Multi - Discipline Specialist(AI Engineer)

nedbank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1 000 000 - 1 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Johannesburg seeks an AI Engineer to drive business improvement through intelligent systems and AI-powered solutions. The ideal candidate will have 10-15 years of IT experience, including 2 years in a senior position, and possess advanced qualifications and relevant certifications. Join us in optimizing fraud lifecycle management and consulting on innovative technology solutions.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years experience in an IT environment.
• At least 2 years in a senior role.
• Accredited certifications in technology.

Responsibilities

• Build and support intelligent systems to drive business improvement.
• Design AI-powered solutions for the fraud lifecycle.
• Consult on multiple technologies to meet the bank's needs.

Skills

Machine Learning (ML)

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Risk management process

Communication

Decision Making

Education

Advanced Diplomas / National 1st Degrees

Tools

Azure

Java

.NET

Job description

Multi-Discipline Specialist (AI Engineer)

Details

Location: Johannesburg, ZA

Reference: 142697

Job Classification

Requisition IDs: 142696 & 142697

Job Family

Information Technology

IT Technical Specialists

Manage Self

Job Purpose

To provide guidance and advice related to the integration of solutions across technologies; ensuring all outputs are in compliance with current governance and legislation and providing IT leadership based on IT and business acumen.

Job Responsibilities

• The incumbent will build, support and evolve intelligent systems that drive business improvement, automation and workflow efficiency.
• Design, develop, and operationalize AI-powered solutions that optimize the end-to-end fraud lifecycle—from fraud detection, through prevention, to management and resolution.
• Consult and provide advice on the use of multiple technologies, addressing the needs of the bank by deploying, supporting and configuring these technologies.
• Stay abreast of developments in the field of expertise, ensuring personal and professional growth.
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and values, leading by example.
• Ensure alignment with emerging technologies and impact on Nedbank technologies and legislative requirements.
• Become a trusted consultant by providing trustworthy information and acknowledging when advice cannot be provided.
• Break down components of end to end design and define logical units of work.
• Raise unallocated or missing components of design with the project lead; validate individual design components and integrate these into end-to-end design.
• Ensure test strategy covers full end-to-end design.
• Provide integration solutions and validate the technical component design.
• Review and approve component designs.
• Consult on the resolution of high impact problem solving across the organization.
• Build end-to-end design and release to stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment to IT strategy and architecture roadmaps.
• Lead end-to-end design on the project.
• Ensure awareness of Group Technology initiatives and standards, supporting the achievement of business strategy, objectives and values.
• Enable skill development and required corrective action by sharing knowledge and industry trends with the team.
• Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes to improve stakeholders’ businesses.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Advanced Diplomas / National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

Essential Certifications

• Accredited where formal expert certification on technology is available (JMP or MMP or equivalent)

Preferred Certifications

• Emerging Technology - AI and Cloud (Azure) certifications

Minimum Experience Level

• 10‑15 years experience in an IT environment across infrastructures of which at least 2 years in a senior role from feeder areas

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Banking knowledge
• Business acumen
• Business writing
• Principles of financial management
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Risk management process and frameworks
• Cluster specific operational knowledge
• System development life cycle (SDLC)
• Role relevant technologies
• Service oriented architecture (SOA)
• Knowledge across multiple technologies
• IT risk and security principles
• Usability and GUI techniques
• Multiple operating system
• Systems analysis and design

Core AI & Data Skills

• Machine Learning (ML) – model development and deployment.
• Natural Language Processing (NLP) – email and document parsing.
• AI Builder / Copilot Studio – Power Platform AI tools.
• Data Engineering – ETL pipelines, cleansing and enrichment.
• Prompt engineering and LLM operations – especially for building, fine‑tuning, and deploying LLM‑powered solutions.
• Model evaluation, observability & responsible AI – experience with model monitoring, drift detection, explainability and responsible AI practices (bias detection, fairness, transparency).

Integration & Automation

• Power Automate / Power Apps – workflow orchestration.
• RESTful APIs
• Azure Functions / Logic Apps – serverless automation.
• Kafka / Elastic / Queue skills

Backend & Cloud

• Cloud platforms – Azure (preferred), AWS.
• Dataverse / D365 – data modelling and integration.
• Java / .NET – backend development.

Additional recommended skills

• Earning Trust
• Communication
• Decision Making
• Initiating Action
• Work Standards
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at [phone]

Nedbank Ltd Reg No 1951/000009/06.

Authorised financial services and registered credit provider (NCRCP16).