SENIOR SPECIALIST: SENIOR SPECIALIST: MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER

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Role Purpose/Business Unit.
Are you ready to join Vodacom’s exciting world of Digital IT and become part of a high performing, dynamic technology team? With our customers at the heart of our purpose, you will be part of the evolution of our IT technology landscape, harnessing the latest technical innovations available.
The SS Machine Learning Engineer delivers through self and others to.
Use their knowledge of ML/AI and combine it with programming and software engineering skills to enable easier use of and access to machine learning models and analyses.
Support local markets and group functions in obtaining business value from the ML Support ML deployments following MLOps and DevOPS approach Your responsibilities will include.
Design and develop Machine Learning systems and patterns Automate predictive model software, including model training Productionise data science prototypes and develop Machine Learning apps according to data science requirements Facilitate the flow of data between ML/AI models and the companies data systems Enhancing data pipelines to ensure that data is clean, accurate and optimized for machine learning models Work with the architecture team to evolve the Big Data capabilities (reusable assets/patterns) and components to support the business requirements/objectives Research, investigate and evaluate new technologies and methods to improve delivery and sustainability of machine learning applications and services Make contributions to the process of defining best practice for the agile development of applications to run on the Big Data Platform     The Ideal candidate for this role will have.
Must have technical / professional qualifications.
Matric essential.
3 year degree or diploma in IT, Engineering, Computer Science or relevant field is essential Advanced degree in Computer Science/Math/Statistics or a related discipline would be an advantage Relevant cloud certification at professional or associate level would be an advantage 5+ years Machine Learning, Data Engineering or related software development experience Agile exposure, Kanban or Scrum   Core competencies, knowledge and experience.
Experience managing the development life-cycle for agile software development projects Robust data modelling and data architecture skills Knowledge of Big Data frameworks like Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Yarn, Airflow, etc.
Experience in working with distributed ML frameworks like H2O and/or TensorFlow Experience in working with various ML libraries Programming experience in Java, Python is required.
Experience working containerisation services such as Docker/Kubernetes or cloud alternatives would be an advantage Working experience with AWS or GCP would be desirable.
Working experience with other distributed technologies, NoSQL databases and streaming technologies would be desirable Strong written and verbal communications Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills.
We make an impact by offering.
Enticing incentive programs, competitive benefit packages, and an exclusive 13th cheque Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies   Closing date for Applications.
22 May The base location for this role is Cape Town or Midrand The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organizational culture that recognizes, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.
Commitment from Vodacom Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded.
We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too.
At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.