Senior IT Application Engineer

Knowles Electronics; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in Penang is seeking an experienced professional to develop and enhance AI applications. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in application development and familiarity with AI frameworks. Strong skills in programming and database management are essential, alongside a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. This position offers opportunities for growth and development within the company.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Windows or web-based application development.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with AI frameworks.
• Experience in developing and deploying machine learning and deep learning models.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI applications and enhance existing systems.
• Provide support to maintain or enhance applications.
• Trains end users on established applications.
• Ensures quality activities align with ISO standards.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

Strong communication skills

Logical thinking

Analytical skills

Project management

Time management

Data handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Software Engineering, or AI

Tools

Ollama

LangChain

Apex

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Dify

.NET

MS SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Oracle PL/SQL

Python

R

AWS

Azure

Job description

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Develop AI application, and provide support to maintain or enhance the existing application to further support for business growth or process change.
2. Uses established fact‑finding procedures, knowledge of work processes and procedures, system software and computer equipment to provide required analysis of business or process problems.
3. Understand routine user problems or company business needs, and solve them by enhancing the existing system or proposing appropriate new solutions.
4. Works within defined objectives, priorities, deadlines and adapts guidelines to specific situations.
5. Receive general instructions for specific and ongoing assignments and refer problems and unfamiliar situations to supervisor; finished work and methods are checked.
6. Prepares and gives presentations to internal work groups. Trains end users on established in‑house applications.
7. Provides on‑call support and problem resolution for in‑house applications.
8. Assists to solve technical problems for users and performs basic administrative functions to help maintain the network file system.
9. Performs miscellaneous job‑related duties as assigned from time to time.
10. Ensures that quality activities performed by incumbent and subordinates (if any) fall in line with MS ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and IECQ HSPM QC 080000 procedures.

Job & Special Requirements:

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Software Engineering, or Artificial Intelligence.
• At least 5 years in Windows or web‑based application development and a minimum of 2 years of hands‑on experience with AI frameworks and tools such as Ollama, LangChain, Apex, Microsoft Copilot Studio, and Dify.
• Programming with object‑oriented experience; strong communication, logical thinking, analytical skills, project management, and time management.
• Strong technical skills and development experience using Microsoft technologies, including .NET (ASP, VB, C#), .NET Core, MS SQL (Stored Procedures), Tableau, Power BI, and Oracle PL/SQL.
• Proven experience in developing and deploying machine learning and deep learning models using Python and R.
• Practical knowledge of integrating AI solutions into enterprise applications.
• Data handling in data modeling, database management, and data preprocessing.
• Experience with cloud‑based platforms such as AWS and Azure for deploying AI solutions and API integrations in building AI models into applications.
• Knowledge of business domains where AI is applied in manufacturing.
• Understanding of system development using SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) methodology.
• Works independently with minimum supervision.