AI Automation Engineer (Workflow Automation & Integration)

ExecutivePlacements.com

Recruiter

Golden Rule

Job Ref

GDR03793

Date posted

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary

Negotiable

SUMMARY

We're looking for an experienced AI Automation Engineer to design and deliver intelligent automation solutions that create measurable business impact.

What You'll Do

Design, build and deploy AI-powered automation solutions that streamline business processes and improve operational efficiency.

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POSITION INFO

We're looking for an experienced AI Automation Engineer to design and deliver intelligent automation solutions that create measurable business impact. Â What You'll Do Design, build and deploy AI-powered automation solutions that streamline business processes and improve operational efficiency. Develop agentic workflows for reconciliations, audit preparation, reporting, financial analytics and other business-critical functions. Build solutions using modern AI technologies, including Claude/Anthropic APIs, Java (Spring AI), Python and workflow orchestration frameworks. Integrate internal and external systems through APIs, data pipelines and reporting platforms to enable seamless end-to-end automation. Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve operational effectiveness across Payments and related business functions. Implement appropriate human oversight, approval workflows and governance controls within automated processes. Ensure all solutions are secure, scalable, auditable and compliant with enterprise and regulatory requirements. Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects and technology teams to deliver practical, value-driven solutions. Minimum 5 years of experience in software engineering, automation engineering, AI engineering or a related technology discipline. Proven experience designing and deploying workflow automation solutions in enterprise environments. Strong development skills in Java (Spring Framework) and/or Python . Experience working with AI/LLM integrations, agentic workflows and orchestration frameworks. Exposure to workflow automation platforms such as n8n, Power Automate, Camunda, Apache Airflow or similar technologies. Strong API integration and data engineering experience. Understanding of governance, risk, compliance and audit requirements within automated environments. Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder engagement and consulting skills.