AI Data Engineer: Build Scalable Generative AI Solutions

ATS Client; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Amaris Consulting in Johannesburg is seeking a Data AI Engineer to join our Data & AI team. You will design, build, and deploy scalable AI‑driven solutions using Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio to automate business processes and improve operational efficiency.

The role requires 1–3 years of hands‑on experience with Python, API integration, and generative AI, plus familiarity with data pipelines, GitHub CI/CD, and DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in Data/AI roles.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio.
• Proven track record building AI/ML or generative AI solutions.
• Experience with Python and API integrations.
• Familiarity with data pipelines, GitHub, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy scalable AI‑driven solutions leveraging Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry.
• Automate business processes and accelerate AI use case delivery.
• Integrate enterprise data sources and ensure robust data pipelines.
• Develop agent‑based architectures and conversational AI solutions.
• Implement and optimize generative AI and ML models.

Skills

Python programming

API integration

Prompt engineering

RAG pipelines

Model evaluation

GitHub CI/CD

DevOps practices

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Azure AI Foundry

SQL / data lakes

Job description

Amaris Consulting in Johannesburg is seeking a Data AI Engineer to join our Data & AI team. You will design, build, and deploy scalable AI‑driven solutions using Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio to automate business processes and improve operational efficiency.

The role requires 1–3 years of hands‑on experience with Python, API integration, and generative AI, plus familiarity with data pipelines, GitHub CI/CD, and DevOps practices.