AI Automation Builder

Salt Digital Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment is seeking an experienced AI Automation & Knowledge Systems Engineer to design, build, and maintain the internal AI infrastructure that powers how we work. You will create AI agents, structure knowledge bases for human and AI use, and connect internal systems through automated workflows.

The role requires delivering scalable AI solutions, integrating APIs, data pipelines, and authentication methods, and working with cutting-edge tools like n8n and Claude Code.

Qualifications

• Experience building and maintaining business knowledge bases.
• Strong understanding of keyword, semantic, and hybrid search approaches.
• Experience building multiple AI agents and automation workflows that have run in production environments.
• Ability to build and maintain integrations using APIs, databases, authentication methods, and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain AI agents that solve real operational and business challenges.
• Design, structure, and optimise company knowledge bases for both human and AI consumption.
• Create automated workflows connecting internal systems, databases, and external applications.
• Develop and maintain integrations using APIs, authentication frameworks, data pipelines, and modern automation platforms.

Skills

AI systems

Knowledge bases

APIs

Data pipelines

LLM APIs

Tools

n8n

OpenClaw

Hermes

Claude Code

Job description

Build the AI Operating Layer of a Growing Business

Our client is looking for an experienced AI Automation & Knowledge Systems Engineer to design, build, and maintain the internal AI infrastructure that powers how we work.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain AI agents that solve real operational and business challenges.
• Design, structure, and optimise company knowledge bases for both human and AI consumption.
• Create automated workflows connecting internal systems, databases, and external applications.
• Develop and maintain integrations using APIs, authentication frameworks, data pipelines, and modern automation platforms.

Essential Experience

• Experience building and maintaining business knowledge bases.
• Strong understanding of keyword, semantic, and hybrid search approaches.
• Experience building multiple AI agents and automation workflows that have run successfully in production environments.
• Ability to build and maintain integrations using APIs, databases, authentication methods, and data pipelines.

Highly Desirable

• Experience with tools such as n8n, OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code.
• Experience working directly with LLM APIs.

Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.