Technical Solution Engineer- Pretoria, South Africa
Entry-Level ·
Requirements:
Employment Type: Full-time Department: Technical Delivery Reports To: Technical Delivery Manager / Chief of Delivery / Head of Customer Solutions Position Overview • We are seeking a talented Technical Solution Engineer to join our growing team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and wants to make a meaningful impact on enterprise AI solutions. Job Purpose • To design, document, and deliver end-to-end technical solutions that enable our AI-driven products and platform. This role bridges business requirements and technical implementation, translating client needs into scalable, secure, and performant architectures. Key Responsibilities • Solution Architecture & Design - Design scalable, secure, and performant end-to-end technical solutions across cloud, data, and application layers. - Translate business and client needs into modular, future-proof architectures using technologies like Azure, AWS, and modern integration patterns. - Establish and enforce architecture patterns, coding standards, and design principles. • Technical Delivery - Act as a hands-on technical lead, resolving blockers and guiding teams through architectural decisions. - Drive the integration of APIs, data services, and AI components for seamless orchestration and performance. - Quality assure releases to ensure production readiness and stability. - Support ad hoc development work to accelerate delivery and ensure customer success. • Collaboration & Stakeholder Management - Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure designs support genAI deployment, ingestion, and inference pipelines. - Present solution approaches to stakeholders, articulating impact and rationale in business-aligned terms. - Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and daily stand-ups. • Documentation & Knowledge Sharing - Review and approve solution documentation, including architecture diagrams, data flows, and interface contracts. - Maintain up-to-date and comprehensive documentation for all delivered solutions. - Proactively identify and communicate areas for technical or process improvement. • Continuous Learning & Innovation - Stay current with emerging AI technologies, infrastructure trends, and tooling. - Support delivery velocity, platform stability, and the evolution of our AI technology stack. Knowledge and Skills • Technical Knowledge - Strong experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure. - Understanding of microservices patterns. - Experience with modern integration patterns and API usage. - Experience in process engineering and translating business logic into technical solutions. - Programming proficiency in at least one language: Python, Java, C#, C++, or similar. - Understanding of version control systems, including repositories, commits, and branching strategies. - Basic SQL querying skills. • Solution Design and Architecture - Solution design and documentation skills using tools such as draw.io, Visio, or Lucid. - Ability to create architecture diagrams, data flows, and interface contracts. - Understanding of scalable, secure, and performant system design principles. - Experience in establishing and enforcing architecture patterns and coding standards. • Technical Delivery Skills - Experience with API testing and usage, including tools like Postman. - Ability to quality assure releases and ensure production readiness. - Any experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices is a plus. - Ability to build presentations, create project updates, and articulate technical concepts to business customers. - Ability to logically run a project in the absence of a Project Manager. • Communication and Collaboration - Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. - Ability to translate technical concepts into business-aligned terms. - Strong collaborative mindset and team player attitude. - Client-facing skills for technical presentations and demos. • Problem-Solving and Initiative - Proactive problem-solving approach. - Ability to work effectively in fast-paced delivery cycles. - Capacity to identify and communicate areas for improvement. • Desirable Experience - Experience with vector databases and embeddings. - Knowledge of SQL. - Experience with workflow automation tools such as NodeRED, n8n, Langflow, LiteGraph, or similar. - Previous experience in consulting or client-facing roles. • Values and Behaviours • Ownership - Take responsibility for your actions and be accountable for achieving results. - Take ownership of mistakes and learn from them. - Deliver on commitments and honor agreements. • Integrity and Respect - Be honest and respect each other. - Do the right thing for the right reason. - Challenge issues constructively whilst honoring commitments. • Innovation and Courage - Believe that innovation is a way of life. - Have a passion to win with the freedom to fail, but only fail if you’ve at least tried. - Be fearless with nerves of steel. - Be part of the solution, not part of the problem. • Collaboration - Believe in teamwork and partnership. - Be diverse yet united. - Be involved yet independent. • Continuous Improvement - Believe in learning and continuous improvement. - Proactively seek ways to improve processes and solutions.
