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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)



