Automation Engineer

Automation Engineer

Date:  13 Mar 2026

Location:

Midrand, Gauteng, ZA

Company:  Sanlam Group

Who are we?

MiWay is a direct financial services company. We are passionate about service excellence, convenience and offering our clients superior value products. Our Vision is to be a world-class direct financial services business that offers a complete array of services under one convenient umbrella – all managed online. We are positive that with the right people on board, we will continue to grow and give our clients the freedom to do things their way – free from worry and most importantly at peace with all the “what-ifs” of the world.

Company values that every employee subscribes to are:
Energy, Freedom, Accountability and Attitude. The ideal candidate is one who has the courage to be bold and subscribes to MiWay’s core values! Do you have a positive attitude, love a challenge, treat your colleagues with respect and look for solutions, not problems? If yes, then MiWay is the place for you!

What will you do?

At MiWay, our purpose is to enable people to live their way. We understand that life is not just about "things" - but the meaning that those things bring to your life. We believe that technology and innovation have infinite possibilities when it's inspired by humans... by you.
This is why we focus on our clients’ needs; finding new ways to simplify their lives and how they do things. We give them products, services and solutions that enable them to live and enjoy life on their own terms – in their own way.
Agile values and principles are strongly embedded in our culture and they are at the core of how we make decisions and how we approach adding value within the company.
We are looking for a talented, passionate Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain our next generation of intelligent automation. You will not just build bots; you will create integrated ecosystems where AI-driven agents (Copilot) interact with customers or employees, trigger complex back-office RPA processes, and use Genesys Cloud Work Automation to orchestrate tasks across the enterprise, directly impacting the success of the employee experience and operational efficiency.
The ideal candidate will move beyond simple task automation to design world-class, end-to-end solutions within a cross-functional Agile team. In order to achieve world-class solutions, we require team members to be open and comfortable with active participation in reviewing solutions, supporting production applications to maintain its stability and have a good problem-solving approach to understand and solve a wide range of issues.

We are all professionals sharing the same purpose and we hold each other accountable so we can support and grow each other.

What will make you successful in this role?

Minimum Qualification Required

• Matric

• Relevant IT degree/diploma

• UIPATH RPA Developer Certification

• Microsoft Certified:
Power Platform Developer Associate or specific Copilot Studio training/certification.

• Genesys Cloud Certification (Professional or Associate) is a strong advantage.

Minimum Experience

• 2+ years of development exposure and/or experience

• Hands-on experience building, testing, and deploying bots in Microsoft Copilot Studio (formerly Power Virtual Agents).

• Proven experience with UiPath.

• Deep understanding of Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps, Dataverse).

• Working knowledge of SQL, APIs, AD beneficial

• Working knowledge/understanding of Workflow process development

Deliverables include, but will not be limited to

• Intelligent Agent Development:
Design and configure Microsoft Copilot Studio agents to handle complex queries and trigger automated workflows via Power Automate.

• Advanced RPA Engineering:
Develop robust, scalable UiPath automation solutions for high-volume back-office processes, ensuring error handling and security standards are met.

• AI Integration:
Leverage AI Builder and Copilot capabilities to extract data from unstructured documents and feed it into RPA pipelines.

• Performance Optimization:
Monitor and tune the performance of the automation stack, providing technical support for integrated AI/RPA solutions.

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