Junior Intelligent Hyper Automation (IHA) Solution Architect

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in integration and platform architecture focus on designing and implementing seamless integration solutions and robust platform architectures for clients. They enable efficient data flow and optimise technology infrastructure for enhanced business performance.

Those in solution architecture at PwC will design and implement innovative technology solutions to meet clients' business needs. You will leverage your experience in analysing requirements, developing technical designs to enable the successful delivery of solutions.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

  • Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
  • Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
  • Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
  • Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
  • Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
  • Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
  • Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
  • Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a hands-on and ambitious Junior Solution Architect to support the design and implementation of Intelligent Hyper Automation (IHA) solutions across an enterprise programme. This role is ideal for a technically curious and motivated individual with a strong foundation in cloud-based delivery and automation, and an interest in emerging technologies such as GenAI and conversational AI.

As a Junior IHA Solution Architect, you will work alongside senior architects, engineers, and product teams to help shape, prototype, and implement intelligent automation solutions using Azure-native services, AI/GenAI APIs, and low-code automation platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design Support

• Assist in designing and documenting automation solutions across domains such as RPA, conversational AI, event-based workflows, and AI-enhanced decisioning.

• Support the development of solution blueprints, integration patterns, and reference architecture documentation.

• Collaborate with engineering teams on translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Azure Platform & AI Integration

• Help design and prototype solutions using Azure services including Logic Apps, Azure Functions, API Management, Event Grid, and Azure OpenAI.

• Build and test GenAI-driven capabilities (e.g. prompt design, embeddings, summarization, semantic search) in support of enterprise use cases.

• Support configuration, deployment, and testing activities for automation components.

Technical Delivery Contribution

• Participate in solution reviews, POCs, and iterative build cycles under the guidance of senior architects.

• Assist in ensuring technical standards are followed around code quality, reusability, and security compliance.

• Collaborate with developers, testers, and platform teams to drive end-to-end automation delivery.

Learning & Innovation

• Stay up to date with evolving tools, platforms, and frameworks in AI/GenAI, low-code/no-code automation, and cloud-native architecture.

• Contribute to innovation backlogs, idea validation, and early prototyping for new automation opportunities.

Key Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience in technical delivery, automation engineering, or solution design roles.

• Exposure to intelligent automation domains such as: o Conversational AI (e.g., Azure Bot Services, ChatGPT API) o RPA platforms (e.g., Power Automate, UiPath) o Event-driven or workflow orchestration tools

• Hands-on experience with Azure services and/or cloud-native development.

• Familiarity with REST APIs, integration design, and low-code application platforms.

• Basic scripting or development experience (e.g., Python, PowerShell, JavaScript) is an advantage.

• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related discipline.

• Familiarity with AI/GenAI concepts, OpenAI API, or Azure OpenAI models.

• Exposure to DevOps practices or CI/CD tooling (e.g., Azure DevOps).

• Eagerness to grow into a full solution architect role in automation, AI, or cloud domains.

What Success Looks Like

• Contributes meaningful architectural support and prototypes to IHA workstreams.

• Quickly learns and applies cloud-native and GenAI technologies.

• Delivers consistent, high-quality inputs that reduce workload on senior architects and speed up solution design.

• Demonstrates clear growth in solution ownership, technical influence, and architectural thinking.

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

July 25, 2025


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Perks/benefits: Career development

Region: Africa
Country: South Africa