AI Data Engineer

Confidential

Full-time IT / Computing / Software
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Location
johannesburg, johannesburg, South-Africa
Posted
July 22, 2026

Job Description

Education: Master of Science, Computer Science, Big Data, Information systems, Engineering, Data/AI related Experience: 5 years experience in: Data engineering or platform data roles Hands‑on experience building: Large‑scale data pipelines (batch and streaming) Feature engineering pipelines Experience working with: Cloud data platforms (Azure a must) Structured and unstructured data Experience in financial services, fintech, telco, or regulated industries is advantageous Exposure to AI/ML or advanced analytics workloads preferred Competencies: Technical Competencies Data pipeline and orchestration patterns Feature store concepts and implementation Streaming and batch data processing Data quality, lineage, and observability Cloud-native data platforms Security and privacy‑by‑design principles Skills Strong data modelling and problem‑solving abilities Clear technical documentation and communication Collaboration across AI, platform, and business teams Ability to balance speed w...