Description:
Employment Type: Full-time Department: Technical Delivery Reports To: Technical Delivery Manager / Chief of Delivery / Head of Customer Solutions Position Overview • We are seeking a talented Technical Solution Engineer to join our growing team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and wants to make a meaningful impact on enterprise AI solutions. Job Purpose • To design, document, and deliver end-to-end technical solutions that enable CohesionX’s AI-driven products and platform. This role bridges business requirements and technical implementation, translating client needs into scalable, secure, and performant architectures. Key Responsibilities Solution Architecture & Design • Design scalable, secure, and performant end-to-end technical solutions across cloud, data, and application layers. • Translate business and client needs into modular, future-proof architectures using technologies like Azure, AWS, and modern integration patterns. • Establish and enforce architecture patterns, coding standards, and design principles. Technical Delivery • Act as a hands-on technical lead, resolving blockers and guiding teams through architectural decisions. • Drive the integration of APIs, data services, and AI components for seamless orchestration and performance. • Quality assure releases to ensure production readiness and stability. • Support ad hoc development work to accelerate delivery and ensure customer success. Collaboration & Stakeholder Management • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure designs support genAI deployment, ingestion, and inference pipelines. • Present solution approaches to stakeholders, articulating impact and rationale in business-aligned terms. • Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and daily stand-ups. Documentation & Knowledge Sharing • Review and approve solution documentation (architecture diagrams, data flows, interface contracts). • Maintain up-to-date and comprehensive documentation for all delivered solutions. • Proactively identify and communicate areas for technical or process improvement. Continuous Learning & Innovation • Stay current with emerging AI technologies, infrastructure trends, and tooling. • Support delivery velocity, platform stability, and the evolution of our AI technology stack. Knowledge and Skills Technical Knowledge • Strong experience with cloud platforms (preferably Microsoft Azure). • Understanding of microservices patterns. • Experience with modern integration patterns and API usage. • Experience in process engineering and translating business logic into technical solutions. • Programming proficiency in at least one language: Python, Java, C#, C++, etc. • Understanding of version control systems (repositories, commits, branching). • Basic SQL querying skills. Solution Design and Architectur • Solution design and documentation skills using tools (draw.io, Visio, Lucid). • Ability to create architecture diagrams, data flows, and interface contracts. • Understanding of scalable, secure, and performant system design principles. • Experience in establishing and enforcing architecture patterns and coding standards. Technical Delivery Skills • Experience with API testing and usage (e.g., Postman). • Ability to quality assure releases and ensure production readiness. • Any experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. • Ability to build presentations, create project updates, and articulate technical concepts to business customers. • Ability to logically run a project in the absence of a Project Manager. Communication and Collaboration • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to translate technical concepts into business-aligned terms. • Strong collaborative mindset and team player attitude. • Client-facing skills for technical presentations and demos. Problem-Solving and Initiative • Proactive problem-solving approach. • Ability to work effectively in fast-paced delivery cycles. • Capacity to identify and communicate areas for improvement. • Desirable Experience • Experience with vector databases and embeddings. • Knowledge of SQL. • Experience with workflow automation tools (NodeRED, n8n, Langflow, LiteGraph, or similar). • Previous experience in consulting or client-facing roles. • Values and Behaviours • At CohesionX, we expect all team members to embody our core values: Ownership • Take responsibility for actions and be accountable for results. • Take ownership of mistakes and learn from them. • Deliver on commitments and honour agreements. Integrity and Respect • Be honest and respect each other. • Do the right thing for the right reason. • Challenge issues constructively whilst honouring commitments. Innovation and Courage • Believe that innovation is a way of life. • Have a passion to win with the freedom to fail, but only fail if you’ve at least tried. • Be fearless with nerves of steel. • Be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Collaboration • Believe in teamwork and partnership. • Be diverse yet united. • Be involved yet independent. Continuous Improvement • Believe in learning and continuous improvement. • Proactively seek ways to improve processes and solutions.
Company: CohesionX
