Multi - Discipline Specialist(AI Engineer)

Multi-Discipline Specialist (AI Engineer) Details Location: Johannesburg, ZA Reference: Job Classification Requisition IDs: & 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 Nedbank Ltd Reg No 1951/ /06. Authorised financial services and registered credit provider (NCRCP16). #J-18808-Ljbffr