AI Automation Engineer: Production-Grade AI Workflows

Ovations Technologies; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,004,000 - 1,451,000; Full time

Job summary

Ovations Technologies in Johannesburg is seeking an AI Automation Engineer for a 6-month hybrid contract. You will design, build and deploy production-grade AI automation workflows within an AI Payments Operating System initiative, focusing on scalable, auditable AI solutions across reconciliations, audit, reporting and analytics.

You will work with Claude/Anthropic APIs, Spring AI, Java or Python, and leverage n8n and MCP layers to orchestrate multi-agent systems while ensuring proper human

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience deploying production-grade AI and agentic systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy and maintain production-grade AI automation workflows.
• Build and deploy agentic and multi-agent workflows for reconciliations, audit, reporting and analytics.
• Develop solutions using Claude/Anthropic APIs, Spring AI, Java and/or Python.
• Use n8n or equivalent workflow engines and MCP or similar coordination layers.
• Integrate internal and external systems through APIs, data pipelines and reporting systems.
• Identify automation opportunities across Payments operations.
• Ensure solutions include human oversight and approval controls.
• Build reusable AI frameworks, templates and workflows.
• Develop dashboards and metrics to measure efficiency, cost reduction, risk outcomes and ROI.
• Create documentation, standards and training to support adoption.

Skills

AI automation

Multi-agent systems

LLM orchestration

Python

Java

Anthropic Claude API

Spring AI

API integration

Automation design

Production-grade AI systems

Tools

n8n

MCP

Anthropic Claude API

Spring AI

Job description

Ovations Technologies in Johannesburg is seeking an AI Automation Engineer for a 6-month hybrid contract. You will design, build and deploy production-grade AI automation workflows within an AI Payments Operating System initiative, focusing on scalable, auditable AI solutions across reconciliations, audit, reporting and analytics.

You will work with Claude/Anthropic APIs, Spring AI, Java or Python, and leverage n8n and MCP layers to orchestrate multi-agent systems while ensuring proper human