AI Engineer (SAP Environment) (Contract)

Recruitco; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitco in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to join the SAP team, building AI, ML, and data-driven solutions that transform business challenges into scalable outcomes. You will design LLM-powered apps, implement RAG pipelines, and integrate AI into SAP and cloud platforms, collaborating with stakeholders and engineers to deliver reliable, secure, and measurable results.

Experience with Python, AWS Lambda, and cloud-native development is essential; candidates should

Qualifications

• Experience in AI, ML, and advanced analytics.
• Knowledge of LLMs and RAG architectures.
• Strong Python programming skills and NLP familiarity.
• Experience with AWS Lambda and cloud-native development.
• API design and integration experience.
• Version control with Git and GitHub.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI, Machine Learning, and data-driven solutions to solve complex business problems.
• Build and optimize LLM-powered applications, including Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and prompt engineering frameworks.
• Develop data models and analytics solutions that uncover business insights and support strategic decision-making.
• Integrate AI solutions into existing SAP and enterprise platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Create and maintain AI-powered content generation and automation capabilities.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, SAP teams, and software engineers to translate requirements into practical AI solutions.
• Deploy and manage AI workloads in cloud environments and support end-to-end solution delivery.
• Stay abreast of emerging AI, Machine Learning, and Generative AI trends and best practices.

Skills

AI & ML

LLMs & RAG

Python

NLP

Cloud-native development

API design

Git & GitHub

SAP environments

Prompt engineering

Tools

AWS Lambda

Git

GitHub

PyCharm

Jupyter Notebook

GitHub Desktop

Job description

Introduction

Are you passionate about transforming business challenges into intelligent, AI-driven solutions? We're looking for an experienced AI Engineer to join our SAP team, leveraging advanced analytics, machine learning, Generative AI, and cloud technologies to deliver innovative business outcomes.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI, Machine Learning, and data-driven solutions to solve complex business problems.
• Build and optimize LLM-powered applications, including Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and prompt engineering frameworks.
• Develop data models and analytics solutions that uncover business insights and support strategic decision-making.
• Integrate AI solutions into existing SAP and enterprise platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Create and maintain AI-powered content generation and automation capabilities.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, SAP teams, and software engineers to translate requirements into practical AI solutions.
• Deploy and manage AI workloads in cloud environments and support end-to-end solution delivery.
• Stay abreast of emerging AI, Machine Learning, and Generative AI trends and best practices.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• AI, Machine Learning, and Advanced Analytics
• Large Language Models (LLMs) and RAG architectures
• Prompt Engineering and Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Strong Python programming skills
• Experience with AWS Lambda and cloud-native development
• API design, integration, and management
• Version control using Git and GitHub
• Testing frameworks and AI model evaluation techniquesExperience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Hands-on use of PyCharm, Jupyter Notebook, and GitHub Desktop
• Strong stakeholder engagement and business analysis skills
• Experience working within or alongside SAP environments (NON-NEGOTIABLE)

Package & Remuneration

Market Related