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    AI Development Specialist

    Location:Johannesburg
    Type:Contract
    Reference:#NG61265
    Company:E-Merge IT Recruitment

    The AI Development Specialist will lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable, production-grade AI solutions on Microsoft Azure. This role owns end-to-end delivery—from data ingestion and model development to deployment and operationalization—ensuring solutions are secure, reliable, cost-effective, and compliant with enterprise standards.

    Responsibility:
    • Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end AI solutions on Azure.
    • Build and optimize retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines and prompt strategies.
    • Translate business requirements into scalable AI architectures and technical designs.
    • Implement event-driven and real-time data integrations using Azure services.
    • Containerize applications and manage deployments across AKS, functions, and app service.
    • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and releases.
    • Apply infrastructure as code (IaC) for consistent and repeatable deployments.
    • Establish MLOps practices including model versioning, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
    • Implement logging, telemetry, and observability for production systems.
    • Optimize model performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
    • Ensure adherence to security, data governance, and responsible AI standards.
    • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across AI and data pipelines.
    • Collaborate with data, engineering, and business teams to deliver solutions.
    • Produce and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and runbooks.
    • Stay current with emerging AI and Azure technologies and recommend improvements.
    Qualifications and experience:
    • 7+ years of experience in software engineering and/or machine learning engineering.
    • Minimum 3+ years delivering production AI solutions on Microsoft Azure.
    • Proven track record of deployed solutions, including architecture documentation and operational runbooks.
    • Strong experience in:
      • RAG system design
      • Prompt engineering
      • Performance tuning and optimization
    • Solid data engineering background and experience with secure integration patterns.
    • Working knowledge of Responsible AI frameworks and regulatory compliance.
    The reference number for this position is NG61265 which is a contract position based in Johannesburg offering a salary of up to R440 per hour negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Nokuthula at e-merge.co.za or call her on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

    Are you ready for a change of scenery? E-Merge IT recruitment is a specialist niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates options so that we can successfully place the right developers with the right companies in the right roles. Check out the e-Merge website www.e-merge.co.za for more great positions.

    Do you have a friend who is a developer or technology specialist? We pay cash for successful referrals!

    Posted on 23 Apr 09:49, Closing date 22 Jun

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    Nokuthula Gumbo
    nokuthulag@e-merge.co.za
    0114633633

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