Data Engineer AI

Ovations Technologies; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Ovations Technologies in Johannesburg is seeking an AI Engineer to design, build and deploy scalable AI-driven solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry. You will work on Generative AI, AI agents, RAG pipelines and enterprise AI integrations to automate business processes and deliver innovative AI use cases.

Join a hybrid Johannesburg team to craft end-to-end AI capabilities, mentor peers, optimize performance and costs, and contribute to governance and responsible AI

Qualifications

• Experience with Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry required
• Hands-on AI/ML or Generative AI project experience
• Strong Python and API integration skills

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI agents and copilots using Microsoft Copilot Studio
• Build AI solutions and orchestration pipelines using Azure AI Foundry
• Develop agent-based architectures, multi-step workflows and GenAI solutions
• Build and optimise RAG pipelines
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise systems via APIs, connectors, microservices and data platforms
• Deploy AI agents across Microsoft Teams and Power Platform
• Implement security, governance, monitoring and responsible AI practices
• Optimise model performance, cost and response accuracy
• Mentor team members and contribute to AI frameworks and best practices

Skills

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Azure AI Foundry

Python

AI agents / conversational AI

API integration

Prompt Engineering

RAG pipelines

GenAI solutions

Tools

GitHub

CI/CD

DevOps

Agile/SAFe

Job description

AI Engineer | Microsoft Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry

Location: Johannesburg hybrid 3 days in the office
Employment Type: Independent contract ending December 2026

We are looking for an AI Engineer to design, build and deploy scalable AI-driven solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on Generative AI, AI agents, RAG pipelines and enterprise AI integrations, helping automate business processes and deliver innovative AI use cases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop AI agents and copilots using Microsoft Copilot Studio
• Build AI solutions and orchestration pipelines using Azure AI Foundry
• Develop agent-based architectures, multi-step workflows and GenAI solutions
• Build and optimise RAG pipelines
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise systems through APIs, connectors, microservices and data platforms
• Deploy AI agents across Microsoft Teams and Power Platform
• Implement security, governance, monitoring and responsible AI practices
• Optimise model performance, cost and response accuracy
• Mentor team members and contribute to AI frameworks and best practices

Must-Have Experience:

• 1–3 years hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio
• 1–3 years hands-on experience with Azure AI Foundry
• Experience building and deploying AI/ML or Generative AI solutions
• Experience with AI agents / conversational AI
• Strong Python and API integration skills
• Experience with Prompt Engineering, RAG, model evaluation and tuning
• Knowledge of Azure, SQL, APIs and data lakes
• Experience with GitHub, CI/CD, DevOps and Agile/SAFe

If you have hands-on experience with Copilot Studio + Azure AI Foundry and are passionate about building enterprise AI solutions, we'd love to hear from you