Machine Learning Engineer; Hybrid

Omega Recruitment – Career Opportunity:
Machine Learning Engineer (Hybrid – Cape Town / Johannesburg)

At Omega Recruitment , we partner with leading organisations to connect top talent with transformative opportunities. We are currently searching for a Machine Learning Engineer to join a forward‑thinking team that is scaling enterprise‑grade AI systems to deliver measurable impact across industries.

As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will design and operationalise production‑grade ML systems, architect robust data and compute infrastructure, and enable high‑performance deployments using Azure, Databricks, AKS, Spark, Airflow, and MLflow . This role is ideal for professionals who thrive at the intersection of data science and engineering, with a passion for building scalable, reliable solutions.

• Architect and deploy ML solutions in cloud environments (Azure).
• Implement MLOps practices for reproducibility, scalability, and governance.
• Automate end‑to‑end ML pipelines from ingestion to deployment.
• Build APIs, batch, and real‑time inference systems.
• Leverage GPU acceleration for deep learning tasks.
• Collaborate with data scientists to bridge model development and production.

• STEM qualification (Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Econometrics, Actuarial Science).
• Master’s/PhD advantageous.
• 3–7 years’ experience in data science or cloud‑based roles.
• Proven track record of delivering ML projects into production.
• Expert proficiency in Python/R and cloud‑native ML tools.