AI Solutions Engineer: LLMs, Data & Cloud Innovator

NTT Limited; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking an AI Solutions Engineer to lead the design, prototyping, and deployment of enterprise AI solutions. You will develop AI models, optimize prompts, and integrate with CRM/ERP systems through secure APIs.

Expect work across data pipelines, vector databases, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) in a hybrid work environment. The role emphasizes DevOps/MLOps practices, compliance with GDPR/HIPAA, and collaboration with business units to deliver measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Advanced understanding of AI, NLP, and ML principles.
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Responsibilities

• Develop, fine-tune, and deploy AI models, including LLMs such as GPT-4 or open-source equivalents.
• Design and implement prompt engineering strategies to improve AI accuracy and reliability.
• Engage with stakeholders to translate business needs into AI solutions.
• Prototype, test, and iterate AI applications using advanced Python and frameworks.
• Integrate AI solutions securely with enterprise systems via API development and integration.
• Build and optimize end-to-end data pipelines for AI data delivery.
• Manage structured and unstructured data, leveraging vector databases and semantic search.
• Deploy, manage, and scale AI workloads in Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Implement DevOps and MLOps practices for lifecycle management.
• Ensure AI solutions meet GDPR/ HIPAA security and privacy standards.
• Identify and mitigate risks, biases, and unintended consequences of AI deployments.
• Collaborate with business teams to drive intelligent automation and measurable outcomes.
• Provide documentation of designs, plans, and procedures.
• Contribute to AI best practices and continuous learning.
• Stay updated on AI trends and emerging technologies.
• AI experience – ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Claude

Skills

Python

AI/ML

Prompt engineering

Cloud computing

API integration

Data pipelines

DevOps/MLOps

Security/compliance

Stakeholder comms

Vector databases

Education

Bachelor’s in CS/Engineering/Data Science

Azure AI Engineer Associate

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Data Scientist Associate

Azure Data Engineer Associate

Power Platform Fundamentals

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

GPT-4/Open-source LLMs

Vector databases

Job description

NTT DATA is seeking an AI Solutions Engineer to lead the design, prototyping, and deployment of enterprise AI solutions. You will develop AI models, optimize prompts, and integrate with CRM/ERP systems through secure APIs.

Expect work across data pipelines, vector databases, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) in a hybrid work environment. The role emphasizes DevOps/MLOps practices, compliance with GDPR/HIPAA, and collaboration with business units to deliver measurable outcomes.