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AI Development Specialist (Azure) (12 month contract)

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  • R Undisclosed
  • Contract Senior position
  • South Africa
  • Posted 30 Jan 2026 by Recru-it
  • Expires in 28 days
  • Job 2632111 - Ref PE011475

About the position

Lead the design, build, and deployment of production-grade AI solutions on Microsoft Azure. Own end-to-end delivery—from data pipelines to model deployment, ensuring security, reliability, and compliance.
Responsibilities

  • Design and implement AI solutions using Azure AI services (OpenAI, AI Search, Machine Learning).
  • Develop secure APIs and integrate with enterprise systems using Azure API Management and Event Hub.
  • Containerize workloads and deploy to AKS, App Service, or Functions with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Ensure observability, performance tuning, and cost optimization for AI workloads.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and document architecture, runbooks, and best practices.

 
Core Tech Stack

  • Azure AI & ML: Azure OpenAI Service, AI Studio, AI Search, Azure Machine Learning.
  • Data & Integration: Data Lake Storage, Synapse/Fabric, Data Factory, Event Hub, API Management.
  • Compute & Hosting: AKS, Azure Functions, App Service; IaC with Bicep/ARM/Terraform.
  • DevOps/MLOps: Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, MLflow integration, telemetry dashboards.
  • Languages: Python (required), plus C#/.NET or TypeScript/Node; LangChain or Semantic Kernel preferred.

 
Required Experience

  • 7+ years in software/ML engineering, with 3+ years delivering production AI solutions on Azure.
  • Proven track record of shipped solutions with architecture diagrams and runbooks.
  • Expertise in RAG system design, prompt engineering, and performance optimization.
  • Strong data engineering skills and secure integration patterns.
  • Applied knowledge of Responsible AI principles and compliance requirements.


Core Competencies

  • Outcome-oriented with strong problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
  • Collaborative leadership and mentoring capability.
  • Adaptability to ambiguity and incremental delivery approaches.

 
Nice-to-Have

  • Experience with Microsoft Fabric and Databricks on Azure.
  • Domain experience in financial services.
  • Azure AI Engineer Associate certification or equivalent.

 
Qualifications

  • Degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Math or equivalent industry experience
  • Matric exemption

Desired Skills:

  • production AI solutions
  • Azure
  • software/ML engineering
  • RAG system design
  • AI principles

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