Senior Data Architect

7 days ago

Riyadh, Ar Riyāḑ, Saudi Arabia Sutherland Full time $80,000 - $160,000 per year

About the Role

The Senior Data Architect will lead the design, development, and governance of enterprise data solutions across the bank. This role ensures that data platforms, models, and pipelines are optimized, secure, and aligned with business strategy and regulatory requirements in the KSA banking environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the bank's
    enterprise data architecture
    , ensuring alignment with business goals and digital transformation initiatives.
  • Design scalable
    data models, data lakes, data warehouses, and real-time data pipelines
    .
  • Lead data governance frameworks including
    data quality, metadata management, lineage, MDM, and security
    .
  • Collaborate with business units to translate requirements into data architecture solutions.
  • Ensure compliance with
    SAMA
    , local regulations, and internal data security standards.
  • Define and enforce standards for
    data integration, ETL/ELT processes
    , and cloud migration (if applicable).
  • Assess existing systems and recommend improvements to enhance performance, scalability, and reliability.
  • Provide architectural guidance to data engineers, analysts, and application teams.
  • Participate in vendor evaluations, RFPs, and platform selection for data technologies.
  • Drive best practices in
    data design, data lifecycle management, and data governance
    .

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related field.
  • 8–12 years
    of experience in data architecture, preferably in the
    banking or financial services sector
    .
  • Strong experience with:
  • Data warehousing
    (Teradata, Oracle, Snowflake, or similar)
  • ETL/ELT tools
    (Informatica, Talend, DataStage, Azure Data Factory, etc.)
  • Database technologies
    (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL)
  • Cloud platforms
    (Azure, AWS, GCP – preferably Azure for KSA banking)
  • Big data technologies
    (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka)
  • Proven expertise in
    data modelling (conceptual/logical/physical)
    .
  • Strong understanding of
    banking domain data
    , risk, finance, customer 360, and regulatory reporting.
  • Demonstrated experience with
    data governance tools
    .
  • Arabic fluency is mandatory
    (spoken and written).
  • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with
    SAMA regulatory requirements
    .
  • Certifications such as
    CDMP, TOGAF, Azure/AWS Data Architect
    , or equivalent.
  • Experience in digital banking, open banking, or advanced analytics environments.

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