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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

AI Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R01 - R02 per month
  • Permanent Intermediate position
  • Johannesburg
  • Posted 15 Jan 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2630875 - Ref 878000014996937
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About the position

We are seeking a highly skilled AI Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will design, build, and deploy scalable AI and Machine Learning solutions. You will work across Data Engineering, DevOps, and Machine Learning disciplines to deliver robust Generative AI and traditional ML solutions.


You will apply modern frameworks and cloud services to solve complex business challenges, ensuring AI systems are reliable, efficient, and secure.




Key responsibilities


  • Design and implement end-to-end AI/ML pipelines from data ingestion to deployment and monitoring
  • Build and optimise Generative AI applications using RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architectures and LLM frameworks
  • Develop and maintain scalable data processing workflows using modern big data tools
  • Implement MLOps best practices for model lifecycle management, versioning, and automated deployment
  • Collaborate with data scientists and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
  • Ensure data quality, governance, and security across all AI and data platforms


RequirementsRequirements


  • Minimum of 5 years professional experience
  • At least 2 years in AI/ML
  • At least 1 year in Generative AI is highly desirable


Skills and Experience


Core skills, tools, and frameworks





Programming mastery:
  • Expert-level Python, strong OOP, design patterns, and asynchronous programming
AI & LLM frameworks:
  • Experience with LangChain, Langflow, AutoGen, agent development, and LLM orchestration
GenAI architecture:
  • Strong understanding of RAG, vector search (Pinecone, Chroma, Milvus), and advanced prompt engineering
ML engineering & MLOps:
  • MLflow, feature stores, and model serving (TFServing, TorchServe, KServe)
Big Data processing:
  • PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake
Version control & CI/CD:
  • Git workflows, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
Orchestration:
  • Apache Airflow, Databricks Workflows, Delta Live Tables
Data architecture:
  • Medallion Architecture, ETL/ELT, data modelling
Data governance:
  • Unity Catalog, lineage, access control, and security
Streaming:
  • Kafka, AWS Kinesis, Spark Structured Streaming
Data quality:
  • Great Expectations, Deequ
BI & visualisation:
  • PowerBI, Tableau, Databricks SQL Dashboards

AWS skills


  • Amazon S3
  • AWS IAM
  • VPC and networking concepts
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Amazon SageMaker
  • Amazon Kinesis

Azure skills


  • Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
  • Azure OpenAI Service
  • Azure AI Search
  • ARM templates / Bicep
  • Azure monitoring
  • VNETs, Private Endpoints, Managed Identities, Key Vault

Databricks skills


  • Mosaic AI
  • MLflow
  • Unity Catalog
  • Databricks Jobs, Workflows, DLT
  • Spark SQL and PySpark optimisation
  • Databricks CLI and REST API automation


Certifications (nice to have)


Core & General


  • NVIDIA Certified Associate: AI in the Data Center or similar
  • DeepLearning.AI Generative AI and LLM specialisations
AWS:


  • AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Azure:


  • Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate (DP-100)
Databricks:


  • Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional
  • Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate
  • Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional



Desired Skills:

  • Programming mastery
  • AI & LLM frameworks
  • GenAI architecture
  • ML engineering & MLOps
  • Big Data processing
  • Version control & CI/CD

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

About The Employer:


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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

About the agency

Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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