Automation & Process Intelligence Engineer

Discovery; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovery is seeking a Process Intelligence Engineer in Johannesburg to turn workflow insights into AI-driven automation value. You will combine task mining with process mining to reveal bottlenecks, variants and hidden effort, sizing opportunities and guiding prioritisation within automation portfolios.

Strong data skills and a consultative mindset are essential. The role requires experience with event-data modelling, BPMN, and AI-enabled solutions, delivering measurable business benefits

Qualifications

• At least 5 years in process improvement, process mining, or operations analytics.
• Hands-on analysis of operational data (SQL) to size opportunities.
• Experience with process or task mining platforms (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Own automation projects end-to-end from discovery through to benefits.
• Deploy task mining and process mining to capture how work happens.
• Model event-log and desktop activity data to map current/future processes.
• Quantify effort, cost and cycle time; build business cases for prioritisation.
• Design AI agent/RPA interventions and integrate with enterprise systems.

Skills

SQL

Python

Power BI

BPMN

Process mining

LLMs / AI agents

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative/engineering field

Honours/Master's (preferred)

Tools

Celonis

RPA tools

Job description

Discovery is seeking a Process Intelligence Engineer in Johannesburg to turn workflow insights into AI-driven automation value. You will combine task mining with process mining to reveal bottlenecks, variants and hidden effort, sizing opportunities and guiding prioritisation within automation portfolios.

Strong data skills and a consultative mindset are essential. The role requires experience with event-data modelling, BPMN, and AI-enabled solutions, delivering measurable business benefits