Hands-On AI & Automation Engineering Lead — Hybrid

Ovations Technologies; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Part time

Job summary

Ovations Technologies in Johannesburg is seeking an Engineering Lead to drive technical implementation, engineering standards, and governance of Digitization and Automation (DnA) solutions.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can design and build technical solutions, conduct code reviews, develop proof-of-concepts, guide engineering teams, and ensure solutions are secure, scalable, maintainable, and production-ready.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years' experience in software engineering, automation, or solution delivery.
• Experience across traditional software development and low-code/automation technologies.
• 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

RPA

Power Platform

Software Development

API & Integration

Azure Cloud

AI & Automation

DevOps & CI/CD

Security & Governance

Low-code/Automation

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Blue Prism

Power Apps

Power Automate

Copilot Studio

.NET

Java

Azure

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Ovations Technologies in Johannesburg is seeking an Engineering Lead to drive technical implementation, engineering standards, and governance of Digitization and Automation (DnA) solutions.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can design and build technical solutions, conduct code reviews, develop proof-of-concepts, guide engineering teams, and ensure solutions are secure, scalable, maintainable, and production-ready.