Data Architect

About the Role

Alfanar Projects is seeking a Data Architect to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves designing and governing the enterprise data architecture to ensure data is structured, integrated, secure, and of high quality, supporting business operations, analytics, and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the enterprise data architecture across the organization.
• Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support business and technical requirements.
• Define data standards, architecture principles, and integration patterns.
• Design and oversee data integration solutions across multiple systems and platforms.
• Define ETL/ELT processes and ensure reliable data flow between source and target systems.
• Address data redundancy, inconsistency, and fragmentation issues.
• Establish and enforce data quality standards and controls.
• Contribute to data governance frameworks, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure proper metadata management and data lineage tracking.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and privacy teams to ensure secure data architecture.
• Support compliance with data protection regulations such as PDPL and GDPR where applicable.
• Implement data classification and access control standards.
• Evaluate and recommend data architecture tools, technologies, and platforms.
• Support database design for both relational and non-relational systems.
• Optimize data systems for performance, scalability, and reliability.

Role Accountabilities

• HR Proficiency: Obtain updated soft and technical skills relevant to the job.
• Delivery: Perform planned activities to meet operational and development targets as per delivery schedules, utilizing resources effectively within cost and time. Provide periodic reports detailing deviations and execution of planned tasks.
• Problem-Solving: Resolve related problems and escalate complex operational issues.
• Quality: Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes, including specifications for products, processes, or related activities.
• Business Process Improvements: Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automation opportunities.
• Compliance: Comply with related policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Health, Safety and Environment: Ensure compliance with relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within the defined area of work activity.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should possess 6-10 years of relevant experience in data architecture design and governance.