- Senior
- Bureau à Johannesburg
Amidel is an Information Technology and Business Consulting Company that provides highly specialised solutions to large and small enterprises in both the private and public sectors. We seek a highly motivated and experienced Intermediate/Senior Azure Data Scientist. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in machine learning, data engineering, and AI model deployment using Microsoft Azure technologies.
This role presents a dynamic opportunity to work on impactful data-driven solutions with leading organisations in sectors such as finance, healthcare, and public service. The candidate should ideally hold the Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate certification.
Job Family:
- Data Science / Artificial Intelligence / Cloud Analytics
Minimum Experience:
- 5 Years working in data science, analytics, or AI/ML solution development.
- 3 Years working on Microsoft Azure-based data science platforms.
Qualification:
- Bachelor’s degree in data science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field
- Advantageous: Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Contract Type:
Permanent or Fixed-Term
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities vary by client engagement and may include:
- Designing, building, and deploying scalable machine learning models on Azure
- Working with Azure Machine Learning (Azure ML) to train, test, and operationalize AI models.
- Performing data ingestion, transformation, and feature engineering using Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, and Databricks
- Collaborating with data engineers to develop robust data pipelines and prepare data for modelling
- Selecting and fine-tuning appropriate ML algorithms and evaluation metrics for different business problems
- Integrating machine learning models into business applications via APIs or embedded services
- Enabling secure and reproducible ML workflows using ML pipelines and automated ML (AutoML)
- Leveraging responsible AI practices to ensure fairness, accountability, and transparency in models.
- Creating interactive reports and dashboards using Power BI to visualise predictive insights.
- Working with large datasets from diverse sources (structured, semi-structured, unstructured)
- Engaging with business stakeholders to translate use cases into AI solutions.
- Supporting model monitoring, drift detection, and lifecycle management in production environments
- Documenting processes and sharing knowledge with teams and clients
COMPETENCIES
- Proven experience building and deploying machine learning models in cloud environments.
- Proficiency in Python and common ML/data libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
- Experience using Azure ML, Synapse Analytics, and Data Lake for data science workflows.
- Knowledge of data pre-processing, feature engineering, and model validation techniques.
- Familiarity with MLOps principles and automated ML lifecycle management.
- Strong understanding of statistics, data wrangling, and algorithm optimisation.
- Experience working with both structured and unstructured data (e.g., text, images, sensor data).
- Hands-on experience with data integration tools such as Azure Data Factory and Databricks.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate (must have or in progress).
- Excellent communication and presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to work in cross-functional teams and translate complex problems into actionable solutions.
- Financial or enterprise industry experience is an advantage.
- Exposure to hybrid cloud data environments is a plus.
If you are passionate about solving real-world problems through data, machine learning, and AI innovation on the Microsoft Azure platform, we encourage you to apply. This is a unique opportunity to shape intelligent solutions and accelerate digital transformation across industries while growing your expertise in the Microsoft data ecosystem.
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