Lead Specialist Application Programming Interface & Integration

About Ma'aden

Ma'aden – Saudi Arabian Mining Company, established in 1997, is recognized as one of the world's fastest-growing mining companies and the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. Operating from Riyadh, Ma'aden is instrumental in developing the mining industry to become the third pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economy by building a world-class, fully integrated mining value chain.

Role Overview

Ma'aden is seeking a Lead Specialist, Application Programming Interface & Integration to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time position requires 5-10 years of experience and is central to enabling seamless, secure, and reliable data exchange across enterprise systems, platforms, and applications. The role connects business and technology ecosystems through scalable integration services, supporting operational efficiency, digital transformation, and data-driven decision-making. It involves establishing robust integration standards and governing API delivery to ensure enterprise data is accessible, protected, and consumable through trusted interfaces.

API and Integration Delivery

• Deliver secure, scalable APIs and integration services that enable reliable data exchange across enterprise platforms and applications.
• Establish integration patterns and service standards to ensure consistency, performance, and long-term maintainability.
• Enable governed access to enterprise data products through stable interfaces and service contracts.

Security, Governance, and Operations

• Embed authentication, authorization, auditing, and access controls that protect enterprise data and services.
• Ensure API and integration solutions align with data governance, security, and enterprise architecture standards.
• Maintain effective lifecycle controls across API design, deployment, change management, and retirement.
• Deliver highly available and resilient integration services that meet performance and reliability requirements.
• Strengthen observability through monitoring, logging, metrics, and tracing capabilities.
• Resolve production incidents and drive continuous improvements that reduce operational risk and service disruption.

Technical Assurance and Continuous Improvement

• Provide technical guidance and assurance for integration initiatives, projects, and vendor-delivered solutions.
• Partner with data engineering, platform, and application teams to deliver end-to-end integration outcomes.
• Enable effective API adoption through documentation, onboarding, and stakeholder engagement.
• Improve integration performance, scalability, and operational efficiency through ongoing enhancement initiatives.
• Drive standardization and automation opportunities that increase delivery quality and reduce complexity.
• Promote best practices that enhance the maturity of enterprise integration capabilities.

Expected Outcomes

• Secure and reliable APIs consistently meet business and technical performance expectations.
• Enterprise systems are integrated through standardized, governed, and scalable integration services.
• Production incidents and integration failures are minimized through proactive monitoring and operational excellence.
• Data consumers experience improved access, usability, and reliability of enterprise data services.
• Integration solutions comply with enterprise governance, architecture, and security requirements.
• Continuous improvements deliver measurable gains in performance, efficiency, and service quality.