AI ENGINEER JOB IN JOHANNESBURG

Looking for a high-paying AI Engineer job in Johannesburg? MSP staffing (PTY) LTD is hiring an Intermediate position in Johannesburg, Gauteng with a salary of R44,000 per month.

This is an excellent opportunity for AI professionals with strong Python and Generative AI experience.

JOB DETAILS: 

• Position: AI Engineer 

• Company: MSP Staffing (PTY) LTD 

• Location: Johannesburg 

• Salary: R44,000.00 Per month 

• Job Type: Permanent 

• Sector: IT / Artificial Intelligence 

• Reference: AIEJHB10

• Closing Date: 01 December 2026

VACANCY OVERVIEW:

Design, build and deploy scalable AI and Machine Learning solutions across Data Engineering, DevOps and Machine Learning. The role focuses on Generative AI, traditional ML pipeline, data platforms and reliable, efficient and secure AI systems.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 

• Intermediate-Senior level 

• Minimum 5 years' professional experience 

• At least 2 years' experience within AI/ML

• 1 year Generative AI highly desirable 

• Strong Python, Al/ LLM, ML engineering, MLOps, Big Data and claud experience

KEY REQUIREMENTS & SKILLS:

• Design and implement end-to-end AI/ ML pipelines from data ingestion through model deployment and monitoring 

• Build and optimise Generative AI applications using RAG and LLM framework 

• Develop scalable data processing workflows using modern Big Data tools 

• Implement MLOps practices for model lifestyle 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 AI and data platforms 

• Expert- level Python with OOP, design patterns and asynchronous programming 

• AI framework: LangChain, Langflow and AutoGen; ability to build agents and orchestrate LLM workflows

• Generative AI: RAG, Vector Search using Pinecone, Chroma or Milvus, and advanced Prompt Engineering 

• MLOps: MLflow, Feature Stores and Model Serving using TFServing, TorchServe or KServe

• Big Data: PySpark, Spark SQL and Delta Lake

• Git workflows and CI/CD using GitHub Action or Azure DevOps

• Workflow orchestration using Apache Airflow, Databricks Workflows or DLT 

• Modern data architecture including Medallion Architecture and ETL/ ELT data modelling 

• Data governance using Unity Catalog, including lineage, access controls and security policies 

• Real-time processing using Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis or Spark Structure Streaming 

• Data quality checks and validation using Great Expectations or Deequ

• BI and visualisation using PowerBI, Tableau or Databricks SQL Dashboard 

• AWS AI/ML services: Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker

• Azure: ADLS Gen2, Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Search, ARM templates/ Bicep and Azure monitoring 

• Azure network and security: VNETs, Private Endpoints, Managed Identities and Key Vault 

• Databricks: Mosaic AI, MLflow, Unity Catalog, Jobs, Workflows, DLT, Spark SQL/PySpark optimisation, Databricks CLI and REST APIs

CERTIFICATION ADVANTAGEOUS:

NVIDIA Certified Associate or similar GenAl certification; Deeplearning.AI specialised courses; AWS Cetified Machine Learning - Specialty; AWS Solutions Architect - Associate; Microsoft Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI- 102); Microsoft Azure Data Scientist Associate (DP-100); Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional; Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate; Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional 

WHO CAN ALSO APPL:

• Python back-end engineers with Python, APl development and system architecture for training, with gaps in AI framework, ML concepts, Spark and Vector BDs.

• Data Engineers with Spark, SQL, pipelines and cloud infrastructure experience may be considered for training, with gaps in Model Serving, MLflow, LLM architecture and prompt engineering.

• Data Scientists with statistics, model building and experimentation experience may be considered for training, with gaps in software engineering, CI/CD, testing and production deployment.

HOW TO APPLY:

Should you meet the requirements for this position, please email your CV to it.jobs@mspstaffing.co.za with reference number AIEJHB10 in the subject line. You can also contact the IT team or visit their website at mspstaffingza.co 

Please note: This Job was originally listed on Careers24. We are Jobs247SAHub.co.za, we only share verified job opportunities to help job seekers. We are not the employer and we do not charge any fees to apply. All applications must be sent directly to the employer using the email provided above: it.jobs@mspstaffing.co.za. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Source: Careers24 - Company: MSP Staffing (PTY) LTD - Location: Johannesburg - Salary: R44,000 Per Month