Automation Tech Lead, AI/ML Platform & Security

The League of Companies Group; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

The League of Companies Group is seeking an experienced Automation Technical Lead to support the AI/ML operational and platform engineering functions of a leading financial services organisation.

This contract role provides technical leadership across the AI/ML technology landscape, driving adoption of AI platforms, engineering best practices and innovative solutions while ensuring operational excellence, security and scalability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT, software engineering, data science or related tech.
• 5+ years with AI/ML technologies, platforms and production solutions.
• 3+ years in technical leadership, architecture or senior engineering role.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical investigation, analysis and troubleshooting across AI/ML stacks.
• Lead AI Engineering, Data Engineering and Platform teams.
• Drive adoption of AI platforms, tooling and best practices.
• Offer architecture guidance for AI/ML solutions and deployments.
• Evaluate AI/ML tools, frameworks and cloud services.
• Establish monitoring, observability standards for AI/ML systems.
• Identify opportunities to optimise model performance and infrastructure.
• Partner with architects to translate business needs into AI/ML solutions.
• Support cloud-native, containerised environments including Kubernetes.
• Ensure security, governance and compliance across AI/ML solutions.
• Promote innovation through emerging AI/ML tech and best practices.

Skills

AI/ML leadership

Cloud platforms

Technical leadership

Architecture

Python/Java/SQL

Education

BSc in Computer Science or related

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

XGBoost

Azure AI

SageMaker

Vertex AI

Databricks

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Python

Java

SQL

MLOps

Job description

The League of Companies Group is seeking an experienced Automation Technical Lead to support the AI/ML operational and platform engineering functions of a leading financial services organisation.

This contract role provides technical leadership across the AI/ML technology landscape, driving adoption of AI platforms, engineering best practices and innovative solutions while ensuring operational excellence, security and scalability.