Data Architect📣 إعلان

About the Role

Datamatics Technologies is seeking a Data & AI Architect to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is a full-time, onsite position with an initial duration of one year. The role involves designing and overseeing enterprise data architectures and advanced AI/ML systems within production environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design enterprise data architectures, including data modeling, data warehousing, and master data management.
• Design AI/ML systems for production environments.
• Develop and manage cloud data platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) and modern data stack architectures, including data lakes, lakehouse, and ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Design and oversee AI/ML lifecycle activities, such as model selection, MLOps, deployment, and monitoring.
• Architect LLM/GenAI solutions, including RAG pipelines, vector databases, prompt engineering, and model orchestration.
• Translate business requirements into technical architecture.
• Communicate effectively with engineering teams and executive stakeholders.
• Design APIs and system integrations for interconnected platforms and systems.
• Ensure alignment with data governance and compliance frameworks.
• Support smart-city, government, and enterprise platform initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and integrated systems.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Over 10 years of experience, with at least 8 years in data architecture and 2-3 years designing AI/ML systems in production.
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud data platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) and modern data stack components (data lakes, lakehouse, ETL/ELT pipelines).
• Proven experience designing enterprise data architectures (data modeling, data warehousing, master data management).
• Solid understanding of the AI/ML lifecycle, including model selection, MLOps, deployment, and monitoring.
• Experience with LLM/GenAI architecture (RAG pipelines, vector databases, prompt engineering, model orchestration).
• Experience with data governance and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical architecture and communicate with both engineering teams and executive stakeholders.
• Experience with API design and system integration.

Technical Skills

• Data Engineering and Data Architectures: Moderate to Advanced proficiency.
• AI Engineering: Basic to Intermediate proficiency.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, with Python being most common.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with PDPL, NCA ECC, NDMO, GDPR, or HIPAA frameworks.
• Familiarity with real-time/streaming data architectures (Kafka, event-driven systems).
• Experience with IoT data ingestion (*, parking sensors, city infrastructure).
• Enterprise architecture certifications (*, TOGAF, cloud architect certifications).
• Experience in government, smart city, or public-sector platforms.
• Experience in vendor/multi-stakeholder environments (JV, consortium, or large enterprise with multiple business units).

Work Environment

This role is based onsite in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is a full-time position. The Data & AI Architect will work within a dynamic environment supporting initiatives across smart-city, government, and enterprise platforms.