AI Engineer - Machine Learning & Automation

About the role

NCS, a technology services firm operating across the Asia Pacific region, is looking for an AI Engineer in Singapore to design, build and deploy AI-driven solutions that improve business operations and customer outcomes. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including the in-house solution team, operations and business stakeholders to turn real-world problems into scalable, production-ready AI solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy AI/ML models for prediction, classification, automation and natural language processing
• Fine-tune and optimise large language models (LLMs) such as GPT, LLaMA, Mistral or enterprise models
• Build AI agents, retrieval systems (RAG), vector databases and workflow automation pipelines
• Develop APIs and microservices to integrate AI components into enterprise systems
• Prepare, clean and transform large datasets for model training and inference
• Implement MLOps pipelines covering training, deployment, monitoring and lifecycle management, including drift detection
• Take part in solutioning, feasibility studies and architecture planning, comparing Azure AI, AWS SageMaker and GCP Vertex AI
• Work with business teams to identify automation and AI opportunities, and present technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Engineering or equivalent
• 3+ years of hands-on experience building AI/ML systems, or a strong project portfolio for junior roles
• Proven experience delivering production-grade AI applications
• Experience building intelligent chatbots, agents or AI copilots
• Understanding of software development best practices (Git, CI/CD)
• Knowledge of enterprise IT operations or managed services environments
• Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, independent work and clear communication skills