Data Architect

Company Overview

Intelligent Decisions is a leading Saudi-based company specializing in AI, Data, and Digital transformation consulting and professional services tailored for major organizations within the region.

Role Overview

The Data Architect will be responsible for core data architecture and design governance related to AI and data initiatives. This role involves reviewing solution designs, ensuring alignment with data architecture principles, and supporting design authority functions to guarantee compliance with client standards across AI use cases, analytics, BI, data warehouses, and platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Examine data architectures, models, flows, integrations, BI/analytics and AI designs as well as data platform structures.
• Ensure solutions are consistent, scalable, traceable, secure, aligned with data governance, and operationally ready.
• Detect design gaps, risks, dependencies and offer enhancement suggestions.
• Liaise effectively with business units, technology teams, Enterprise Architecture, PMO, Data Governance groups, and external vendors.
• Assist in establishing and running the Design Authority, including reviewing design submissions, modifications, exceptions, and architectural decisions.
• Maintain documentation such as design review logs, decision records, risk assessments, recommendations, and approvals.
• Contribute to design standards, templates, review checklists, and transfer of knowledge within the team.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• At least 8 years of professional experience in data architecture, data platforms, data warehousing, analytics, or related AI/Data solution design.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or a similar discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in banking sector environments.
• Relevant certifications such as Data Architecture, Cloud technologies, TOGAF, DAMA, or data management credentials.

Key Skills

• Proficiency in data architecture and modeling.
• Expertise in data warehousing and cloud/big data platforms.
• Strong capabilities in BI and analytics design.
• Experience reviewing AI and data use cases.
• Knowledge of design governance practices including standards, traceability, and documentation.
• Effective coordination with stakeholders and vendors.
• Fluency in Arabic and/or English languages.