Data AI Engineer

Job description

Job Description

Starting as soon as possible, you will join our Data & AI team in Johannesburg, supporting the business in designing, building, and deploying scalable AI-driven solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry. Your objective will be to automate business processes, accelerate delivery of AI use cases, and improve operational efficiency across the business.

Your Missions

• Design, build, and deploy scalable AI-driven solutions leveraging Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry
• Automate business processes and accelerate delivery of AI use cases
• Integrate enterprise data sources and ensure robust data pipelines
• Develop and maintain agent-based architectures and conversational AI solutions
• Implement and optimize generative AI and machine learning models
• Ensure adherence to established standards, governance, and best practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful AI solutions
• Document technical solutions, processes, and best practices

Your Profile

• Experience as a Data AI Engineer or similar role (1–3 years)
• Experience with Microsoft Azure AI Foundry
• Experience with other AI tools or platforms
• Proven experience building and deploying AI/ML or generative AI solutions
• Experience in agent-based architectures or conversational AI
• Experience with Python programming and API integration
• Experience with prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, and model evaluation/tuning
• Experience with Microsoft Azure ecosystem and data integration (SQL, APIs, data lakes)
• Experience with Git Hub, CI/CD pipelines, and Dev Ops practices (SAFe is a plus)
• You demonstrate strong communication and collaboration skills

What we offer

• An international community bringing together 110+ different nationalities
• An environment where trust has a central place: 70% of our key leaders started their careers at the first level of responsibilities
• A robust training system with our internal Academy and 250+ available modules
• A vibrant workplace that frequently gathers for internal events (after works, team buildings, etc.)
• Thrive in the new digital business world
• Lead high value-added strategic projects with a concrete business impact

Amaris Consulting is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We are committed to promoting diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. For this purpose, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, beliefs, age, marital status, disability, or other characteristics.

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Who are we? Amaris Consulting is an independent technology consulting firm providing guidance and solutions to businesses. With more than 1,000 clients across the globe, we have been rolling out solutions in major projects for over a decade – this is made possible by an international team of 7,600 people spread across 5 continents and more than 60 countries. Our solutions focus on four different Business Lines:
Information System & Digital, Telecom, Life Sciences and Engineering. We’re focused on building and nurturing a top talent community where all our team members can achieve their full potential. Amaris is your steppingstone to cross rivers of change, meet challenges and achieve all your projects with success.

At Amaris, we strive to provide our candidates with the best possible recruitment experience. We like to get to know our candidates, challenge them, and be able to give them proper feedback as quickly as possible. Here's what our recruitment process looks like:

Brief Call:
Our process typically begins with a brief virtual/phone conversation to get to know you! The objective? Learn about you, understand your motivations, and make sure we have the right job for you!

Interviews (the average number of interviews is 3 - the number may vary depending on the level of seniority required for the position). During the interviews, you will meet people from our team: your line manager of course, but also other people related to your future role. We will talk in depth about you, your experience, and skills, but also about the position and what will be expected of you.

Of course, you will also get to know Amaris: our culture, our roots, our teams, and your career opportunities!

Case study:
Depending on the position, we may ask you to take a test. This could be a role play, a technical assessment, a problem-solving scenario, etc.

As you know, every person is different and so is every role in a company. That is why we have to adapt accordingly, and the process may differ slightly ever, please know that we always put ourselves in the candidate's shoes to ensure they have the best possible experience.
We look forward to meeting you!