Enterprise Data Architect

DallahHealth; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

DallahHealth is seeking an Enterprise Data Architect to design, govern, and maintain an organization-wide data architecture. The role ensures healthcare data is structured, integrated, secure, and scalable to enable interoperability, regulatory compliance, and data-driven decision-making across clinical, operational, and financial domains.

The architect will align data architecture with Saudi regulatory requirements, national data standards, and organizational strategy, while guiding data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field.
• TOGAF Certification is highly desirable.
• CDMP - Certified Data Management Professional is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise data architecture blueprint (conceptual, logical, physical models).
• Design scalable data platforms supporting HIS, EMR, ERP, data warehouses, and analytics ecosystems.
• Establish standards for data modeling, naming conventions, metadata, and data lineage.
• Design data integration frameworks across clinical and administrative systems.
• Support data standards such as HL7, FHIR, ICD-10, and SNOMED.
• Ensure consistency and integrity of master and reference data.
• Embed governance, data quality, and privacy-by-design principles into architecture.
• Ensure compliance with Saudi PDPL, NDMO, and MOH regulations.
• Partner with Data Quality and Data Protection teams.
• Design architectures supporting BI, advanced analytics, and AI/ML platforms.
• Enable enterprise dashboards with trusted data sources.
• Support cloud, hybrid, and on-premise architectures per Saudi data residency requirements.
• Maintain data architecture standards, principles, and reference architectures.
• Document data flows, system interfaces, and architectural decisions.
• Contribute to the enterprise data roadmap.
• Serve as trusted advisor to IT, analytics, clinical, and business teams.
• Review solution designs for architectural alignment.
• Support vendor selection and evaluation.

Skills

Strategic planning

Communication & conflict resolution

Arabic & English fluency

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/IS/Data Eng)

TOGAF Certification (desirable)

CDMP (preferred)

Tools

HIS

EMR

LIS

RIS

ERP

Job description

The Enterprise Data Architect designs, governs, and maintains our organization's enterprise-wide data architecture to support clinical, operational, financial, and analytical needs - ensuring healthcare data is structured, integrated, secure, and scalable to enable interoperability, regulatory compliance, and data-driven decision-making. This role plays a strategic part in aligning data architecture with organizational strategy, national data standards, and healthcare regulatory requirements in Saudi Arabia.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise data architecture blueprint (conceptual, logical, physical models)
• Design scalable data platforms supporting HIS, EMR, ERP, data warehouses, and analytics ecosystems
• Establish standards for data modeling, naming conventions, metadata, and data lineage
• Design data integration frameworks across clinical and administrative systems
• Support standards such as HL7, FHIR, ICD-10, and SNOMED
• Ensure consistency and integrity of master and reference data

Data Governance & Compliance

• Embed governance, data quality, and privacy-by-design principles into architecture
• Ensure compliance with Saudi PDPL, NDMO, and MOH regulations
• Partner with Data Quality and Data Protection teams

Analytics & Platform Enablement

• Design architectures supporting BI, advanced analytics, and AI/ML platforms
• Enable enterprise dashboards with trusted data sources
• Support cloud, hybrid, and on-premise architectures per Saudi data residency requirements

Standards, Documentation & Roadmap

• Maintain data architecture standards, principles, and reference architectures
• Document data flows, system interfaces, and architectural decisions
• Contribute to the enterprise data roadmap

Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as trusted advisor to IT, analytics, clinical, and business teams
• Review solution designs for architectural alignment
• Support vendor selection and evaluation

Requirements

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field
• TOGAF Certification (highly desirable)
• CDMP - Certified Data Management Professional (preferred)

Experience

• 8-12 years in data architecture, information architecture, or enterprise data management (healthcare sector preferred)
• Strong knowledge of TOGAF and DAMA-DMBOK frameworks
• Experience with healthcare systems (HIS, EMR, LIS, RIS, ERP)
• Deep understanding of NDMO Data Architecture Domain and Saudi PDPL

Skills

• Strategic planning in healthcare/government sectors
• Strong communication, mediation, and conflict resolution
• Fluency in Arabic and English (verbal & written)
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)