AI/ML Engineer: Deploy & Scale Intelligent Models

Mci Careers; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

MCI Careers in USA/cross-border operations seeks an experienced AI / Machine Learning Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and optimize scalable ML systems. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver robust AI solutions and measurable business value.

The role emphasizes production-ready models, governance, and ongoing optimization in dynamic environments, with opportunities to influence AI strategy and innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, data science, math, engineering, AI, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience developing ML or AI solutions.
• Strong proficiency in Python and ML development practices.
• Experience building, training, evaluating, and deploying ML models.
• Knowledge of supervised, unsupervised, and deep learning.
• Experience with large datasets and data preprocessing.
• Understanding of statistical modeling and model optimization.
• Experience deploying ML solutions into production environments.
• Familiarity with software engineering and version control.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and distributed computing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy ML models to support business objectives and improve ops.
• Build supervised, unsupervised, and deep learning models.
• Develop predictive analytics and intelligent automation solutions.
• Perform feature engineering and data prep tasks.
• Evaluate models and implement improvements.
• Ensure models are scalable and production-ready.
• Deploy models and maintain serving infrastructure.
• Monitor performance and address drift or degradation.
• Support model retraining and lifecycle management.
• Develop data pipelines and collaborate with data teams.
• Optimize data collection, transformation, and storage.
• Ensure data quality across ML workflows.
• Support integration with enterprise systems.
• Maintain governance, quality & compliance across AI solutions.
• Document methodologies and solutions.
• Promote responsible and ethical AI practices.
• Stay current with AI advancements and evaluate new tools.

Skills

Python

ML development

Data preprocessing

Productionizing ML

Cloud computing

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Data Science / Mathematics

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

XGBoost

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

MLflow

Job description

MCI Careers in USA/cross-border operations seeks an experienced AI / Machine Learning Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and optimize scalable ML systems. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver robust AI solutions and measurable business value.

The role emphasizes production-ready models, governance, and ongoing optimization in dynamic environments, with opportunities to influence AI strategy and innovation.