Overview
Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.
About Us
With offices in 152 countries and nearly 328,000 professionals, we are one of the world’s leading professional services networks, helping organisations and individuals create lasting value through Assurance, Tax and Advisory services. For over 40 years, we have contributed to the Middle East’s transformation journey, partnering with governments and businesses to deliver sustainable solutions. Today, more than 12,000 of us across Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are shaping the region’s future.
Line of Service Overview
Internal Firm Services (IFS) brings together the specialist functions that enable PwC Middle East to run, grow and transform—supporting our people, clients and business with the capabilities needed for the future of work. A career in IFS offers diverse opportunities across Human Capital, Finance, Technology & AI, Clients & Markets, Marketing & Communications, Risk & Quality, Partner Development, Office Management, and Transformation & Change. As we continue to embed data, technology and new-age AI into how we work, we are hiring talent who can help our teams become more AI-enabled, digitally confident and ready to create greater value across PwC Middle East.
Business Unit Overview
The Chief Technology & AI Office organization invests in new business models that leverage our knowledge to build Generative AI solutions for the growing digital market. Each new solution focuses on data-driven platforms or other intellectual-property-based solutions that draw on emerging technologies and new business models.
How You’ll Contribute
Our Solution Architecture team shapes the technical vision behind these solutions — turning innovative ideas into scalable, production-ready platforms. Through the process of building new solutions, we foster a culture of innovation, extend the relevance of our brand in the market, and generate new revenue.
As a Senior AI Solutions Architect, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to strategise, design, and implement Generative AI technology solutions that help our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy through execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
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Solution the development of Generative AI projects executed by development teams, and provide technical guidance on Gen AI tools, frameworks, and platforms.
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Define target-state architectures and reusable reference patterns for Gen AI solutions — including Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), agentic and multi-agent orchestration, and prompt and evaluation pipelines.
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Design applications and services within the organisation, and collect and clarify business requirements to translate complex problems into robust technical designs.
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Own non-functional requirements such as scalability, performance, latency, observability, security, and cost optimization across AI solutions.
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Establish Responsible AI, privacy, and governance guardrails, and ensure solutions are secure, compliant, and aligned to enterprise standards.
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Actively support the implementation and execution of the processes for the definition, maintenance, and compliance management of the Enterprise Architecture, and assist the Enterprise Architects in assessing technology solutions.
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Lead technical design reviews and execute periodic code reviews to uphold engineering quality.
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Shape and deliver digital products that meet and exceed the expectations of our clients and our own quality criteria.
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Be actively involved in planned and unplanned business development activities to help identify and research opportunities with new and existing clients.
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Supervise and support vendor developers in the context of projects.
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Mentor and coach engineers and junior architects, acting as a subject matter expert in solution design and development.
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Continuously improve our internal development and design techniques and keep our documentation up to date.
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Continue to develop internal relationships, grow your PwC brand, and grow your personal skills in alignment with the company and team strategy.
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Undertake such other duties as may be assigned to you by your manager.
What You’ll Bring
Experience:
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Extensive, hands-on experience delivering large-scale software solution implementations.
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10+ years working in agile teams and with product delivery.
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Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in solutioning Generative AI initiatives.
Education & Certifications
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Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
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Azure certifications (Solutions Architect or Developer) preferred.
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Microsoft development certifications preferred.
Technical Skills & Specialized Knowledge
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Knowledge of Generative AI technologies is a must. Familiarity with one or more of each type of technology listed below is required:
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Large language models: GPT-4, ChatGPT, Gemini, Llama, and similar.
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Agent orchestration frameworks: Semantic Kernel and LangChain.
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Vector databases: Azure AI Search, Qdrant.
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Patterns and platforms: Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Azure OpenAI Service, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, and Microsoft Copilots.
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Familiarity with Azure Machine Learning and several of the Azure AI Services, with strong experience across Azure Services more broadly.
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Cloud-ready architectures that utilize infrastructure and platform cloud services for Azure.
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Service-oriented, event-driven, and microservices architectures.
About PwC Middle East
At PwC, we measure success by our ability to create the value that our clients and our people are looking for. Our reputation lies in building lasting relationships with our clients and a focus on delivering value in all we do. We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 236,000 people who are committed to delivering world-class capabilities and quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. Established in the region for 40 years, PwC Middle East employs over 4,200 people across 12 countries. Complementing our depth of industry expertise and breadth of skills is our sound knowledge of local business environments across the Middle East region. Our tailored solutions help our clients meet the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Middle East market and beyond.
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