Agentic AI Engineer
Key details
- Location
- Rondebosch, South Africa
- Work style
- Hybrid
- Level
- Mid level
- Job type
- Contract
- Experience
- 4–7 yrs
- Function
- Data & ML
- Focus area
- AI / ML
- Posted
- 5d ago
Skills
ai agentsanomaly detectionazureazure devopsci/cddata governancedata modelingdata pipelinesdata securitydatabricksevent-driven architecturejavalakehouselanggraphllmmicrosoft fabricpayment processingpci dsspythonreconciliationrestsdk developmentsql
About the role
To ensure your
application is successfully received and that you can smoothly
complete the screening process, we encourage you to apply through our
Career Portal:www.ecentric.co.za.
We look forward to
reviewing your submission!
Introduction:
Our team offers comprehensive experience and expertise across the
South African (and beyond) payment gateways landscape. To guarantee
the best service, we handle all the one-to-many payment relationships
on behalf of our clients so they may focus their energy on growing
their business.
As leaders in payment compliance and security, our clients can have
the peace of mind that their payment processing needs are met
efficiently with absolute security.
Position Overview:
Ecentric Payment Systems is looking for an Agentic
AI Engineer to help build PTA (Post Transaction Assurance), our new platform on
Microsoft Fabric that will serve the post-transaction data needs of all
Ecentric’s products. You’ll build the data foundations of PTA and apply AI
where it adds real value, working AI-first in a regulated payments environment.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Design and build PTA’s data pipelines, lakehouse and data
models on Microsoft Fabric
- Ingest, reconcile and validate transaction data from across
Ecentric’s products to ensure accuracy and completeness
- Build services and APIs that expose PTA data and insights
to products, operations and clients
- Apply AI and agentic automation to assurance tasks such as
reconciliation, exception handling and anomaly detection
- Use AI coding tools to accelerate delivery, and help
establish AI-first engineering practices in the team
- Ensure data security, auditability and PCI-DSS compliance
across the platform
- Partner with product, engineering and operations teams to
shape PTA’s roadmap
Requirements
We encourage all applicants to carefully review the required skills, competencies, and education levels outlined in the job description. This ensures that we can focus on candidates with the right qualifications, leading to a more efficient and accurate evaluation of your application.
We appreciate your prompt attention to this and look forward to reviewing your complete application!
Role Requirements:
Required:
- 4+ years in software or data engineering
- Strong Python and SQL skills; Java a plus
- Familiarity with PCI-DSS and data governance in regulated
environments
- Experience building data pipelines, data models and RESTful
APIs
- Practical experience applying LLMs or AI tools in
production or day-to-day engineering
- Experience building AI agents or using agent frameworks
(e.g. Claude Agent SDK, LangGraph)
- Clear communicator who can work across teams and explain
technical topics to non-technical stakeholders
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering
or a related field
Preferred:
- Honours degree in
Computer Science, Software Engineering, AI/Machine Learning or a related
field
- Hands-on experience with
Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, Databricks or similar data platforms
- Experience with
payments, transaction reconciliation or financial data
- Experience with Azure
DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and event-driven architectures
Benefits
Our Culture & Philosophy
We go beyond being just an employer - we are a long-term career
growth partner in South Africa's payments industry. Here, we
unleash our employees’ potential, embrace innovation, and shape the
future of the payments industry.
As such, we are committed to providing a comprehensive and
competitive benefits package designed to support our employee's
well-being, foster personal and professional growth, and enhance their
overall quality of life. Our employee benefits program is tailored to
meet the diverse needs of our workforce, recognizing that each
individual plays a vital role in driving our company forward.
From retirement planning to professional development and
work-life balance initiatives, Ecentric is dedicated to empowering
our employees to thrive both inside and outside the workplace. We
understand that happy, healthy employees are the key to a thriving
organization, and our benefits program reflects our ongoing
commitment to supporting our most valuable asset – our people.
- Competitive salary
- Hybrid
working arrangements are offered, with some exceptions.
- Conveniently located at the "Great Westerford
Building" on the Corner of Dean Street and Main Road with
access to:
- Dean Street Arcade and
Newlands Quarters with a variety of Restaurants and Coffee
Shops
- Child Care Facilities
(inside Great Westerford Building)
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