Senior Data & ML Engineer

Hire Resolve; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Resolve seeks a Senior Data & ML Engineer to define technical direction and own the architecture of our enterprise data platform in a renewable energy context.

You will design end-to-end data ingestion, storage, and ML pipelines, emphasize governance, and lead cross-functional teams to implement scalable, secure solutions using AVEVA PI and CAMs data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• 7–10 years in data engineering or data platform development, with senior ownership.
• Advanced SQL and Python, ETL/ELT, data modeling, and scalable MLOps.
• Proven leadership in platform architecture and production environments.
• Expertise in AVEVA PI, AF modeling, and CAMs integration.

Responsibilities

• Design ingestion, orchestration, and integration architectures across ERP, OT/IoT, CAMs, and SharePoint for scale and security.
• Own enterprise data model and SSOT design across business domains.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards via code reviews, CI/CD, and release protocols.
• Architect MLOps frameworks and ML data pipelines with standard patterns for development.
• Define integration patterns for ML models using AVEVA PI and asset data.
• Govern AI and Generative AI tool adoption standards.
• Lead fleetwide AF modeling, analytics-driven alerting, and cross-site data integrity.
• Resolve cross-system architectural challenges and drive incident reviews.
• Mentor engineers and foster technical excellence across teams.

Skills

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT

Data modeling

MLOps

AVEVA PI

AF modeling

CAMs integration

AI governance

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Azure Data Factory

Airflow

Prefect

Job description

A South African company that manages and operates utility-scale renewable energy power plants across South Africa is seeking aSenior Data & ML Engineerwho will set the technical direction and own the architecture for the company's enterprise data platform.

Responsibilities:

• Design robust ingestion, orchestration, and integration architectures across ERP, OT/IoT, CAMs, and SharePoint systems, optimizing for scale, cost, resilience, and security.

• Own the enterprise data model and SSOT design to ensure consistency across business domains.

• Establish and enforce core engineering standards (testing, CI/CD pipelines, release, and rollback protocols) via rigorous code reviews.

• Architect MLOps frameworks and ML data pipelines, defining standard patterns for algorithm development and library usage.

• Design integration patterns to power ML models using operational (AVEVA PI) and asset management data.

• Define and govern standards for the responsible adoption of AI and Generative AI tools.

• Own the technical architecture for AVEVA PI and CAMs, ensuring high availability, scaling, and seamless upgrade planning.

• Set fleetwide Asset Framework (AF) modeling, calculation, and mapping standards, driving analytics-led alerting and cross-site data integrity.

• Resolve complex, cross-system architectural challenges and lead major incident reviews.

• Enforce enterprise data governance, security, and model risk standards.

• Align cross-divisional stakeholders and leadership on strategic technical decisions.

• Mentor engineers, cultivate a culture of technical excellence, and drive team capability in emerging technologies.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

• Experience: 7–10 years in data engineering or data platform development (minimum 6 years with demonstrated platform ownership at a Senior/Lead level).

• Technical Mastery: Advanced SQL and Python skills, hands-on experience with ETL/ELT, enterprise data modeling, and scalable MLOps.

• Track Record: Proven experience leading platform architecture, enforcing engineering standards, and managing complex production environments.

• Data Engineering & Architecture: Expert-level SQL, ETL/ELT pipelines, data modeling, and platform-wide architectural design.

• ML & AI Infrastructure: Advanced capability in MLOps, production ML integration, and AI readiness.

• OT & Asset Systems: In-depth technical mastery of AVEVA PI, Asset Framework (AF) modeling, and CAMs integration.

• Reliability & Governance: Strong focus on operational discipline, system availability, and risk management.

• Leadership: Proven ability to influence executive leadership, align cross-functional teams, and mentor junior engineers.

• Advantageous

  • Enterprise-level AVEVA PI architecture (HA, upgrades, AF modeling) in industrial/energy sectors.

  • Production ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and orchestration tools (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Airflow, Prefect).

  • Cloud data lake/big data architectures and formal AI/ML governance frameworks.

Benefits:

Competitive salary based on experience (salary can potentially be more based on experience/skills)