Data Engineer AI (OVA5667)

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