Data & AI Agent Analyst: Analytics & Automation

e-Merge IT Recruitment; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

e-Merge IT Recruitment seeks a mid‑level Data and AI Agent Analyst to transform complex data into actionable insights, build dashboards, and develop AI agents and automated workflows. You will integrate AI with APIs and internal systems, and collaborate with business/tech teams to deliver practical data and automation solutions.

The role combines data analytics, BI reporting, AI agent development, and automation, with a Hybrid Cape Town base and up to R1M CTC negotiable based on experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a data-related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Data Analyst/BI role.
• Hands-on experience with AI agents, LLMs, or automation.
• Strong SQL proficiency, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Strong Python skills for data cleaning, analysis, automation, and AI solutions.
• Knowledge of LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, and AI agent frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain dashboards and data visualisations.
• Write and optimise complex PostgreSQL queries.
• Analyse data to deliver actionable insights.
• Ensure data quality and integrity across reports.
• Design, build, test, and maintain AI agents for analytics and workflows.
• Develop AI-powered features using LLMs, prompts, RAG, and agent frameworks.
• Integrate AI solutions with APIs, databases, and internal systems.
• Build automated workflows using Make, Docker, ETL tools, and Python.
• Define evaluation and quality standards for AI agents.
• Collaborate with business and development teams to deliver solutions.

Skills

SQL

PostgreSQL

Python

AI agents

LLMs

Prompt engineering

RAG

AI frameworks

Docker

Make

ETL tools

API integration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Docker

Make

ETL tools

Job description

e-Merge IT Recruitment seeks a mid‑level Data and AI Agent Analyst to transform complex data into actionable insights, build dashboards, and develop AI agents and automated workflows. You will integrate AI with APIs and internal systems, and collaborate with business/tech teams to deliver practical data and automation solutions.

The role combines data analytics, BI reporting, AI agent development, and automation, with a Hybrid Cape Town base and up to R1M CTC negotiable based on experience.