AI Engineering Lead — Hybrid Automation & Digitization

Ovations Technologies; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Part time

Job summary

Ovations Technologies in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to drive Digitization and Automation initiatives. You will lead technical implementation, establish standards, plan infrastructure, and govern DnA solutions.

The role requires hands-on leadership, design and build of technical solutions, code reviews, PoCs, and mentoring across engineering teams to ensure secure, scalable, and production-ready outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years' experience in software engineering, automation, systems development, or solution delivery.
• Experience across traditional software development and low-code/automation technologies.
• Demonstrated .NET and/or Java development experience.
• Experience producing technical designs and infrastructure artefacts.
• Proven experience in code reviews and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across RPA, Power Platform, AI, intelligent automation, integrations, and custom development.
• Define and maintain engineering standards, frameworks, reusable components, and best practices.
• Translate approved solution designs into practical engineering and implementation approaches.
• Design and review technical architectures, infrastructure, deployment models, and integrations.
• Build proof-of-concepts, technical prototypes, and reference implementations.
• Conduct code reviews and guide developers on coding standards, testing, security, and design patterns.
• Support technical governance, architecture reviews, and production-readiness processes.
• Identify technical risks and resolve complex engineering and integration challenges.
• Drive DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and continuous engineering improvement.
• Mentor developers, automation specialists, and engineers.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

RPA - Blue Prism

Power Platform

Azure Cloud Services

Job description

Ovations Technologies in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to drive Digitization and Automation initiatives. You will lead technical implementation, establish standards, plan infrastructure, and govern DnA solutions.

The role requires hands-on leadership, design and build of technical solutions, code reviews, PoCs, and mentoring across engineering teams to ensure secure, scalable, and production-ready outcomes.