AI Automation Engineer (LLMs & Agentic AI) - EST Working Hours

ISTA Personnel Solutions is a dynamic and fast-growing BPO company. We are not a recruitment agency. We partner with international U.S. clients and integrate our staff members directly within our clients' operations. We focus on long-term placements where you contribute directly to the client's success. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced AI Automation Engineer who enjoys building production-ready AI solutions using today's leading Large Language Models (LLMs), AI coding assistants and agent orchestration frameworks. This is a hands-on engineering role where you will design, build, deploy and optimise AI-powered automations that solve real business problems. You will work with cutting-edge AI technologies to create intelligent workflows, multi-agent systems and integrations that drive operational efficiency. Please note: This is not a traditional Machine Learning or AI Research role. You will not be training AI models. Instead, you will build production-ready AI automations using existing AI technologies and modern AI development tools. Requirements Working Hours: Monday – Friday from 14:30pm – 23:00pm South African time (subject to change with daylight savings) Public Holidays: This role requires working on South African public holidays (compensation for working South African public holidays in accordance with the BCEA). Internet Requirements: A fixed fibre line with a minimum speed of 25 Mbps upload and download , with wired Ethernet capability, is mandatory. Applicants without a fixed fibre line cannot be considered. Power Backup: Reliable backup power is required to manage load shedding or power outages. Applicants without adequate backup power cannot be considered. Work Environment: Fully remote (applicants must reside in South Africa) Key Responsibilities Design, build and deploy production-ready AI automations and intelligent workflows. Develop and maintain multi-agent systems using modern AI orchestration frameworks. Build LLM-powered business