Senior AI/ML Engineer — Lead Production ML & Strategy

MCI; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

MCI is seeking a Senior AI / Machine Learning Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced AI solutions that drive business transformation. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with data scientists, product teams and leadership to deliver enterprise-grade models, MLOps, data governance, and scalable ML architectures.

You will work closely with data scientists, engineers, product teams, and business leaders to ensure machine learning systems are scalable, reliable, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of software engineering, machine learning, or AI development experience.
• Strong expertise in machine learning algorithms, model development, and deployment.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and machine learning frameworks.
• Experience building enterprise-scale AI solutions.
• Strong understanding of statistical analysis and predictive modeling.
• Experience deploying machine learning models into production environments.
• Knowledge of cloud computing and distributed systems.
• Experience mentoring technical teams and leading projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Experience working in Agile software development environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of enterprise-grade AI solutions.
• Architect scalable machine learning systems and frameworks.
• Develop, train, and optimize predictive and AI-driven models.
• Establish model development standards and best practices.
• Drive technical decision-making across AI initiatives.
• Ensure production-ready, scalable ML deployments (MLOps).
• Monitor model performance and address drift or degradation.
• Collaborate with data engineering on data architecture and governance.

Skills

Python

ML frameworks

Leadership

Mentoring

Cloud computing

Agile

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Data Science/AI

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

XGBoost

Job description

MCI is seeking a Senior AI / Machine Learning Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced AI solutions that drive business transformation. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with data scientists, product teams and leadership to deliver enterprise-grade models, MLOps, data governance, and scalable ML architectures.

You will work closely with data scientists, engineers, product teams, and business leaders to ensure machine learning systems are scalable, reliable, and