LLMs
  • RAG
  • Spark
QUALIFICATIONS

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Econometrics, Mathematical Statistics, Actuarial Science or a related field.

ADVANTAGEOUS CERTIFICATIONS
  • Microsoft Azure – AZ-104 / AZ-305 / AI-102
  • Databricks – Data Engineer / ML Engineer / GenAI Engineer
  • Kubernetes – CKA / CKAD
  • DevOps / MLOps / Platform Engineering
  • AWS or Google Cloud certifications

A hands-on Senior ML Engineer who understands how to take AI from development → deployment → production, with strong experience across Databricks, Azure, Kubernetes, MLOps and GenAI.

If you're passionate about building production-grade AI solutions at scale, this could be your next opportunity!




Skills Required

  • Databricks experience
  • MLflow experience
  • Mosaic AI experience
  • Model serving experience
  • Azure Kubernetes Service experience
  • Python programming
  • SQL
  • REST APIs
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD
  • MLOps
  • Machine learning
  • Generative AI
  • Large language models
  • Retrieval-augmented generation
  • Apache Spark
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Econometrics, Mathematical Statistics, Actuarial Science, or a related field
  • Microsoft Azure AZ-104, AZ-305, or AI-102 certification
  • Databricks Data Engineer, ML Engineer, or GenAI Engineer certification
  • Kubernetes CKA or CKAD certification
  • DevOps, MLOps, or Platform Engineering certification
  • AWS or Google Cloud certification
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