Director, Cloud, Connectivity & Operational Technology
Maaden
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Job summary
Ma’aden seeks a Director, Cloud, Connectivity & OT to lead OT architecture, cloud and edge strategies across our mining operations in Saudi Arabia. You will align OT and IT, drive modernization, governance and risk management, and partner with executive stakeholders to set investment priorities.
You will shape enterprise roadmaps, elevate OT reliability and data-driven insights, and build multidisciplinary teams across OT, IT, data and cybersecurity to enable scalable, secure industrial digital
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Electrical, Control, Industrial or Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
Responsibilities
- Shape and execute the enterprise OT, cloud & connectivity strategy and roadmaps.
- Establish standards, governance and lifecycle principles for industrial tech environments.
- Translate priorities into targeted transformation initiatives with measurable outcomes.
- Lead modernization of OT systems (PLC, DCS, SCADA, MES, LIMS) and related tech.
- Enable secure data flows into enterprise, cloud and AI environments.
- Strengthen OT governance, risk controls and lifecycle requirements.
- Align Operations, IT, Data & AI, EA, Cybersecurity and Innovation around integrated roadmaps.
Skills
Education
Job description
Job Title: Director, Cloud, Connectivity & OT
Reporting To: CTO
Business Unit / Function: Technology & Innovation
Department: Cloud, Connectivity & Operational Technology
Grade: M13
Position Type: Regular
The Director, Cloud, Connectivity & OT shapes the technology foundations that enable secure, resilient and increasingly connected industrial operations across Ma’aden. The role sets the enterprise direction for operational technology, connectivity, cloud and edge environments, creating a consistent digital backbone between plant systems, production environments and enterprise technology.
The role creates value by improving the reliability, scalability and maturity of industrial technology while enabling automation, real-time operational insight and data-driven decision-making. It strengthens the convergence of OT and IT while ensuring architecture, platforms and technology investments remain aligned with operational priorities and enterprise standards.
Through enterprise governance, modernization and capability building, the role enables Ma’aden to scale digital and autonomous operations while strengthening operational resilience and managing industrial technology risk.
- Shape and execute the enterprise strategy and roadmap for OT architecture, cloud, edge, connectivity and industrial technology, aligned with enterprise architecture and technology priorities.
- Establish standards, governance and lifecycle principles that create consistent, scalable and resilient industrial technology environments across sites.
- Translate operational priorities and technology maturity gaps into targeted transformation initiatives with clear performance outcomes.
- Drive the modernization and standardization of critical OT systems and controls, including PLC, DCS, SCADA, MES, LIMS and historian environments.
- Strengthen the availability, reliability, interoperability and lifecycle performance of technology supporting mining and processing operations.
- Enable resilient cloud, edge, hosting and connectivity environments that provide dependable data exchange across industrial and enterprise systems.
- Build the technology foundations required to scale automation, advanced analytics, remote operations and increasingly autonomous operating models.
- Enable secure, reliable and high-quality OT data flows into enterprise, cloud and Data & AI environments.
- Improve operational visibility and technology performance through remote monitoring, optimization and proactive management of industrial systems.
- Strengthen OT governance, architecture and controls to manage technology risk, cybersecurity dependencies, obsolescence and lifecycle requirements.
- Direct enterprise modernization initiatives that improve technology maturity, operational resilience and scalability across sites.
- Establish meaningful KPIs for OT availability, reliability, resilience and maturity, using performance insights to prioritize investment and improvement.
- Align Operations, IT, Data & AI, Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity and Innovation around integrated technology roadmaps and transformation priorities.
- Lead and develop multidisciplinary capability across OT architecture, infrastructure, connectivity and related technology disciplines.
- Provide authoritative advice to executive stakeholders and strengthen decision-making on industrial technology priorities, investments, risks and strategic partnerships.
- Enterprise OT, cloud, connectivity and edge architectures are standardized and adopted across relevant operations.
- Critical industrial technology environments achieve targeted levels of availability, reliability, resilience and scalability.
- Technology modernization delivers measurable improvements in operational performance, automation readiness and technology maturity.
- OT and enterprise technology environments exchange secure, reliable and high-quality data that enables analytics, automation and operational decision-making.
- Industrial technology, cybersecurity and lifecycle risks are proactively governed and reduced through effective standards, controls and investment planning.
- Enterprise technology teams and operational stakeholders execute against integrated roadmaps with clear accountability, priorities and measurable outcomes.
- Master’s degree in Electrical, Control, Industrial or Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 10–15 years of relevant experience in operational technology, industrial automation, infrastructure or industrial technology environments.
- Significant experience leading enterprise-scale OT modernization, systems integration, connectivity or cloud and edge transformation.
- Strong experience with industrial environments incorporating SCADA, DCS, PLC, MES, LIMS, historians and networked production technologies.
- Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary technical teams and complex transformation initiatives across enterprise and operational environments.
- Enterprise OT architecture and industrial automation
- Cloud, edge, hosting and industrial connectivity
- OT/IT convergence and systems integration
- Industrial control and production systems
- OT cybersecurity, resilience and technology risk
- Technology strategy and transformation roadmaps
- Operational performance and lifecycle management
- Large-scale modernization and program delivery
- Executive stakeholder and vendor management
- People leadership and capability building
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