AI Platform Engineer - Hybrid, Cloud & CI/CD

Placements24; LegKraal Gate; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Hybrid work arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an AI Platform Engineer in Mahikeng to design and maintain cloud-based infrastructure for AI/ML workloads. You will build scalable environments, optimize performance, and ensure security and compliance while supporting data scientists and ML engineers.

The role requires 4+ years in infrastructure/DevOps, strong cloud and container orchestration skills, and a collaborative, hybrid work setup in South Africa.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or cloud engineering.
• Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Strong understanding of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tools.
• Experience supporting AI/ML platforms or workloads is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud-based infrastructure for AI/ML workloads (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for AI models and applications.
• Implement and manage containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize infrastructure for efficiency and cost.
• Ensure the security and compliance of the AI platform and associated data.
• Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to understand their infrastructure needs and provide support.

Skills

Infrastructure engineering

DevOps

Cloud engineering

CI/CD concepts

AI/ML workload awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an AI Platform Engineer in Mahikeng to design and maintain cloud-based infrastructure for AI/ML workloads. You will build scalable environments, optimize performance, and ensure security and compliance while supporting data scientists and ML engineers.

The role requires 4+ years in infrastructure/DevOps, strong cloud and container orchestration skills, and a collaborative, hybrid work setup in South Africa.