{"id":97327,"date":"2026-06-05T08:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/ai-platform-engineer-applied-ai-enginner\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T08:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:01:55","slug":"ai-platform-engineer-applied-ai-enginner","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/ai-platform-engineer-applied-ai-enginner\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Platform Engineer \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Applied AI Enginner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Major Responsibilities<\/p>\n<p>AI Systems Administration &amp; Operations (40%)<\/p>\n<p>\tServe as primary technical administrator across IRC enterprise AI environments, currently including Anthropic (Claude) and OpenAI platform deployments<br \/>\n\tManage user access, API key governance, workspace configurations, and environment-level settings across AI platforms<br \/>\n\tMonitor system health, usage patterns, and API performance across AI tools; triage and resolve operational issues as they arise<br \/>\n\tMaintain and improve observability across AI systemsTracking uptime, error rates, token consumption, and integration reliability<br \/>\n\tOversee and document configuration changes, environment updates, and deployment procedures across managed platforms<br \/>\n\tSupport responsible use by flagging anomalous usage patterns and coordinating with InfoSec on policy adherence and access controls<\/p>\n<p>Integrations &amp; Technical Implementation (35%)<\/p>\n<p>\tCoordinate with the DevOps, SW Engineering and Data Engineering team(s) on deployment processes, environment access, and infrastructure dependencies required to build and maintain AI integrations<br \/>\n\tFollow established change management procedures for all configuration changes, environment updates, and integration deployments, including documentation, testing, and appropriate approvals before pushing to production<br \/>\n\tDevelop lightweight scripts, connectors, and automations to support AI-assisted workflows across teams, primarily in Python and\/or\u00a0JavaScript\/TypeScript<br \/>\n\tTroubleshoot integration failures, data flow issues, and API connectivity problems across the AI ecosystem<br \/>\n\tCollaborate with the data engineering team on AI\/KM pipeline work, including vector store ingestion, retrieval configuration, and source data connections<br \/>\n\tContribute to technical design discussions with engineering partners, translating operational requirements into implementable solutions<br \/>\n\tMaintain technical documentation for all integrations, including architecture notes, runbooks, and dependency maps<\/p>\n<p>Monitoring, Resource Optimization &amp; 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