Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

About the role

The Senior Forward Deployed Engineer partners with operational teams at Kansanshi Mining to identify digital opportunities and deliver end‑to‑end solutions that add measurable value across the mine value chain. This role blends business analysis, solution architecture, data engineering, and AI to turn operational challenges into scalable, secure digital products.

Key responsibilities

• Engage stakeholders across operations and IT to capture, prioritize and manage clear business requirements.
• Analyse and map existing processes, translating them into practical digital solutions that improve efficiency.
• Design scalable, supportable and secure architectures that align with enterprise standards.
• Evaluate technologies and make informed decisions on reuse, purchase or build.
• Define security and integration frameworks to protect data and ensure reliable system connectivity.
• Build and maintain data pipelines, model and transform data into trusted business assets.
• Deliver analytics and actionable insights for decision‑making across the value chain.
• Apply generative AI and machine‑learning techniques to boost productivity and operational performance.

Required profile

• Proven experience delivering digital solutions in complex, operational environments.
• Strong stakeholder‑management and communication skills.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical designs and measurable outcomes.

Required skills

• Data engineering
• Database design and management
• AI and machine‑learning implementation
• Generative AI techniques
• Integration architecture and security